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Set in the late-1920s, celebrated poet and writer Robert Graves (Tom Hughes) has returned from war traumatised and struggling creatively. It takes Laura Riding (Dianna Agron), a radical young American poet to reignite Robert's passion. With the blessing of his wife Nancy, (Laura Haddock), Robert's muse become his lover. Soon the three of them are sharing a life and Laura's attention then turns to Nancy, sparking a complicated relationship that scandalises society and threatens to destroy everything they have. - Director:
- William Nunez
- Cast:
- Laura Haddock, Dianna Agron, Julian Glover
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Lost in Paris (2016)Paris pieds nus
After receiving a letter from her visually impaired (and ever so slightly senile) Aunt Martha (Emmanuelle Riva), Fiona (Fiona Gordon) takes the trip from Canada to France. Except Martha has disappeared, putting Fiona in the middle of a calamitous hunt for the missing nonagenarian. After a mishap while taking a picture at the Eiffel Tower, Fiona finds herself without any of her belongings, soaking wet and, as the title suggests, Lost in Paris. A chance meeting with a quirky homeless man, Dom (Dominique Abel), sees a relationship blossom across the city's famous sights and streets. - Director:
- Dominique Abel
- Cast:
- Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, Emmanuelle Riva
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1976 (2022)Chile '76
It's 1976 in Chile, 3 years after Pinochet's military coup overthrew the socialist government of Salvador Allende, and opponents of the new regime are being hunted down. Carmen (Aline Küppenheim) heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation. Her husband, children and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps into unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to. - Director:
- Manuela Martelli
- Cast:
- Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Sepúlveda, Hugo Medina
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Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland: Series (2022)Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland: Series 1-2 / Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond
Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming, TV's 'golden odd couple', are back as their rip-roaring road trip antics continue across Scotland...and beyond. A year older but not necessarily wiser, and now accompanied by Alan's dog Lala, the new series sees them take in some of Scotland's most spectacular and far-flung locations, reconnecting with old friends and rekindling old memories - before journeying across the Pond to their other mutual home, the California coast. - Director:
- Laura Balfour
- Cast:
- Miriam Margolyes, Alan Cumming, Bill Paterson
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Through the Wall (2016)The Wedding Plan / Laavor et hakir
Michal (Noa Kooler) is due to be married. The hall is booked, the wedding dress has been chosen, but there is one small problem - at the last minute her groom has had a change of heart. Unwilling to return to a life of dating, Michal refuses to cancel the wedding plans. Believing that it is a small task for God to find her a new husband, she embarks on a frequently hilarious matchmaking journey to find the right man. - Director:
- Rama Burshtein
- Cast:
- Dafi Alferon, Noa Kooler, Oded Leopold
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When a daydreaming but discontented young teacher is posted to a school in Lunana, a remote village high in the Himalayan mountains, he is disheartened to find a simple yak herding community lacking basic amenities such as electricity or even a blackboard in the classroom. But the enthusiasm of his young students and the unassuming warmth of the village folk buoy his spirits and he must decide whether to return to the city before the gruelling winter sets in or remain in this strange and captivating land. Beautifully photographed in extraordinary mountain locations, this poetic and enchanting drama earned Bhutan the country's first ever Oscar nomination and gives a fascinating insight into a region largely uncharted on screen. - Director:
- Pawo Choyning Dorji
- Cast:
- Sherab Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup, Kelden Lhamo Gurung
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Chelli (Ben-Shlush) dedicates her life raising her disabled sister Gabby (Dana Ivgy) in a dingy apartment in an Israeli suburb. When social services became aware that Chelli leaves Gabby alone while at work, she is forced to place her in a day care centre. Her routine is broken and a void is created, allowing a man to enter her life. In what seems to be an auspicious turn of events, he moves in with the sisters and presents himself as a compassionate man. However, Chelli has a hard time adjusting and when confronted, her inability to have a normal emotional relationship with anyone but her sister surfaces. This is a tour de force from director Asaf Korman, who gains remarkable performances from his wife Liron Ben Shlush and Dana Ivgy, in the two lead roles. 'Next to Her', based on Ben Shlush's own experience of having a mentally disabled sister, is a stark, moving and naturalistic portrayal of how family ties can both bind and unravel us. - Director:
- Asaf Korman
- Cast:
- Liron Ben-Shlush, Liat Goren, Varda Ben Hur
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Close (2022)We Two Boys, Together Clinging
"Close" is an elegant, poetic and empathetic study of youth from acclaimed writer-director Lukas Dhont. Thirteen-year-olds Léo (Eden Dambrine) and Rémi (Gustav De Waele) are inseparable; best friends, as close as brothers. However as they start a new school year, the pressures of burgeoning adolescence challenge their bond with unexpected and far-reaching consequences. - Director:
- Lukas Dhont
- Cast:
- Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne
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Ivan's Childhood (1962)Ivanovo detstvo
A determined 12-year-old boy named Ivan joins a Russian partisan regiment as a scout due to his uncanny ability to slip quickly through enemy lines undetected. But as his missions become increasingly dangerous he is pulled from duty, something which he is quick to protest against because Ivan has an ulterior motive - to avenge the death of his family at the hands of the Nazis. Andrei Tarkovsky's first feature film is regarded as one of the most accomplished cinematic debuts and launched the career of the most influential and admired Russian filmmaker in history. - Director:
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast:
- Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Evgeniy Zharikov
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Two Women (2014)Mesyats v derevne
Married to a wealthy landowner, Natalia (Anna Vartanyan) laments losing her allure over the opposite sex as middle age approaches and finds herself increasingly jealous of her adopted daughter Veras (Anna Levanova) youthful beauty. When she employs 21-year-old student, Alexei (Nikita Volkov), to tutor her son, Natalia instantly falls in love with him but so too does Vera. While Natalia still welcomes the attention of family friend Mikhail (Ralph Fiennes), a bitter rivalry ensues between the two women as they compete for Alexei's affection. - Director:
- Vera Glagoleva
- Cast:
- Ralph Fiennes, Sylvie Testud, Aleksandr Baluev
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Rose (Ann Skelly), an adopted child, wants to discover her biological parents. When Rose finds her birth mother Ellen (Orla Brady), it quickly becomes clear that she has no wish to have any contact. But Rose is determined, and Ellen is forced to reveal a secret she has kept hidden for over 20 years. This revelation forces Rose to accept the nature of how she came into existence. Rose believes she has little to lose when she sets out to confront her father, Peter (Aidan Gillen). What Rose cannot foresee is that she is on a course that will prove both violent and unsettling. - Director:
- Joe Lawlor
- Cast:
- Ann Skelly, Orla Brady, Aidan Gillen
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"My Rembrandt" is set in the world of the Old Masters and offers a mosaic of gripping stories in which unrestrained passion for Rembrandt's paintings leads to dramatic developments and unexpected plot turns. While art collectors such as Eijk and Rose-Marie de Mol van Otterloo, the American Thomas Kaplan and the Scottish Duke of Buccleuch show us their special connection with 'their' Rembrandt, French baron Eric de Rothschild puts two Rembrandts up for sale, triggering a hard political battle between the Rijksmuseum and the Louvre. The film also follows aristocratic Dutch art dealer Jan Six as he seems to be on the trail of not just one but two 'new' Rembrandt paintings. This nerve-wracking journey of discovery seems to be the realisation of his biggest boyhood dream. - Director:
- Oeke Hoogendijk
- Cast:
- Jan Six, Duke of Buccleuch, Eric de Rothschild
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In a dangerous adventure, six men sail from Peru to Polynesia on a fragile balsa-wood raft risking their lives for an idea that could change history. Led by Thor, a handsome captain who can't swim, the crew have no modern equipment and only a parrot for company. Battling tidal waves, sharks and demons of the deep, it is six men against nature as the Kon-Tiki strives to reach land. - Director:
- Joachim Rønning
- Cast:
- Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård
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In the small village of Alcarras in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Sole family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when new plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction - and the loss of far more than their home. Winner of the Golden Bear at Berlinale, the sophomore film from Carla Simon (Summer 1993) is a sun-dappled, deeply moving ensemble portrait of the countryside and a community's unbreakable bonds. - Director:
- Carla Simón
- Cast:
- Josep Abad, Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin
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A World Not Ours (2012)Alam laysa lana
A festival favourite with critics and audiences in 2013 - and winner of Best Film at Edinburgh - 'A World Not Ours' is an intimate, humorous portrait of three generations in exile in the refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh in southern Lebanon. Based on a wealth of personal recordings, family archives, and historical footage, the film is a sensitive and illuminating study of belonging, friendship and family. - Director:
- Mahdi Fleifel
- Cast:
- Mahdi Fleifel, Mahdi Fleifel, Bassam 'Abu Eyad Taha
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