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Programme - 2007-08
Director:
Guillaume Canet, 125 mins, 2006, France
Starring: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas Margot Beck was murdered eight years ago. A serial killer confessed to eight other murders but always denied responsibility for hers. The uncovering of two bodies near where Margot's body was discovered brings new elements and reopens the police inquiry. At the same time Margot’s husband, still devastated by his loss, receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video-surveillance web-cam.
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Painted Veil 29 Oct 07 In the 1920s a young English couple, Walter, a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai. Kitty falls in love with someone else and when Walter uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes Kitty along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth. Volver 5
Nov 07 Raimunda lives in Madrid with daughter Paula and husband Paco, who is always drunk. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist. The two sisters lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha, their birth village, years ago. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies the situation changes and the past returns in a twist of mystery and suspense. The Life of Others 26
Nov 07 In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his long-time companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in East Germany, although they secretly don't always support the party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa and a Stasi secret service agent, Wiesler, is instructed to observe and sound out the couple. Their life fascinates him more and more. We Shall Overcome 3
Dec 07 In 1969 Denmark, 13-year-old Frits has fallen out of favour with the tyrannical headmaster of his provincial school. Frits spends his summer holidays watching the family's first television, and is influenced by the winds of change. Martin Luther King's speeches and dreams of a better life have armed Frits with courage and the desire for rebellion. When the headmaster steps over the line during punishing Frits, the boy takes up battle against the authorities. The story is based on actual events. Starter for Ten 10
Dec 07 In 1985, a working-class boy stumbles romantically and academically through his first year of University. On the way to achieving his lifelong ambition to appear on TV quiz show University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful team-mate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills. A comedy about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Offside 7
Jan 08 After the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran, women are not allowed to enter football stadiums. A group of Iranian girls attempts to enter Tehran's Azadi Stadium dressed as boys in order to watch a big match but some get caught and arrested. Away from Her 4
Feb 08 Fiona and Grant have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's Disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. When Grant visits Fiona after the first 30 days "no-visitors" period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him but also she has transferred her affections to another man - a wheelchair-bound mute who is also a patient at the nursing home. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness. Ghosts 3
Mar 08 A young Chinese girl is smuggled into the UK so she can support her son and family in China. Her story forms the background to the events leading up to the death of 23 cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay in 2004. Filmed using immigrant workers rather than trained actors, this is a film about modern slavery. 36 Quai des Orfèvres 31
Mar 08 In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the Police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies. Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein are two cops seeking promotion and the imminent departure of the Chief sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne. The competition between them becomes increasingly ruthless and blurs the usual lines of morality until there seems no difference between the police and the criminals they chase. Vrinks, meeting with a source, becomes involved with a murder. Klein seizes the opportunity to up the ante and arranges for the arrest of Vrinks but when he goes further and viciously involves Vrinks' wife, Camille, revenge is inevitable. Red Road 7
Apr 08 Jackie works as a CCTV operator in Glasgow. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him. El Lobo 21
Apr 08 Based on a true story. In the 70's, during the last stages of Franco's dictatorship, Txema, a Basque construction worker, is arrested because of his connection to some terrorists who have just committed a murder. The secret service see in him an ideal candidate to infiltrate the terrorist band ETA and become a mole, so they offer him a deal. He adopts the undercover name of "Lobo" (Wolf) and becomes an active member of the band, making all the right connections until he reaches the top and gains the trust of its leaders. After the band carries out their most daring and shocking crime yet, killing the prime minister Carrero Blanco, the military heads in Madrid become impatient and wish to launch an immediate attack on ETA without waiting until Lobo can complete his mission. Lobo is now left to his own devices to escape from both sides. The Page Turner 28
Apr 08
Mélanie
Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted piano player who sits
for the Conservatory entrance exam.
Mélanie is very likely to be admitted but unfortunately she gets
distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten
years later, Mélanie becomes page turner to the former president of the jury,
waiting patiently to be revenged...
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