Wednesday, 15th September 2010
		Father of My Children "12A" (France/Germany,2009) Set in Paris, this Cannes prize-winner inspired by the life of the late Humbert Balsan is a revealing portrait of a film producer seeking to sustain his family life while struggling to make films of artistic merit. "Deeply thoughtful and intelligent... a marvel" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.
Wednesday, 29th September 2010
		THE WHITE RIBBON "15" (Germany/Austria etc. 2009, ) Another Cannes prize-winner, this is Michael Haneke’s absorbing portrayal of life in a German village in 1913 with dark undertones which suggest that subsequently the ideas of the Nazis would find in human nature a rich soil. “The best film of Haneke’s career *****” – Daily Telegraph. “Spellbinding” – Philip French, The Observer.
Friday, 15th October 2010
		SOUNDS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT "12A" (UK/Cayman Islands, 2008.) By observing teenagers of various nationalities participating in a singing competition, Jamie J. Johnson has come up with the most uplifting film to have appeared in recent times. “Highly enjoyable” – Evening Standard. “Johnson has struck gold****” – Daily Telegraph.
Wednesday, 3rd November 2010
		CLOUD 9 "15"(Germany, 2008) Some of the best acting of the last year or so is to be found in this drama of a dutiful married woman startled to find a new love late in life. It’s sexually frank and morally sensitive. “Tender, truthful and acted with great sensitivity” – Derek Malcolm, Evening Standard.
Wednesday, 17th November 2010
		TULPAN "12A" (Kazakhstan/Germany etc., 2008, ). Life on the steppes of Kazakhstan is portrayed in all its starkness and beauty in this award-winning feature which contains both humour and sadness and one particular sequence that is truly unforgettable. The New York Times put it best: “Something of a miracle... a tour de force!”.
Wednesday, 1st December 2010
		MID-AUGUST LUNCH "U"(Italy, 2008,) and PICKPOCKET "PG"(France, 1959, ) This contrasted double bill brings together the gentle warm-hearted comedy of Mid-August Lunch (“Exquisite ****” – Financial Times) and the classic drama by Robert Bresson, Pickpocket (“One of his master works” – Derek Malcolm, The Guardian). The latter is about a lost soul achieving his true destiny just when he least expects it.
Wednesday, 12th January 2011
		STILL WALKING "U" (Japan, 2008,) A family reunion in Japan is presented in a manner that eschews false drama but reveals the many ways in which the past can influence the present within the context of the personal relationships of parents, children and siblings. “A lovely family drama which engages the head and the heart” – Peter Bradshaw, the Guardian.
Wednesday, 26th January 2011
		BIRDWATCHERS "15"(Brazil/Italy, 2008, ) Passionately committed, this drama about life among the native peoples of Brazil uses non-professional players to reveal how the Guarini-Kairowá people are being treated today. “Astute and rewarding: both artistically and politically compelling” – Sukhdev Sandhu, Daily Telegraph.
Wednesday, 9th February 2011
		CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH "15"(China/Hong Kong, 2009,) t.b.c. A work of great power and human feeling, this is the story of how Nanking suffered in 1937 when the Japanese army entered the city. Chinese director Lu Chuan displays all the dramatic intensity and visual flair that he brought earlier to Mountain Patrol . “Admirable” – Sight and Sound. “Lacerating immediacy and a true artist’s gravity and tact” – Daily Telegraph.
Wednesday, 2nd March 2011
		PONYO "U"(Japan/USA, 2008,) That great Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki of Spirited Away brings us another captivating feature film, this one derived from Hans Andersen’s Little Mermaid but converted imaginatively into a delightful fantasy with a Japanese setting. “Original and charming” – Derek Malcolm, Evening Standard.