La Boîte noire Richard Berry :: France :: 2005 :: 1h30 Tearing down a coastal lane, Arthur flies out of the bend only to open his eyes again in hospital. While he was out cold, his unconscious spoke, revealing his hidden self as an emotional Pandora’s box. In a dreamy, confused state he battles absurdity [...]
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La Raison du plus faible Lucas Belvaux :: France, Belgium :: 2005 :: 1h56 Labourers drama set in the depressing Liege, where the poverty induces the back-against-the-wall sentiment and the characters see no other alternative but to tackle it at the choking point: crime might not pay, but alternative of labour is scarce, dehumanising and near futile. A [...]
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Le Voyage en Arménie Robert Guédiguian :: France :: 2006 :: 2h05 Anna, a tough 40-something cardiologist from Marseille, diagnoses her father’s weak heart as being in need of an operation. Disinterested in his condition, he leaves for his native Armenia. Anna follows suit to try to convince him of action, but, predictably, is won [...]
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Les Etats-Unis d’Albert André Forcier :: Canada :: 2005 :: 1h28 Young aspiring actor wanting to replace Valentino in the late 1920s, takes the cross country train from Montreal to Los Angeles to realize his dream. Unwillingly, he takes along the ghost of his love-sick veteran actress teacher. He meets the girl of his dreams [...]
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The Devil’s Rejects Rob Zombie :: USA :: 2005 :: 1h34 Sadistic, 70s violent road movie following a sherif out on a murderous rampage revenge against the mass murdering Firefly family. A horror movie where the emphasis lies more on sadism than on blood and gore, and where the continuity serves only that purpose. Visually [...]
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Sommer von Balkon Andreas Dresen :: Germany :: 2005 :: 1h45 Two women, Katrin and Nike, live in the same building. Katrin on the ground floor with her young son, and Nike all the way up with a flowered balcony. It is on the balcony that the women eat and drink together and wonder about [...]
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Adams æbler Anders-Thomas Jensen :: Denmark :: 2004 :: 1h34 Adam, a misfit neo-nazi is sentenced to spend three months at naive priest Ivan’s parish in the countryside. Obliged to set himself a mission by the priest, Adam says he will bake a cake with the priest’s prized apple tree. A curious and absurd harsh-colored [...]
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Tristram Shandy: a Cock and Bull story Michael Winterbottom :: UK :: 2006 :: 1h30 Actor on the set of the filming of an eighteenth century drama. In and out of costumes, crew everywhere around the country house, his girlfriend and his son, his mistress, the actor walks in and out of scenes like Marcello [...]
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Manuale de amore Giovanni Veronesi :: Italy :: 2005 :: 1h51 Spanning the different stages in amorous affairs, this manual takes you through the contemporary Roman sentimental minefield. Diverse characters of different ages with divergent lives who all have to face the challenges posed by their hearts’ desires and those of their counterparts. In its [...]
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Qui m’aime me suive Benoît Cohen :: France :: 2005 :: 1h40 Young professional realises that he has dedicated his working life to achieving that which was expected of him, rather than that which holds his passion. When he decides to change course, his wife, family and friends are struck with incomprehension as he kick-starts his musical [...]
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