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Date:
November 12
Title:
A Useful Life
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Director: Federico Veiroj Time/Country/Year: 70 minutes; Uruguay; 2011.
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Starring: Jorge Jellinek.
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After 25 years of passionate dedication, a film
projectionist faces the closure of his beloved picture palace and must adjust to
a new life.
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Date: November 26 Title: Another Earth
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Director: Mike Cahill Time/Country/Year: 92 minutes; USA; 2011
Starring: Brit Marling, Matthew-Lee Erlbach
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On the night of the discovery of a duplicate
planet in the solar system, the lives of an ambitious young student and a
brilliant composer become irrevocably intertwined by a tragic accident.
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Date: December 10 Title: Incendies
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Director: Denis Villeneuve Time/Country/Year: 130 minutes; Canada; 2010.
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Starring: Mustafa Kamel Twins journey from their adopted home in Canada to
the Middle East to fulfil their mother's last wishes and discover their tangled
roots.
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Date: December 17 Title: We Have a Pope
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Director: Nanni Moretti Time/Country/Year: 102 minutes; Italy; 2011.
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Starring: Michel Piccoli
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When a cardinal is caught off guard at being elected
as the next Pope, he is beset by doubt and panic. With the faithful waiting in
St Peter's Square, an unlikely psychiatrist is called in to find a solution.
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Date: February 04
Title: Shame
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Director: Steve McQueen Time/Country/Year:. 101 minutes; UK; 2011.
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Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan
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Brandon is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with
women but indulges his sexual addiction. When his wayward younger sister moves
in, stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's insular life
spirals out of control.
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Date: February 18
Title: The Headless Woman
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Director: Lucrecia Martel Time/Country/Year 87 minutes; Argentina; 2008.
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Starring: María Onetto
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An upper-class dentist runs over something on a
lonely country road. Thinking that she might have inadvertently killed someone,
the family closes ranks in a display of class callousness, impassive to the
concerns of others.
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Date: March 04 Title: A Separation
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Director: Asghar Farhadi Time/Country/Year: 120 minutes; Iran; 2011.
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Starring: Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami
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In present day Tehran, a married couple reluctantly
separate due to tensions between family responsibility, duty and personal
freedom. They face an intricate web of social, ethical and religious dilemmas.
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Date:
March 18 Title:
The Hedgehog
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Director: Mona Achache Time/Country/Yaer: 100 minutes; France; 2009.
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Starring: Josiane Balasko, Togo Igawa
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Paloma is a serious, highly articulate but bored
11-year-old who plans to kill herself on her upcoming birthday. As her
appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some unusual kindred
spirits who inspire her to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.
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Date: April 08 (AGM) Title: Midnight in Paris
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Director: Woody Allen Time/Country/Year: 94 minutes; US; 2011.
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Starring: Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni
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A family, travelling to Paris for business, includes
a young engaged couple whose experiences force them to confront their differing
views of a perfect life.
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