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The Second Wind (2007)Le Deuxieme Souffle
1958. Gu, a famous and dangerous gangster who has just received a life sentence, escapes from prison. On the run, he decides to flee the country to settle abroad with Manouche, the woman he loves. Gu decides to pull off one last heist but the police's scheming makes him appear as a traitor to his own accomplices. He will do whatever it takes to regain his honor... - Director:
- Alain Corneau
- Cast:
- Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci, Michel Blanc
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Sin Nombre (2009)Without Name
Sayra (Paulina Gaitan) was risking everything to find a better life in America with her family. Tough gang member Casper (Edgar Flores) was caught up in a world of violence and brutality. When he tried to escape, his gang put a price on his head. Then he met the one person who would change his life forever... - Director:
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Cast:
- Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso
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Living a meager life as a maid in a small town north of Paris in 1912, Seraphine Louis carries a secret and almost fanatical passion to express her divinely inspired visions through painting. Without training and resources Seraphinc feverishly creates her art with all the minutiae of her rural life that come to hand: wine, mud, fruits and flowers all merge in the astonishing conception of her paintings. Seraphine's modest life and hidden talent are changed forever when she is discovered by a German art critic and dealer who is mesmerized by her paintings and encourages her to leave her home for Paris and expose her art to the world, But as Saphine paints her most inspired pieces and her reputation soars to startling heights, her life begins to spiral out of control into the realms of madness. - Director:
- Martin Provost
- Cast:
- Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent
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Max Brogan (Harrison Ford) is on a quest for justice as an immigrations agent investigating the case of a missing illegal. In a cross-fire of crime and bureaucracy, fraud and murder, he must race against time to try to save a family from becoming collateral damage in the fight for the American dream. - Director:
- Wayne Kramer
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta
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Following two sell-out UK tours, multi-award-winning Welsh wonder Rhod Gilbert presents his eagerly awaited debut stand-up DVD. One of the UK's hottest comedians (Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and Star of the 2008 Royal Variety Performance), Rhod takes observational humour to a whole new level with his fantastical ranting on life's minor irritations. Here, Rhod tells the hilarious and slightly ridiculous story of how a chance encounter with a mince pie at a motorway service station finally sent him over the edge. - Director:
- Brian Klein
- Cast:
- Rhod Gilbert
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In this sparkling directorial debut from acclaimed screenwriter Gianni Di Gregorio he cast himself as a middle-aged son of an aging widow and encounters 24 hours of chaos in the company of her and a small group of senior citizens. Gregorio's part-autobiographical tale delves into the richness, vitality and strengths of the elderly and presents us with a fascinating and comical look of the ever too familiar relationship between a mother and her son. - Director:
- Gianni Di Gregorio
- Cast:
- Valeria De Franciscis, Marina Cacciotti, Maria Calì
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Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the completion of his 3-year-long contract with Lunar Industries, mining Earth's primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon. Alone with only the base's vigilant computer Gerty as his sole companion, Bell's extended isolation has taken its toll. His only link with outside world comes via satellite messages from his wife and young daughter. He longs to return home, but a terrible accident on lunar surfaces leads to disturbing discovery that contributes to his growing sense of paranoia and dislocation so many miles away from home. - Director:
- Duncan Jones
- Cast:
- Kevin Spacey, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey
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Meryl Streep stars as culinary legend Julia Child, whose cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, inspired fledgling writer Julie Powell (Amy Adams) to whip up 524 recipes in 365 days. Based on the best selling books, Julie and Julia introduces a new generation to the magic of French cooking and proves that, with the right combination of passion and fearlessness, anything is possible. - Director:
- Nora Ephron
- Cast:
- Amy Adams, Mary Kay Place, Meryl Streep
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Conversations with My Gardener (2007)Dialogue avec mon jardinier
In Jean Beckers, Conversations With My Gardener a middle-aged landscape painter, played by Daniel Auteuil, recently separated, who has lived for many years in Paris, returns to the house in Provence where he grew up. He hires a local gardener, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and soon discovers they were best friends at school together. Based on a book by Henri Cueco, the film is simplicity itself, providing a vehicle for the talents of two fine actors. The old friends spend a lot of time talking, philosophising, and reminiscing. The artist, who, like the gardener, is never given a name, has a girlfriend who stays for a while. His daughter visits with her fiancé, who is about the same age as her father and the gardener falls ill. There isn't much more to it than that but this relaxed and in some ways quintessential French film is appealing simply because it's content to explore, in a gentle, meandering fashion, a long-standing friendship. - Director:
- Jean Becker
- Cast:
- Daniel Auteuil, Frédéric Lodéon, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
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Set against a backdrop of early 60s London, Telstar is the story of the world’s first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal early success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it’s time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall. This stranger than fiction true story is a satirical comic drama revealing the many sides of a man who is now revered as a pioneer of popular music. - Director:
- Nick Moran
- Cast:
- Con O'Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris
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The new film from Paolo Sorrentino, the acclaimed director of The Consequences of Love and The Family Friend, is a riveting talk of political intrigue and organised crime, based n the extraordinary life of Guilio Andreotti. Italian Prime Minister no less than seven times, Andreotti's long career was dogged by persistent accusations of conspiracy, Mafia connections and state-sponsored terror. Epic in scope and featuring a commanding performance from Toni Servillo (Gomorrah) as the chillingly enigmatic Andreotti, this compelling and visually dazzling film explores the labyrinthine political machinations and shady criminal underworld surrounding this fascinating and controversial figure. - Director:
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Cast:
- Toni Servillo, Beppe Grillo, Anna Bonaiuto
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From the writer of Control, Nowhere Boy is the story of John Lennon's childhood... Liverpool 1955: a smart and troubled fifteen year-old is hungry for experience. In a family full of secrets, two incredible women clash over John (Aaron Johnson). Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) the buttoned-up Aunt who raised him, and Julia (Anne-Marie Duff, The Last Station), the prodigal mother. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into the new and exciting world of rock n' roll where his fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the teenage Paul McCartney. Just as John begins his new life, tragedy strikes. But a resilient young man finds his voice - and an icon explodes into the world. - Director:
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Cast:
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff
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Chris Morris' "Four Lions" is a funny, thrilling comedy that illuminates modern jihadism through the prism of farce. It understands jihadists as human beings. And it understands human beings as innately ridiculous. What "This Is Spinal Tap" did for heavy metal and "Dr Strangelove" the Cold War, "Four Lions" does for the modern face of terrorism. In a British city, four men have a secret plan. Omar (Riz Ahmed) is disillusioned about the treatment of muslims around the world and is determined to become a soldier. This is the most exciting idea Waj (Kayvan Novak) has ever heard. Better still it's a no brainer because Omar does his thinking for him. Opposed to Omar and everyone else on earth is the white islamic convert Barry (Nigel Lindsay). He'd realize he joined the cell to channel his nihilism - If he had half the self knowledge of a duck. Faisal (Adeel Akhtar) is the odd man out. He can make a bomb – but he can't blow himself up just now coz his sick dad has "started eating newspaper". Instead he's training crows to fly bombs through windows. This is what Omar has to deal with. They must strike a decisive blow on their own turf but can any of them strike a match without punching himself in the face? - Director:
- Christopher Morris
- Cast:
- Will Adamsdale, Riz Ahmed, Adeel Akhtar
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OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus
Jean Dujardin returns as suave, sophisticated and utterly clueless French spy Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, France's answer to James Bond. Armed with an arsenal of weapons including classic good looks, matchless charm and unrivalled stupidity, OSS 117 is the man to call when villains need to be found, peace needs to be brokered and women seduced. The year is 1967 and de Gaulle's France requires OSS 117 to travel to Brazil and track down a former high-ranking Nazi, who wants to sell a microfilm of names listing French collaborators during the World War II. In Rio he joins forces with Dolores, a charming Mossad agent also on the trail of underground Nazis, but with the aim of bringing them to justice. Together they travel across all Brazil from Rio to Brasilia and to the Iguazu Falls... will they find their man; will the microfilm be returned to France and will OSS 117 conquer his fear of heights? - Director:
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Cast:
- Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler
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Ever since the brutal slaughter of her parents, Justine has lived in solitude, wishing to remain as close to invisible as possible. However, the early release of the killer stirs up fear and pain. She finds an unlikely source of comfort in Louis Schneider, a troubled Crime Squad cop in Marseille. With his police force discredited by a series of particularly savage and vicious murders which remain inexplicably unsolved, Schneider, an incorruptible individualist, decides to go against the opinion of his superiors and begins an investigation which will lead him to the gates of hell. Will helping Justine lead him to some form of redemption? - Director:
- Olivier Marchal
- Cast:
- Daniel Auteuil, Olivia Bonamy, Catherine Marchal
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