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Sunday 12 September
The Lido Picture Show United Kingdom, 2010Join us for our family film event at Cambridge's renowned open-air swimming pool. Situated a stone's throw away from the river, the Jesus Green Outdoor Pool is not only a Cambridge institution, but... |
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Monday 13 September
Stephen Fry Live: The Fry Chronicles United Kingdom, 2010Live from the Royal Festival Hall, this special event marks the publication of Stephen Fry's new volume of autobiography The Fry Chronicles. Stephen will be beamed, direct via satellite, into your... |
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Thursday 16 September
Student Showcase (ARU) 2010 United Kingdom, 2000The Department of English, Communication, Film and Media at Anglia Ruskin University proudly presents a screening of outstanding work by student filmmakers 2009-2010 exploring narrative,... |
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Tamara Drewe Stephen Frears, United Kingdom, 2010Beneath the rosy exterior of Frears' (THE QUEEN) Dorset-set film lurks a sombre assessment of Little England's middleclass mores, and the jealousy, boredom and bitterness that mark so much of our... |
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Alamar Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio, Mexico, 2009Documentary filmmaker Gonzlez-Rubio's award-winning narrative feature debut has caused something of a stir on the international film festival circuit this year. Set in a remote fishing village on... |
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The Wildest Dream Anthony Geffen, United States, 2010George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to conquer the untouched Mount Everest. Last seen 800 feet below the summit in 1924, the clouds rolled in and he disappeared into legend.... |
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Grandpa in my Pocket Richard Bradley, Martin Franks, United Kingdom, 2009Episodes: HORATIO HEAVE-HO! and GRANDPA’S GREATEST ESCAPE EVER We’re delighted to be launching the first ever Cambridge Family Film Festival with a special FREE screening of two episodes of... |
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The Happy Poet (85m)/Toxic Oranges*: A Wall Street Fairytale (10m) United States, 2000THE HAPPY POET An organic snack stand is the setting for Paul Gordon’s mumblecore slice of life THE HAPPY POET. This gentle and philosophical story sandwiches itself between romantic comedy and... |
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec Luc Besson, France, 2010Who else could unleash a pterodactyl swooping above the boulevards of pre-First World War Paris? Set your imaginations to soar with French director Luc Besson's return to the big screen with his... |
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Winter's Bone Debra Granik, United States, 2010Hailed as one of the first Oscar contenders of the year, and emerging from Sundance with the Grand Jury Prize, WINTER'S BONE is set in the rural American Ozark country, and tells the tale of Ree... |
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The Dispensibles (Die Entbehrlichen) Andreas Arnstedt, Germany, 2009Set in the dark underbelly of modern-day Germany, THE DISPENSABLES tells the true story of 11 year-old Jacob, and his survival after discovering the body of his abusive father - a fact he tries to... |
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Human Terrain James Der Derian, David Udris, Michael Udris, United States, 2010In 2005, the US army formulated a controversial counterinsurgency plan which marked a radical shift in policy regarding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Human Terrain initiative enlists experts... |
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'F' + Happy Face Johannes Roberts, United Kingdom, 2010F tells the story of Robert Anderson, a burned-out alcoholic world-weary English teacher, a man who has to face his most terrifying demons. F is set in a huge sprawling U.K. comprehensive school,... |
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Monsters + Blindsided Gareth Edwards, UK, 2010Almost indescribably director Gareth Edwards has managed to merge the indie road movie with tentacled abominations! After a space probe breaks up upon re-entry, Mexico has become a quarantine zone.... |
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Friday 17 September
Winter's Bone Debra Granik, United States, 2010Hailed as one of the first Oscar contenders of the year, and emerging from Sundance with the Grand Jury Prize, WINTER'S BONE is set in the rural American Ozark country, and tells the tale of Ree... |
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Fresher's Week Screening 2000 |
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec Luc Besson, France, 2010Who else could unleash a pterodactyl swooping above the boulevards of pre-First World War Paris? Set your imaginations to soar with French director Luc Besson's return to the big screen with his... |
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The Wildest Dream Anthony Geffen, United States, 2010George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to conquer the untouched Mount Everest. Last seen 800 feet below the summit in 1924, the clouds rolled in and he disappeared into legend.... |
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'F' + Happy Face Johannes Roberts, United Kingdom, 2010F tells the story of Robert Anderson, a burned-out alcoholic world-weary English teacher, a man who has to face his most terrifying demons. F is set in a huge sprawling U.K. comprehensive school,... |
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Farewell (L'affaire Farewell) Christian Carion, France, 2009Director Carion brings together a magnificent cast (including Palme d'Or and Golden Bear winner Emir Kusturica) for this nuanced thriller, based on a true story. In Cold War Moscow, two years after... |
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Stephen Fry: Wagner and Me Patrick McGrady, United Kingdom, 2010Follow Stephen Fry across Europe in this documentary as he explores his love for the music of composer Richard Wagner. But this is not just a journey of appreciation. Being of Jewish descent, with... |
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A Swedish Love Story Roy Andersson, Sweden, 1970A Swedish Love Story marked Roy Andersson's feature film debut and was an enormous international success, winning several awards at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1970. The film takes... |
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Police, Adjective Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania, 2009The playful POLICE, ADJECTIVE presents a slow and steady story of surveillance and sesquipedalias* set in the Romanian town of Vaslui. A martyr to the bureaucratic pettiness of low-level police... |
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East Anglia Shorts United Kingdom, 2009For this special event we scouted the very best local gems. A small gesture of 'thank you' for the immense support over all those years, this programme is dedicated to the East Anglia region... |
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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) Bill Jones, Alan G. Parker, Ben Timlett, United Kingdom, 2009Forty years after it was originally broadcast, some of Britain’s most successful comedians pay tribute to Monty Python. This most recent retrospective offers a blend of well-known anecdotes and... |
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World's Greatest Dad Bobcat Goldthwait, United States, 2009A thoughtful but outrageous comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD is a story about a man that learns that the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and... |
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International Shorts I: Turning Points Italy/Germany/USA/Chile/France/Australia/Sweden, 2010A fine selection of shorts from around the world, each one portraying with ingenious ways the whimsical moments in life when things appear never to be the same again? RITA (2009, 19 mins)... |
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Enter the Void Gasper Noe, France, Germany, Italy, 2009Relentlessly challenging to the moral and physical sensibilities, ENTER THE VOID is a triumph of technological invention that appeals to the sensual, not to the intellectual. Noé recreates the... |
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The Weird World of Blowfly Jonathan Furmanski, United States, 2010Singer-songwriter Clarence 'Blowfly' Reid has been rapping dirty since 1965, when he released what is widely believed to be the world's first rap song. THE WEIRD WORLD OF BLOWFLY follows the... |
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Trident Fest 2010 UK, 2010Back with a vengeance after last year's slot the staff of the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse bring lots of unsettling surprises for audiences lucky/unlucky enough to witness them for themselves!... |
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Saturday 18 September
Small Films for Small People United Kingdom, 2010Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms production company was responsible for creating many enchanting children's television programmes including THE CLANGERS, IVOR THE ENGINE and BAGPUSS,... |
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I Made This 2010 2000 |
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Animals are my favourite.... United Kingdom, 2010A special programme of three beautifully-crafted, animal-themed tales from celebrated children's television production company Tiger Aspect. "I have this little sister Lola. She is small, and very... |
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Human Terrain James Der Derian, David Udris, Michael Udris, United States, 2010In 2005, the US army formulated a controversial counterinsurgency plan which marked a radical shift in policy regarding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Human Terrain initiative enlists experts... |
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A Town Called Panic Vincent Patar, Stephane Aubiert, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, 2010It’s zany, brainy and altogether insane-y! Based on the Belgian animated cult TV series of the same name, A TOWN CALLED PANIC charts the stop-motion adventures of Cowboy, Indian, and Horse who... |
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Roy Andersson Shorts Programme Roy Andersson, Sweden, 1967As with Andersson’s full length films, his short works are imbued with biting humour, skilful delicacy and as much emphasis on the unsaid as the said. His ability to distil emotion and strip... |
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Trains on the Brain Various, 2010Fast trains, slow trains, stop trains, go trains: a specially curated programme of train films (c45mins) for the under-12s, with a train-themed workshop to follow! We’ll be showing you some... |
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The Battle of the Rails (La Bataille du Rail) Rene Clement, France, 1946 |
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Garbage Dreams Mai Iskander, United States, 2009GARBAGE DREAMS tells the story of three young boys living on the outskirts of Cairo in the world’s largest ‘garbage village’, the home of some 60,000 Zaballeen or ‘garbage people’. The... |
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Dancing Dreams Rainer Hoffmann, Anne Linsel, Germany, 2010Revel to the power of dance as the world-class choreographer Pina Bausch prepares a group of youngsters for a performance of her work Kontakthof. Bausch was one of the leading figures in German... |
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International Animation Programme France/UK/USA/Ireland/Germany/Greece, 2009This year we have received a particularly interesting bunch of animated shorts which deserve a special programme. An hour of colourful creatures in motion, the films feature inimitable techniques... |
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Ian Christie: (Not) Coming Soon United Kingdom, 2000Exploring Cinema's Unmade Projects with film historian Ian Christie Think of all the films that don't get made. On second thoughts, don't - many of them could have been even worse than much of... |
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The Athlete (Atletu) Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew, Ethiopia/USA/Germany, 2009In 1960 Abebe Bikila sprinted into international acclaim when he became the first African athlete to win gold at the Olympics. The great Ethiopian marathon runner set a new world record darting... |
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My Afternoons With Margueritte (La Tete en Friche) Jean Becker, France, 2010This is the uplifting story of one of those chance encounters that can radically change the course of your life. Germain (Depardieu) is a large, unmarried and almost illiterate man in his fifties.... |
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The Desert of Forbidden Art Amanda Pope, Tchavdar Georgiev, Russia, 2010Like a modern Robin Hood of the arts, penniless artist Igor Savitksy made an audacious decision during the Soviet Regime. He courageously saved 40,000 illicit art works, which would have otherwise... |
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Brilliantlove Ashley Horner, United Kingdom, 2010From its opening shot Ashley Horner's second feature exposes all. Love on screen is rarely this physical, or poetic, or intense. Manchester (Brown) and Noon (Landry) live out of a garage happily... |
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Don't Be Afraid (Keine Angst) Aelrun Goette, Germany, 2009Poignant and powerful, this coming of age tale is imbued with both gritty realism and an enchanting sense of innocence. Becky, 14, is a young woman with responsibilities beyond her years. Her... |
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Mr. Nice Bernard Rose, United Kingdom, 2010It takes one pirate to play another in Bernard Rose’s adaptation of Howard Marks’ autobiography. Rhys Ifans skins up admirably depicting the Welshman’s progress from humble origins to global... |
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont, Canada, 2009A fascinating cinematic portrait of one of the most renowned Canadian classical pianists of the 20th century. This documentary opens up the eccentric world of Glenn Gould using much never-before... |
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GravyTrain April Mullen, Canada, 2010Climb aboard the GRAVYTRAIN for the next comedy from the team behind 2007 Festival hit ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS: THE WAY OF THE TOSSER. Until now Gypsy Creek’s #1 cop Charles GravyTrain (Doiron) has... |
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Beijing Punk/Kiss Bill Shaun M. Jefford, USA/China/Australia/UK, 2010Beijing Punk (85 mins) Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to ride shotgun with a Chinese skinhead swigging cough medicine round the mean streets of Beijing! Roll back to the Beijing Olympics... |
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Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones Rollin Binzer, United States, 1973Recorded at the zenith of the Rolling Stones’ fame and creative potency, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... shows one of rock and roll’s most iconic bands at their very best. Using footage taken from two... |
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Sunday 19 September
Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island United Kingdom, 2010Based on the best-selling books by Daisy Meadows, this exciting all-new Rainbow Magic animation is sure to cast a sparkly spell on all fairy fans! Best friends Kirsty and Rachel are reunited on... |
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Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish United Kingdom, 2009It's the first ever Sunflower Valley Games and Bob and the team have a big job to do: building a huge sports stadium! For such a big project, Bob brings in some very special help from the big city... |
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World's Greatest Dad Bobcat Goldthwait, United States, 2009A thoughtful but outrageous comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD is a story about a man that learns that the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and... |
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The Dispensibles (Die Entbehrlichen) Andreas Arnstedt, Germany, 2009Set in the dark underbelly of modern-day Germany, THE DISPENSABLES tells the true story of 11 year-old Jacob, and his survival after discovering the body of his abusive father - a fact he tries to... |
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My Afternoons With Margueritte (La Tete en Friche) Jean Becker, France, 2010This is the uplifting story of one of those chance encounters that can radically change the course of your life. Germain (Depardieu) is a large, unmarried and almost illiterate man in his fifties.... |
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The Panafrican Festival of Algiers (Le Festival Panafrican D'Alger) William Klein, Algeria, 1969This hitherto little known documentary by the photographer, painter and graphic artist William Klein plunges us into the very heart of the 1st Panafrican Cultural Festival held in Algeria in 1969 -... |
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The Desert of Forbidden Art Amanda Pope, Tchavdar Georgiev, Russia, 2010Like a modern Robin Hood of the arts, penniless artist Igor Savitksy made an audacious decision during the Soviet Regime. He courageously saved 40,000 illicit art works, which would have otherwise... |
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Beggars of Life with acc. from The Dodge Brothers William A Wellman, United States, 1928In this special live performance by the Dodge Brothers, we combine their exuberant skiffle sound with William Wellman's 1928 melodrama BEGGARS OF LIFE, an early sound film featuring Louise Brooks... |
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Writer in Residence UK, 2010This year’s Festival is proud to present its first writer-in-residence, with funding from Cambridgeshire County Council. Published poet, Jane Monson will lead a series of creative writing... |
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The Happy Poet (85m)/Toxic Oranges*: A Wall Street Fairytale (10m) United States, 2000THE HAPPY POET An organic snack stand is the setting for Paul Gordon’s mumblecore slice of life THE HAPPY POET. This gentle and philosophical story sandwiches itself between romantic comedy and... |
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Hoi Polloi Present HUGH HUGHES: HOW I GOT HERE Hugh Hughes, United Kingdom, 2010Artist, comedian and story-teller Hugh Hughes (the energetic alter ego of Shon Dale-Jones) has captivated audiences the world over with his stage shows, Floating, Story of a Rabbit and 360. Now, in... |
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Cronos Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico, 1993Winner of the Critics' Week Prize at Cannes in 1993, CRONOS is an original, stylish and sophisticated reworking of the vampire themes of dread and desire. More than four centuries after it was... |
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From Here to Eternity Fred Zinnemann, United States, 1953This impressive digital restoration of Fred Zinnemann's acclaimed drama FROM HERE TO ETERNITY premiered at Cannes 2010. Based on James Jones' best-selling novel of the same name, the film... |
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Songs from the Second Floor Roy Andersson, Sweden/Norway/Denmark, 2000Songs from the Second Floor unfolds through a series of tableaux to present a portrait of a city grinding to a halt. A magician's act goes horribly wrong; flagellants march through the streets... |
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Movies Beside the Museum: The Rhythm of the Tracks Various, 2010Beneath the stars, between the sculptures, cinema screens will be planted on the lawns of the Fitzwilliam Museum on Sunday 19th September to bring you a truly magical evening’s entertainment.... |
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Nenette Nicolas Philibert, France, 2009Nenètte is the senior orangutan kept in the Jardin des Plantes, one of the oldest zoos in Paris. We see her daily routine: interacting with her co-inmates, taking her afternoon tea, and moving... |
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UK Shorts I: There Is No Place Like Home UK, 2009Ideals of home and family give us a place where we tend to refer or return to. Here our heroes take us through the challenges arising from the depths of our psyches. WITHOUT (2009, 4 mins)... |
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Henry of Navarre (Henri 4) Jo Baier, Germany, France, Spain, 2010France, 1563. Protestants and Catholics are fighting for land and power, invoking their religion as justification. At the head of the Protestants stands Henry of Navarre, leading his men against... |
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Monday 20 September
The Hunter (2010) Rafi Pitts, Germany, 2010Iranian director Rafi Pitts cements his reputation from IT’S WINTER with this drama-cum-thriller targeted squarely at Iran’s rulers. Recently released from prison, Ali (Pitts) works the night... |
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Don't Be Afraid (Keine Angst) Aelrun Goette, Germany, 2009Poignant and powerful, this coming of age tale is imbued with both gritty realism and an enchanting sense of innocence. Becky, 14, is a young woman with responsibilities beyond her years. Her... |
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A Town Called Panic Vincent Patar, Stephane Aubiert, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, 2010It’s zany, brainy and altogether insane-y! Based on the Belgian animated cult TV series of the same name, A TOWN CALLED PANIC charts the stop-motion adventures of Cowboy, Indian, and Horse who... |
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The Athlete (Atletu) Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew, Ethiopia/USA/Germany, 2009In 1960 Abebe Bikila sprinted into international acclaim when he became the first African athlete to win gold at the Olympics. The great Ethiopian marathon runner set a new world record darting... |
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Roy Andersson Shorts Programme Roy Andersson, Sweden, 1967As with Andersson’s full length films, his short works are imbued with biting humour, skilful delicacy and as much emphasis on the unsaid as the said. His ability to distil emotion and strip... |
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The Devil's Backbone Guillermo Del Toro, Spain, 2001As the Spanish Civil War draws to its close, ten-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is abandoned at a remote orphanage. Harassed by the boys there, Carlos starts to uncover the orphanage?s murky... |
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GravyTrain April Mullen, Canada, 2010Climb aboard the GRAVYTRAIN for the next comedy from the team behind 2007 Festival hit ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS: THE WAY OF THE TOSSER. Until now Gypsy Creek’s #1 cop Charles GravyTrain (Doiron) has... |
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The Fourth Revolution: Energy Autonomy Carl-A. Fechner, Germany, 2010Finally, an environmental documentary which leaves everybody not in tears but in hope! Exploring different projects that have begun to utilise renewable energy sources to combat the depleting... |
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Family Shorts Palestine/UK/Canada/Mexico, 2010Reminisce about those carefree years of childhood with a collection which sees the world through the innocent eyes of of the youngsters. CHICKEN HEADS (ROOS DJAJ) (15 mins) Director: Bassam... |
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Bad Company + Amnesia Jason J. King, UK, 2009Jason King returns to Cambridge with his first feature BAD COMPANY, a psychological thriller about a young woman who is looking after a friend's house in order to escape an abusive relationship.... |
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The Miracle of Leipzig (Das Wunder von Leipzig-Wir sind das Volk) Sebastian Dehnhardt, Matthias Schmidt, Germany, 2009Leipzig, autumn 1989. What began in St Nicholas? church as prayers for peace develops within just a few weeks into the immensely powerful Monday demonstrations with thousands of East Germans taking... |
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City Girl F W Murnau, USA, 1930F.W. Murnau revisits the theme of the contrast between rural and urban lifestyles explored in his masterpiece SUNRISE. Based on Elliott Lester’s 1925 play, The Mud Turtle, CITY GIRL is a... |
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The Thorn in the Heart (L'épine dans le coeur) + Passengers Michel Gondry, France, 2010Visionary director Michel Gondry (THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND) returns to his roots in France for perhaps his most personal film thus far, a documentary about his... |
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The Hunter (2010) Rafi Pitts, Germany, 2010Iranian director Rafi Pitts cements his reputation from IT’S WINTER with this drama-cum-thriller targeted squarely at Iran’s rulers. Recently released from prison, Ali (Pitts) works the night... |
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Kubrick's Napoleon UK, 2010The Cambridge Film Festival invites you to explore Stanley Kubrick's greatest ever achievement never to reach the big screen. Through photos from pre-production, primarily sketches, and talks from... |
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Stephen Fry: Wagner and Me Patrick McGrady, United Kingdom, 2010Follow Stephen Fry across Europe in this documentary as he explores his love for the music of composer Richard Wagner. But this is not just a journey of appreciation. Being of Jewish descent, with... |
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Brilliantlove Ashley Horner, United Kingdom, 2010From its opening shot Ashley Horner's second feature exposes all. Love on screen is rarely this physical, or poetic, or intense. Manchester (Brown) and Noon (Landry) live out of a garage happily... |
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Slade in Flame Richard Loncraine, United Kingdom, 1975Light the Rock n' Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame. Set in the hardships of North England's seventies... |
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The German Chainsaw Massacre Christoph Schlingensief, Germany, 1990Christoph Schlingensief, the enfant terrible of German Cinema and theatre, died of lung cancer aged 49 in August 2010. As he contemplated his condition he wrote in his diary, "in heaven it can't... |
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Tuesday 21 September
Animals are my favourite.... United Kingdom, 2010A special programme of three beautifully-crafted, animal-themed tales from celebrated children's television production company Tiger Aspect. "I have this little sister Lola. She is small, and very... |
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Two in the Wave (Deux de la Vague) Emmanuel Laurent, France, 2010Documentary TWO IN THE WAVE focuses on the volatile relationship between the two men at the forefront of the highly influential French New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. United by... |
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Thomas and Friends - Hero of the Rails Greg Tiernan, United Kingdom, 2009During a daring race with boastful Spencer, Thomas discovers an abandoned engine from a far off place. Fearing 'Hiro' will be sent to the Smelters Yard, Thomas enlists his trusty engine friends to... |
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Henry of Navarre (Henri 4) Jo Baier, Germany, France, Spain, 2010France, 1563. Protestants and Catholics are fighting for land and power, invoking their religion as justification. At the head of the Protestants stands Henry of Navarre, leading his men against... |
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Taking it Slow Various, 2010A programme of journeys by train, through time, space and the history of cinema. Opening with Kate Jessop’s lyrical On Miles Platting Station and including David Anderson’s celebrated... |
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont, Canada, 2009A fascinating cinematic portrait of one of the most renowned Canadian classical pianists of the 20th century. This documentary opens up the eccentric world of Glenn Gould using much never-before... |
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O Lucky Man Lindsay Anderson, United Kingdom, 1973Released five years after Lindsay Anderson’s landmark social satire IF..., O LUCKY MAN! marked a second collaboration with both that film’s cinematographer, Miroslav Ondrˇícˇek, as well as... |
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Destino: A Contemporary Dance Story (56m)/The Art of doing Nothing UK, 2010DESTINO: A Contemporary Dance Story is a film that celebrates the potency of the arts to bring people together across generations and across ethnic divides; a power to challenge fate, to change... |
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The Panafrican Festival of Algiers (Le Festival Panafrican D'Alger) William Klein, Algeria, 1969This hitherto little known documentary by the photographer, painter and graphic artist William Klein plunges us into the very heart of the 1st Panafrican Cultural Festival held in Algeria in 1969 -... |
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Babies (Bébés) Thomas Balmes, France, 2010In this touching documentary, Thomas Balmès (THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE PAPUANS, WAITING FOR JESUS) follows the lives of four babies for 400 days, tracking their journeys from birth to... |
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In Conversation with Stephen Frears 2000Renowned British director Stephen Frears is our special guest for an on-stage conversation about his career and his latest film TAMARA DREWE. Graduating with a Law degree from Cambridge University... |
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The Art Of The Mid-Length Germany/UK/USA/Nigeria, 2010Size is not an issue for Cambridge film festival as we do appreciate works that dare to break the '15 minute rule'- in other words - festivals' favourite (maximum) length. Liberated from those... |
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Neukölln Unlimited Agostino Imondi; Dietmar Ratsch, Germany, 2010The 3 siblings Hassan, Lial and Maradona are successfull dancers and musicians. But their family is in danger of being deported out of Germany |
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Sarah Turner presents Perestroika Sarah Turner, United Kingdom, 2009Acclaimed moving image artist Sarah Turner will present her latest work, Perestroika. A Siberian train travelogue to the end of the world, Perestroika combines landscape elegy and railway reverie... |
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Songs from the Second Floor Roy Andersson, Sweden/Norway/Denmark, 2000Songs from the Second Floor unfolds through a series of tableaux to present a portrait of a city grinding to a halt. A magician's act goes horribly wrong; flagellants march through the streets... |
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Garbage Dreams Mai Iskander, United States, 2009GARBAGE DREAMS tells the story of three young boys living on the outskirts of Cairo in the world’s largest ‘garbage village’, the home of some 60,000 Zaballeen or ‘garbage people’. The... |
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Niels Arden Oplev, Sweden, 2009Based on the first instalment of Stieg Larsson's hugely successful Millennium Trilogy, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO introduces us to a world of buried secrets, family tragedy and simmering... |
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Monsters + Blindsided Gareth Edwards, UK, 2010Almost indescribably director Gareth Edwards has managed to merge the indie road movie with tentacled abominations! After a space probe breaks up upon re-entry, Mexico has become a quarantine zone.... |
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Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones Rollin Binzer, United States, 1973Recorded at the zenith of the Rolling Stones’ fame and creative potency, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... shows one of rock and roll’s most iconic bands at their very best. Using footage taken from two... |
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Wednesday 22 September
Babies (Bébés) Thomas Balmes, France, 2010In this touching documentary, Thomas Balmès (THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE PAPUANS, WAITING FOR JESUS) follows the lives of four babies for 400 days, tracking their journeys from birth to... |
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A Taste of History on Film: Lunchtime Archive Show UK, 2000'Bon Appétit' is an appetising menu of amateur and professional archive films drawn from Upper Normandy and the East of England. On the menu, French bread and traditional butter, Cambridgeshire... |
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The Hillside Crowd (Ceux de la Colline) Berni Goldblat, Switzerland, 2009A makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina Faso has attracted a swarm of gold-diggers and dynamite blasters, healers and dealers, vendors and prostitutes, children, holy men and... |
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Enter the Void Gasper Noe, France, Germany, Italy, 2009Relentlessly challenging to the moral and physical sensibilities, ENTER THE VOID is a triumph of technological invention that appeals to the sensual, not to the intellectual. Noé recreates the... |
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The Bad Seed Mervyn LeRoy, USA, 1956As veteran Warner Bros director Mervyn LeRoy (LITTLE CAESAR) found to his cost, the late 1950smay have been a little premature for a film about an eight year old serial killer! Adapted from the... |
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Cell 211 (Celda 211) Daniel Monzon, Spain/France, 2009Daniel Monzon's explosive prison drama raked in a whopping eight awards including Best Picture at the Spanish Goya Awards in 2009. Trainee prison guard Juan Oliver (Ammann) tours a high-security... |
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Two in the Wave (Deux de la Vague) Emmanuel Laurent, France, 2010Documentary TWO IN THE WAVE focuses on the volatile relationship between the two men at the forefront of the highly influential French New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. United by... |
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Empire of Silver Christina Yao, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, 2009EMPIRE OF SILVER offers us a detailed and often spectacular portrait of the world of a family of Chinese merchant bankers, set at the end of the 19th century. China is suffering a period of immense... |
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back Carl Theodor Dreyer, United Kingdom, 1935Book into this fascinating blend of magical parable and documentary realism adapted from the stage play by Jerome K Jerome. The mood changes when a mysterious stranger (Veidt) rents a room in a... |
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Round Ireland with a Fridge Ed Bye, United Kingdom, 2010A self-centered, pampered celebrity accepts a drunken bet that will change his outlook on life. On his funny and heart-warming journey around the coastline of Ireland, he meets a series of bizarre... |
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Empire State Ron Peck, United Kingdom, 1987EMPIRE STATE follows the fortunes of twenty characters as they hustle the streets of late eighties London for hard cash... rent boys, City businessmen, yuppies, lonelyhearts, boxers, petty thieves... |
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Back to the Future (Re-Release) Robert Zemeckis, United States, 1985From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future - the original, groundbreaking adventure that sparked one of the most successful trilogies... |
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The Miracle of Leipzig (Das Wunder von Leipzig-Wir sind das Volk) Sebastian Dehnhardt, Matthias Schmidt, Germany, 2009Leipzig, autumn 1989. What began in St Nicholas? church as prayers for peace develops within just a few weeks into the immensely powerful Monday demonstrations with thousands of East Germans taking... |
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We Are What We Are (Somos lo que hey) + Happy Face Jorge Michel Grau, Mexico, 2010WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (90 mins) The horror genre continues to be redefined in this new film about a poverty-stricken family with unusual dietary requirements. When a middle-aged man dies in the... |
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Pelican Blood + When the Hurlyburly's Done Karl Golden, UK, 2010Imagine a doomed romance like Sid and Nancy and add a little birdwatching! Rising UK star Harry Treadaway (FISHTANK) stars in PELICAN BLOOD: the story of Nikko the recent survivor of a disastrous... |
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Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico, Spain, USA, 2006A fairy tale for adults inspired by the paintings of Francisco Goya and rooted, like THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, in the context of war, this is del Toro’s most accomplished work in his own opinion.... |
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Thursday 23 September
Behind the Scenes of Today's Film and Television Industry 2000An opportunity to hear professionals discuss working in the current film and television industry: finding an agent, working to commission, composing music, the work of the art and set designer and... |
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CIFA: Becoming an Independent Filmmaker UK, 2010Over the past year the Cambridge Independent Filmmakers' Association has been creating an open community to help anyone and everyone get into filmmaking. With a goal to develop independent... |
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Ordet Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark, 1955Set in a religious farming community in West Jutland, this challenging, brilliant film provides a masterful study in family and faith. Devoted Christian Morten (Malberg) struggles to come to terms... |
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We Are What We Are (Somos lo que hey) + Happy Face Jorge Michel Grau, Mexico, 2010WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (90 mins) The horror genre continues to be redefined in this new film about a poverty-stricken family with unusual dietary requirements. When a middle-aged man dies in the... |
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David Wants to Fly David Sieveking, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, 2010Aspiring filmmaker David Sieveking goes to hear director David Lynch speak about his passion for Transcendental Meditation (TM), a practice developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who became known for... |
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Reverse (Rewers) Borys Lankosz, Poland, 2009Deftly defying expectations, REVERSE recounts a tale from the height of the Stalinist terror from in communist Poland from the perspective of three generations of women. When Sabina (Buzek) turns... |
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Babies (Bébés) Thomas Balmes, France, 2010In this touching documentary, Thomas Balmès (THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE PAPUANS, WAITING FOR JESUS) follows the lives of four babies for 400 days, tracking their journeys from birth to... |
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Screen East Digital Shorts UK, 2009Digital Shorts is a UK wide scheme which partners the UK Film Council to find and develop new and upcoming filmmaking talent and enable them to make innovative short films using digital technology.... |
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You, The Living Roy Andersson, Sweden, 2008YOU, THE LIVING follows a similar approach to Andersson's previous SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, but takes a slightly lighter tone in presenting a wry series of tragi-comic vignettes from modern... |
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The Hillside Crowd (Ceux de la Colline) Berni Goldblat, Switzerland, 2009A makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina Faso has attracted a swarm of gold-diggers and dynamite blasters, healers and dealers, vendors and prostitutes, children, holy men and... |
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History of Cinema Part 1 (From the Magic Lantern to 70mm) UK, 2000In a two part programme we cover the journey of cinematic presentation from its pre-history of the magic lantern show through the birth of the movies in the 1890s to the explosion of the Hollywood... |
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History of Cinema Part 2 UK, 2000In a two part programme we cover the journey of cinematic presentation from its pre-history of the magic lantern show through the birth of the movies in the 1890s to the explosion of the Hollywood... |
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The Trip Michael Winterbottom, UK, 2010Two men. Six top restaurants. And a lot of dodgy impressions. This latest venture from acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom sees Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon (A Cock and Bull Story) reunite to... |
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NokotaHeart (60m)/Giardini Di Luce (12m) Sean Garland, USA, 2010The true story of Leo Kuntz, Vietnam vet turned North Dakota horse rancher, and his fight to save the equine legacy of Sitting Bull from the insurmountable adversity of the 21st Century. Told in... |
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Farewell (L'affaire Farewell) Christian Carion, France, 2009Director Carion brings together a magnificent cast (including Palme d'Or and Golden Bear winner Emir Kusturica) for this nuanced thriller, based on a true story. In Cold War Moscow, two years after... |
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Rock and Roll Fuck'n'Lovely Josh Bagnall, United Kingdom, 2010A twisted and sometimes surreal tale, following the rock band The Fuckin Lovelies through drugs, drinking, music and finally a mythical music festival. The making of the film required the forming... |
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The Butcher's Son (La Soga) Josh Crook, Dominican Republic, 2010Shot on the very meanest streets of the Dominican Republic, THE BUTCHER'S SON follows an inexorable arc from innocence to damnation, based on events from the writer's own life in Santiago. The... |
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The Girl Who Played with Fire Daniel Alfredson, Germany, 2009Hot on the heels of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO comes its sequel, which sees Lisbeth Salander (Rapace) and crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Nyqvist) once again caught up in a brutal... |
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Friday 24 September
See Cambridge in 3D UK, 2010Step inside our makeshift mini 3D cinema and take a look at a wonderful timelapse film of Cambridge station. Best of all... it's completely free! |
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Superhero Me Steve Sale, United Kingdom, 2010Likeable director and star of the film, Steve Sale, sets out to become a real life superhero in this ultra low-budget British documentary. Describing itself as ‘KICK ASS but for real’,... |
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Pelican Blood + When the Hurlyburly's Done Karl Golden, UK, 2010Imagine a doomed romance like Sid and Nancy and add a little birdwatching! Rising UK star Harry Treadaway (FISHTANK) stars in PELICAN BLOOD: the story of Nikko the recent survivor of a disastrous... |
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Empire of Silver Christina Yao, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, 2009EMPIRE OF SILVER offers us a detailed and often spectacular portrait of the world of a family of Chinese merchant bankers, set at the end of the 19th century. China is suffering a period of immense... |
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Voices Unbound: The Story of the Freedom Writers Daniel Anker, United States, 2009VOICES UNBOUND recounts the journey of a group of 150 at-risk youths from Long Beach California, who, in the mid-1990's, inspired by the Diary of Anne Frank, learned to rise above their... |
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Masks of Mer UK, 2010When Alfred Haddon, historically associated with Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, led the 1898 Cambridge University Expedition to the Torres Strait islands, he shot a... |
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UK Shorts II - Relationships: The Eternal Riddle UK, 2009Who says love is easy? Delve into the deep ends of what love does to you and what scars you should look for once it has gone. TIME TRAVEL BOYFRIENDS (2009, 10 mins) Director: Josephine Halbert... |
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Cross-Channel + Discrepancy Ron Peck, United Kingdom, 2010CROSS-CHANNEL (105mins) An Englishman travelling by ferry to meet his lover in France becomes increasingly suspicious of two of his fellow-passengers, two brothers, who he suspects are criminals... |
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All That I Love Jacek Borcuch, Poland, 2009Offering a fresh new take on the coming of age genre, this feisty feature is a thrilling expression of teenage exuberance. Jacek (Kościukiewicz), a rebellious young man in constant conflict with... |
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International Shorts II: Wishful Thinking Romania/Australia/Iran/Italy/Sweden/Germany, 2009This compilation of shorts offers delightful moments, speaking straight into our deep desires that form decisions according to what is pleasing to imagine. Featuring diverse mixture of styles,... |
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Plug and Pray Jens Schanze, Germany, 2009Computer experts around the world strive towards the development of intelligent robots. Pioneers like Raymond Kurzweil and Hiroshi Ishiguro dream of fashioning intelligent machines that will equal... |
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Dark Souls (Mørke Sjeler) César Ducasse, Mathieu Peteul, Norway, France, 2010The ruthless greed and ecological devastation of the oil industry form the backdrop to DARK SOULS, a stylish horror which uses homage as a springboard for its original take on the genre. Lazy... |
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Superhero Me Steve Sale, United Kingdom, 2010Likeable director and star of the film, Steve Sale, sets out to become a real life superhero in this ultra low-budget British documentary. Describing itself as ‘KICK ASS but for real’,... |
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True Legend (Su Qi-Er) Yuen Woo Ping, China, 2010An important milestone for Chinese language film, with TRUE LEGEND Woo-Ping Yuen takes a step into the world of 3D. Beggar Su has retired from his life as a renowned general in order to pursue his... |
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Superstonic Sound: The Rebel Dread Raphael Erichsen, Edward Dallal, UK, 2009Musician, director and pioneer, Don Letts is an unsung hero of the British music scene. As a DJ at the notorious Roxy club in the mid 1970s he gained a reputation for interspersing hard core punk... |
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Saturday 25 September
The Gruffalo Max Lang, United Kingdom, 2009Recently voted the nation's favourite bedtime story, the magical tale of a plucky mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut is brought to enchanting life in an all-star adaptation... |
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Thomas and Friends - Hero of the Rails Greg Tiernan, United Kingdom, 2009During a daring race with boastful Spencer, Thomas discovers an abandoned engine from a far off place. Fearing 'Hiro' will be sent to the Smelters Yard, Thomas enlists his trusty engine friends to... |
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Reverse (Rewers) Borys Lankosz, Poland, 2009Deftly defying expectations, REVERSE recounts a tale from the height of the Stalinist terror from in communist Poland from the perspective of three generations of women. When Sabina (Buzek) turns... |
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Taking it Slow Various, 2010A programme of journeys by train, through time, space and the history of cinema. Opening with Kate Jessop’s lyrical On Miles Platting Station and including David Anderson’s celebrated... |
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Small Films for Small People United Kingdom, 2010Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms production company was responsible for creating many enchanting children's television programmes including THE CLANGERS, IVOR THE ENGINE and BAGPUSS,... |
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Trident Fest 2010 UK, 2010Back with a vengeance after last year's slot the staff of the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse bring lots of unsettling surprises for audiences lucky/unlucky enough to witness them for themselves!... |
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Soul Boy Hawa Essuman, Kenya/Germany, 2010Nairobi, Kenya. 14 year-old Abila lives with his parents in Kibera, one of the largest slums in East Africa. One morning the teenager discovers his father ill and delirious. Someone has stolen his... |
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True Legend (Su Qi-Er) Yuen Woo Ping, China, 2010An important milestone for Chinese language film, with TRUE LEGEND Woo-Ping Yuen takes a step into the world of 3D. Beggar Su has retired from his life as a renowned general in order to pursue his... |
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Promise and Unrest Ireland/Philippines, 2010Find out just how far one woman will go to improve the life of her family in this gut-wrenchingly powerful documentary. Shot over the course of five years it is the story of Noemi Barredo who... |
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Dirt + For Cultural Purposes Only Daniel Fawcett, United Kingdom, 2010A new world of freedom and adventure opens up to Miles when he meets the somewhat eccentric Francis who inspires him to stop working and spend the last few weeks of the summer with him on his... |
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Harvest Marc Meyers, United States, 2010Asking important questions about life, death and dysfunction, HARVEST is a work of tremendous candour and compassion. As three generations come together around Siv (Loggia), the dynamic patriarch... |
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The Messenger Oren Moverman, United States, 2010A powerful exploration of the effects of war on its casualties, and on those who are left behind. Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a US Army Staff Sergeant re-assigned after injury to the Casualty... |
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The Butcher's Son (La Soga) Josh Crook, Dominican Republic, 2010Shot on the very meanest streets of the Dominican Republic, THE BUTCHER'S SON follows an inexorable arc from innocence to damnation, based on events from the writer's own life in Santiago. The... |
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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Daniel Alfredson, Sweden, 2009The final part of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, based on the best-selling books, THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS' NEST continues the story of Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander, as the... |
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Beijing Punk/Kiss Bill Shaun M. Jefford, USA/China/Australia/UK, 2010Beijing Punk (85 mins) Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to ride shotgun with a Chinese skinhead swigging cough medicine round the mean streets of Beijing! Roll back to the Beijing Olympics... |
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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Daniel Alfredson, Sweden, 2009The final part of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, based on the best-selling books, THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS' NEST continues the story of Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander, as the... |
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Sunday 26 September
The Secret of Kells Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey, Belgium, 2009The animated story of the boy behind the famed Book of Kells |
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Writer in Residence UK, 2010This year’s Festival is proud to present its first writer-in-residence, with funding from Cambridgeshire County Council. Published poet, Jane Monson will lead a series of creative writing... |
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The Gruffalo Max Lang, United Kingdom, 2009Recently voted the nation's favourite bedtime story, the magical tale of a plucky mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut is brought to enchanting life in an all-star adaptation... |
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Dark Souls (Mørke Sjeler) César Ducasse, Mathieu Peteul, Norway, France, 2010The ruthless greed and ecological devastation of the oil industry form the backdrop to DARK SOULS, a stylish horror which uses homage as a springboard for its original take on the genre. Lazy... |
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All That I Love Jacek Borcuch, Poland, 2009Offering a fresh new take on the coming of age genre, this feisty feature is a thrilling expression of teenage exuberance. Jacek (Kościukiewicz), a rebellious young man in constant conflict with... |
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Harvest Marc Meyers, United States, 2010Asking important questions about life, death and dysfunction, HARVEST is a work of tremendous candour and compassion. As three generations come together around Siv (Loggia), the dynamic patriarch... |
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Voices Unbound: The Story of the Freedom Writers Daniel Anker, United States, 2009VOICES UNBOUND recounts the journey of a group of 150 at-risk youths from Long Beach California, who, in the mid-1990's, inspired by the Diary of Anne Frank, learned to rise above their... |
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Plug and Pray Jens Schanze, Germany, 2009Computer experts around the world strive towards the development of intelligent robots. Pioneers like Raymond Kurzweil and Hiroshi Ishiguro dream of fashioning intelligent machines that will equal... |
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Surprise Film not yet known, 2010The Surprise Film. It's a surprise... |
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The Best of the Festival 2010 Various, 2010A combination of UK and International shorts that have left an impact on our programming team. Shuffle through drama and comedy in what we consider the 'best of the fest'! The programme of shorts... |
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David Wants to Fly David Sieveking, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, 2010Aspiring filmmaker David Sieveking goes to hear director David Lynch speak about his passion for Transcendental Meditation (TM), a practice developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who became known for... |
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The People vs. George Lucas Alexandre O. Philippe, United States, 2010Uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industry's most famous franchises and its creator. The innovative film combines filmmaker... |
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Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! Peter Greenaway, UK/Netherlands, 2009Taking on art, murder and conspiracy theory, Peter Greenaway returns to the themes he explored in 2007’s NIGHTWATCHING, offering a rigorous and imaginative take on Rembrandt’s 1642 masterpiece.... |
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Countdown to Zero Lucy Walker, United States, 2010In 1995 former Russian president Boris Yeltsin saved the world from nuclear armageddon by simply being sober during a false alarm. Despite the end of the Cold War, acclaimed documentary maker Lucy... |
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Made in Dagenham Nigel Cole, England, 2010Once more British workplace politics forms the stuff of international movie hits! After what BILLY ELLIOT did for County Durham and THE FULL MONTY did for Sheffield, now Dagenham earns its time to... |
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New York, I Love You France/USA, 2009Following on from the successes of PARIS, JE T’AIME, producers Emmanuel Benbihy and Marina Grasic introduce the second in the Cities of Love series- a sequence of snapshots of love in all its... |
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Friday 9 September
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl USA, 2003When Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) is kidnapped by Pirate Captain Barbossa, (Geoffrey Rush), Elizabeth’s childhood friend Wil Turner (Ben Wilson) is determined to rescue her. Finding an... |
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Saturday 10 September
Finding Nemo USA, 2003Marlin is a more than slightly paranoid Clown Fish who is extremely devoted to his young son, Nemo, the only survivor after a hungry shark swallowed up Nemo's mother and her other offspring.... |
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Sunday 11 September
The Lido Picture Show Various, 2011Join us again for our annual family film event at Cambridge's renowned open-air swimming pool, with an exciting collection of shorts featuring a selection from the Disposable Film Festival, fresh... |
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Thursday 15 September
Ace in the Hole & Wakefield Express Billy Wilder, Lindsay Anderson, USA, 1951ACE IN THE HOLE (111 mins): Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in an old Indian... |
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Ispansi (Spaniards) Spain/Germany, 2010Paula and Alvaro belong to opposite social and ideological classes. Turbulent times in their homeland have led to them being sent to the USSR, two of the 30,000 'war children' evacuated abroad in... |
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The Lion King (3D) Roger Allers, United States, 2011What could be better than talking, singing lions? Talking, singing lions in 3D of course! Nearly a decade since THE LION KING last appeared on the big screen, Disney's Oscar® and Golden Globe®... |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy United Kingdom, 2011LET THE RIGHT ONE IN director Alfredson adapts the classic John le Carré 1974 espionage novel with a little help from the crème de la crème of British acting talent. Gary Oldman (THE DARK... |
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Tomboy France, 2011Michaël (Zoe Héran) enjoys playing football with the boys, swimming and sharing quiet conversations with his girlfriend Lisa. He is so popular with the locals one would hardly believe he has only... |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy United Kingdom, 2011LET THE RIGHT ONE IN director Alfredson adapts the classic John le Carré 1974 espionage novel with a little help from the crème de la crème of British acting talent. Gary Oldman (THE DARK... |
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The Lion King (3D) Roger Allers, United States, 2011What could be better than talking, singing lions? Talking, singing lions in 3D of course! Nearly a decade since THE LION KING last appeared on the big screen, Disney's Oscar® and Golden Globe®... |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy United Kingdom, 2011LET THE RIGHT ONE IN director Alfredson adapts the classic John le Carré 1974 espionage novel with a little help from the crème de la crème of British acting talent. Gary Oldman (THE DARK... |
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark USA/Australia/Mexico, 2011Guillermo del Toro's DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (he wrote the screenplay) is a reworking of a telefilm that terrified him as a tiny. Ten-year-old rebel Sally lives with her remote father Alex (Guy... |
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Short Fusion: Let's Talk About Sex Canada; Japan/USA; USA/UK; UK; France, 2011Score Audrey and David wash their dirty linen in public while debating the question: 'How much is too much?' Grandpa's Wet Dream A 75-year-old Japanese man has been acting in adult videos for... |
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Short Fusion: Let's Talk About Sex Canada; Japan/USA; USA/UK; UK; France, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Tom Shrapnel</strong> Score Audrey and David wash their dirty linen in public while debating the question: 'How much is too much?' Grandpa's Wet Dream A... |
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Friday 16 September
Mademoiselle Chambon Stephane Brize, France, 2009After the international success of NOT HERE TO BE LOVED, Stéphane Brizé returns with this touching, softly-spoken portrait of two adults fighting to stop their carnal passions from spilling over... |
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The Disposable Film Festival Various, United Kingdom, 2011Selected by MovieMaker Magazine as one America's coolest film festivals, the Disposable Film Festival was created in 2007 to celebrate the artistic potential of disposable video: short films made... |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy United Kingdom, 2011LET THE RIGHT ONE IN director Alfredson adapts the classic John le Carré 1974 espionage novel with a little help from the crème de la crème of British acting talent. Gary Oldman (THE DARK... |
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Tomboy France, 2011Michaël (Zoe Héran) enjoys playing football with the boys, swimming and sharing quiet conversations with his girlfriend Lisa. He is so popular with the locals one would hardly believe he has only... |
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Short Fusion: Dilating Time UK; Korea; Poland, 2011<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker Jon Stanford</strong> Nancy, Sid & Sergio When God and the Devil go on a rock climbing weekend in Wales, it?s down time ? a chance to call a temporary... |
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Mann V. Ford Maro Chermayeff, Micah Fink, United States, 2011In the late 1960s a Ford Motors plant in Mahwah, New Jersey dumped toxic paint sludge. As the local Indian community's children played in this colourful waste little could they conceive of the... |
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Rembrant Fecit 1669 Jos Stelling, Netherlands, 1977An unusual and opulent portrait of the great painter, sketcher and etcher is Stelling's third film and continues a fascination with Dutch culture, using the imagery of early Dutch masters. From an... |
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Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick, United States, 1957SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS was Mackendricks American debut, a rat trap of a film in which a vicious NY gossip hustler (Curtis) grovels for his Mr Big (Lancaster), a monster newspaper columnist who is... |
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Resistance Amit Gupta, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>PLUS Q&A with Director Amit Gupta and Author Owen Sheers! (Tue 20 8.30pm)</strong> 1944: after five years of war a Nazi invasion lands on British soil. Within a month, half the country... |
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Calvet Dominic Allan, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with director Dominic Allen</strong> Calvet depicts the struggles of Jean Marc Calvet, now an artist with burgeoning international success, to come to terms with his past... |
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Eleanore and the Timekeeper & Our Ordered Lives Danièle Wilmouth, USA; UK, 2011ELEANORE AND THE TIMEKEEPER (76 mins): In a rural Pennsylvanian farming and logging community, Eleanore, aged 91, has been caring for her developmentally disabled son Ronnie for 64 years...... |
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Mademoiselle Chambon Stephane Brize, France, 2009After the international success of NOT HERE TO BE LOVED, Stéphane Brizé returns with this touching, softly-spoken portrait of two adults fighting to stop their carnal passions from spilling over... |
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The Silver Cliff (O Abismo Prateado) Karim Ainouz, Brazil, 2011THE SILVER CLIFF was inspired by a song by Brazilian musician Chico Buarque, called Eye to Eye, about the impossibility of love and forgiveness. Having already won many admirers with MADAM SATA,... |
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Act of Grace Noreen Kershaw, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with actors Jennifer Lim and Ozzie Hue</strong> East meets North-West in this gritty crime thriller, based on a true story. When Dezzie (Leo Gregory) protects Chinese... |
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The Illusionist (1984) Jos Stelling, Netherlands, 1984Blending fiction, reality, dream and illusion effortlessly THE ILLUSIONIST is the story of two brothers, one of whom pursues his ambitions, while the other is sent to a mental institution by their... |
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Intimate Grammar Israel, 2010In Israel in the early 1960s, a new generation is growing up: the militant Israeli, the generation that will not go through another Holocaust. But Hindas son, Aharon, a sensitive eleven year old... |
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Sound It Out & Analogue Kingdom United Kingdom, 2011SOUND IT OUT (74 mins): A cultural heaven in one of the most deprived areas in the country, Sound It Out Records is run by the drily philosophical Tom Butchart, whose wealth of knowledge helps... |
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Tridentfest 2011 Various, United Kingdom, 2011Project Trident returns to the Cambridge Film Festival for the third consecutive year, with a very special selection of the dark, the weird and the downright riduculous - films so new, so... |
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire Val Guest, United Kingdom, 1961Through the eyes of British reporter Peter Stenning (Judd), we learn that both the US and the USSR have simultaneously set off nuclear explosions to test their efficiency. The twin blasts have... |
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Saturday 17 September
The Front Page Billy Wilder, United States, 1974Hildy Johnson is the top reporter on a Chicago newspaper during the 1920s. Tired of the whole game hes determined to quit his job to get married. His scheming editor, Walter Burns, has other plans... |
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Octonauts - Explore! Rescue! Protect! Darragh O' Connell, United Kingdom, 2010The Octonauts are a team of undersea adventurers who are always ready to dive into action! Their mission: to explore new underwater worlds, rescue amazing sea creatures and protect the ocean. Based... |
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Nature's Way: Charlie and Lola and Tinga Tinga Tales Various, United Kingdom, 2007A special programme of three beautifully-crafted and gloriously-animated tales from celebrated children's television production company Tiger Aspect Productions. Charlie and Lola Autumn Special... |
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Jess + Moss Clay Jeter, United States, 2011Jess, age 18, and Moss, age 12 are second cousins in the dark-fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky. Without immediate families that they can relate to, and lacking friends their own age,... |
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Short Fusion: Wrong Place, Wrong Time Germany; UK; France; USA; Australia; France/Germany, 2011<strong>Q + A with filmmakers Jan Seeman, Alex Hardy and Thomas Guerrier</strong> Summer Knows An accidental encounter between a young man and a couple turns into a game of light and shadow.... |
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Black Butterflies Paula van der Oest, Netherlands, South Africa, 2011Fighting against the censorship of the National Party during the era of apartheid in South Africa, free-spirited poet Ingrid Jonker lives life to its fullest with a small circle of like-minded... |
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The Pointsman Jos Stelling, Netherlands, 1986<strong>Q + A session with Jos Stelling</strong> When an elegant French woman steps of a train in the middle of the night, she finds herself not on a platform, but the middle of nowhere, yet... |
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The Silence Baran bo Odar, Germany, 2010A Bicycle found in a wheat field. A Missing Girl. Is history repeating itself? 23 years ago, a young girl named Pia was raped and murdered in this exact spot. Has the same thing happened now to... |
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Act of Grace Noreen Kershaw, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with actors Jennifer Lim and Ozzie Hue</strong> East meets North-West in this gritty crime thriller, based on a true story. When Dezzie (Leo Gregory) protects Chinese... |
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Mumbai Charlie India / United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Deebak Verma</strong> MUMBAI CHARLIE is a heartwarming film about the curious and unexpected adventures of VJ - a young Mumbai businessman and reluctant heir to a... |
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I Don't Know How She Does It Douglas MagGrath, USA, 2011Based on critically acclaimed bestseller by Allison Pearson, I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT follows Boston-based working mother Kate Reddy (Parker) trying desperately to juggle marriage,... |
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Red State Kevin Smith, United States, 2011Cult writer-director Kevin Smiths (CLERKS) hotly anticipated tenth film is a unique and intense thriller. In Middle America, three horny teenagers travel to Coopers Dell after responding to an... |
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Britain Through a Lens & Humphrey Jennings Chris Durlacher, United Kingdom, 2011BRITAIN THROUGH A LENS (60 mins): The unlikely story of how, between 1929 and 1945, a group of tweed-wearing radicals and pin-striped bureaucrats created the most influential movement in the... |
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Bombay Beach Alma Har'el, USA, 2011Featuring choreographed dance numbers set against music composed by Zach Condon from the band Beirut and songs by Bob Dylan, rarely has there been a more freewheeling documentary. The protagonists... |
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Jos Stelling In Conversation Jos Stelling, Netherlands, 2011Jos Stelling, filmmaker, cinema owner, visionary. At the age of seven he was given a projector and started to show films to children in the neighbourhood, developing a profound passion for film. He... |
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Tabloid Errol Morris, United States, 2010Casting aside the conventionality that characterised his earlier output, Errol Morris allows seasoned celebrity Joyce McKinney to speak for herself in this portrait fo a scandalous siren. In... |
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Bullhead (Rundskop) Michael R. Roskam, Belgium, 2011BULLHEAD, a thriller about gangsters and farmers, is set against the backdrop of the Belgium cattle hormone mafia. Young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille is approached by an unscrupulous... |
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark USA/Australia/Mexico, 2011Guillermo del Toro's DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (he wrote the screenplay) is a reworking of a telefilm that terrified him as a tiny. Ten-year-old rebel Sally lives with her remote father Alex (Guy... |
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Short Fusion: Let's Talk About Sex Canada; Japan/USA; USA/UK; UK; France, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Tom Shrapnel</strong> Score Audrey and David wash their dirty linen in public while debating the question: 'How much is too much?' Grandpa's Wet Dream A... |
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Sunday 18 September
All the President's Men Alan Pakula, United States, 1976In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top... |
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The Gruffalo Max Lang, United Kingdom, 2009Recently voted the nations favourite bedtime story, the magical tale of a plucky mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut is brought to enchanting life in an all-star adaptation... |
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To Infinity and Beyond! Various, United Kingdom, 2011Join Mr Benn, The Clangers, Ivor The Engine, and Bagpuss as they head up, up and away for exciting adventures in outer space. Mr Benn steps into the Fancy Dress Shop?s changing room and emerges as... |
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At Night, They Dance (La Nuit, Elle Dansent) Stephane Thibault, Isabelle Lavigne, Canada, 2011Life is not easy for Reda, aged 42, mother of seven with an eighth baby on her way, recently widowed. But she is a powerful and joyful force to be reckoned with ? especially when it comes to taking... |
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Mann V. Ford Maro Chermayeff, Micah Fink, United States, 2011In the late 1960s a Ford Motors plant in Mahwah, New Jersey dumped toxic paint sludge. As the local Indian community's children played in this colourful waste little could they conceive of the... |
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Short Fusion: Love, Lost and Found UK; Germany; Cape Verde/Germany, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith</strong> The Man With the Stolen Heart A surreal tale about a Man who wakes up one day only to discover his heart has run away. Almost... |
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Above Us Only Sky Jan Schomburg, Germany, 2011One could say of Martha's life that it's well-balanced, fulfilling-happy. She enjoys her teaching job, has a group of loyal, loving friends and, above all, she has Paul. The man she loves and has... |
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Philipp Fabian Möhrke, Germany, 2010With oversized glasses on his narrow face and abundant sarcasm, Philipp lurches through a life that is not actually his own. At an age when people should be talking about plans for the future, he... |
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No Trains No Planes Jos Stelling, Netherlands, 1999Like THE POINTSMAN, NO PLANES NO TRAINS is based on a book by Jean-Paul Franssens. It floats beautifully from the opening close-up of a butterfly on a plant to the final moments of the film - a... |
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The Last Projectionist Thomas Lawes, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q&A session with Director Thomas (Tom) Lawes</strong> Thomas Lawes' nostalgic documentary celebrates independent cinema tradition, showing how its renaissance is now a worldwide... |
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A Boatload of Wild Irishmen Mac Dara O'Curraidhín, Ireland, 2011Written by Brian Winston Film Editor Chris Hainstock <strong>Q + A session with writer and co-producer Brian Winston</strong> Co-produced by the University of Lincoln, <a... |
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Ispansi (Spaniards) Spain/Germany, 2010Paula and Alvaro belong to opposite social and ideological classes. Turbulent times in their homeland have led to them being sent to the USSR, two of the 30,000 'war children' evacuated abroad in... |
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White, White World (Beli, Beli Svet) Oleg Novkovic, Serbia & Montenegro, 2010<strong>"Extraordinary artistic achievement..." Le Monde </strong> Rightly awarded the New Vision Award at Crossing Europe 2011, WHITE WHITE WORLD is a tour-de-force of vision and innovation.... |
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Late September Jon Sanders, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker Jon Sanders, lead actors Anna Mottram and Bob Goody and cinematographer Jeff Baynes on Sunday 18 September at 6pm</strong> LATE SEPTEMBER takes place over a... |
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Mysteries of Lisbon Raoul Ruiz, Portugal, 2010Raul Ruiz's masterful adaptation of the eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel (by Camilo Castelo Branco) evokes the complex intertwined narratives of Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. The... |
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The Yellow Sea Hong-jin Na, Korea (South), 2010Set pulses to pound in this bruising South Korean crime thriller compared by the Hollywood Reporter to A TOUCH OF EVIL. Full of some of the scrappiest on-screen fights since OLDBOY, Na Hong-jin?s... |
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Romantics Anonymous Jean-Pierre Améris, France, 2011What happens when a gifted chocolate-maker with a lifelong case of uncontrollable shyness meets a similar case of total discomfiture? Director Jean-Pierre Améris is likely to offer the two a... |
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Magdalene Street Screenings Various, 2011The Festival is delighted again to return to Cambridge's oldest shopping street, where we will set up our screens to present you with a special evening out, giving you the opportunity to watch... |
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Burnout (Abgebrannt) Verena S. Freytag, Germany, 2011<strong>+ Q&A with Director Verena S. Freytag</strong> Berlin tattooist and single mother of three children, Pelin (Maryam Zaree) collapses when one day her problems grow into a mountain: her... |
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Monday 19 September
Duska Jos Stelling, Netherlands, 2007The submission for Best Foreign Film Oscar 2008 from the Netherlands, DUSKA is the perfect Film Festival movie. Bob is a film critic who lives opposite his favourite cinema. He is now working on a... |
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Veronica Guerin Joel Schumacher, United States, 2003Based on a true story, this is about the Irish journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), a reporter for The Sunday Independent, who exposed some of Dublins most powerful crime barons and drug... |
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The Poll Diaries Chris Kraus, Germany, 2010In the summer of 1914I, a 14-year-old German girl returns to her home on the Baltic coast, a place uneasily shared by Germans, Russians and Estonians. While her morbid scientist father controls the... |
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Tabloid Errol Morris, United States, 2010Casting aside the conventionality that characterised his earlier output, Errol Morris allows seasoned celebrity Joyce McKinney to speak for herself in this portrait fo a scandalous siren. In... |
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Bombay Beach Alma Har'el, USA, 2011Featuring choreographed dance numbers set against music composed by Zach Condon from the band Beirut and songs by Bob Dylan, rarely has there been a more freewheeling documentary. The protagonists... |
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As If I Am Not There Juanita Wilson, Ireland, 2010<strong>Q + A session with Juanita Wilson</strong> AS IF I AM NOT THERE is a story of a young woman from Sarajevo whose life is shattered the day a young soldier walks into her apartment and... |
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The Camera that Changed the World (62m)/Don't Look Back (96m) United Kingdom, 2011THE CAMERA THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: "The Camera That Changed The World" celebrates craftsmen and artists who built and handled the first portable cameras in the summer of 1960. Unfettered by the... |
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Drive Nicolas Winding Refn, USA, 2011<strong>Plus Q + A session with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn for the 4pm Monday Picturehouse screening</strong> Based on a short story by the neo-noir crime novelist James Sallis, DRIVE... |
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A Useful Life (La Vida Útil) Federico Veiroj, Uruguay, 2010A timely yet magical film for everyone who is working in or passionate about cinematheques. Jorge (played by Uruguayan film critic Jorge Jellinek) has been devoted to Montevideo's cinematheque for... |
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Romantics Anonymous Jean-Pierre Améris, France, 2011What happens when a gifted chocolate-maker with a lifelong case of uncontrollable shyness meets a similar case of total discomfiture? Director Jean-Pierre Améris is likely to offer the two a... |
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Cartography of Loneliness & Charcoal Burners Piotr Zlotorowicz, Spain; Poland, 2011<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker Nocem Collado</strong> CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS (68 mins): Observing widows from India, Nepal and Afghanistan - countries with the highest population of... |
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Gibraltar Ana Garcia, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Anna Garcia</strong> Intertwining the history of her homeland with the story of her return there for her marriage, filmmaker Ana Garcia successfully brings together... |
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Jo for Jonathan Maxìme Giroux, Canada, 2010JO FOR JONATHAN captures the adolescent life of its main protagonist with great delicacy and control. A water bottle left on top of a car dances to the rhythm of the car's (unheard) sound system -... |
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The Woman Lucky McKee, United States, 2011From author Jack Ketchum (THE LOST, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, RED) and director Lucky McKee (MAY) comes a scandalous tale of two extremes, a feral female force of nature and an abusive parent, on... |
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The Silence Baran bo Odar, Germany, 2010A Bicycle found in a wheat field. A Missing Girl. Is history repeating itself? 23 years ago, a young girl named Pia was raped and murdered in this exact spot. Has the same thing happened now to... |
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Robin Hood USA, 1922The radiant Douglas Fairbanks launches into action in his role as the Earl of Huntingdon - better known as Robin Hood - champion of King Richard's people (Wallace Beery), in this silent epic... |
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Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Park Chan-Wook, Korea (South), 2002<strong>Q + A session with Hamish MacAlpine</strong> The first of Park Chan-wook's remarkable vengeance trilogy (with OLDBOY and LADY VENGEANCE) is as brutal a revenge movie as you're ever... |
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Tirza Rudolf Van Den Berg, Netherlands, 2010Jörgen Hofmeester's world is crumbling. Forced into early retirement and harassed by his ex-wife, the only part of his life that makes sense is his beloved daughter Tirza. But now even this... |
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Beatboxing - The Fifth Element of Hip Hop & Ben Is Back Klaus Schneyder, USA; Israel, 2011BEATBOXING - THE FIFTH ELEMENT OF HIP HOP (55 mins): Under the name of Hip-Hop, behind Graffiti, DJing, Breakdancing and rapping, a fifth element emerged from the youth culture surrounding poor... |
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Tuesday 20 September
Zodiac David Fincher, United States, 2007The true story behind the murders that many scholars believe to be the most perplexing series of unsolved crimes in modern history comes to the screen in chilling detail courtesy of Fincher (FIGHT... |
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Late September Jon Sanders, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker Jon Sanders, lead actors Anna Mottram and Bob Goody and cinematographer Jeff Baynes on Sunday 18 September at 6pm</strong> LATE SEPTEMBER takes place over a... |
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Writer in Residence UK, 2011<strong>Screenings and Workshops:</strong> OPEN SHUTTERS IRAQ screening on <strong>Friday 23 September, 12.00 – 3.00pm, </strong> Buckingham House, Murray Edwards College In Dec 2006, a... |
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The Ultimate Survivor & The Last Projectionist Philip Hind, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker Philip Hind</strong> THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR is director and writer Philip Hind's first solo project, an in depth look at one of Oxford's historic and unusual... |
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Gibraltar Ana Garcia, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Anna Garcia</strong> Intertwining the history of her homeland with the story of her return there for her marriage, filmmaker Ana Garcia successfully brings together... |
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If Not Us, Who? Germany, 2011Germany in the early 60s: a time of departure. Bernward Vesper, son of the Nazi writer Will Vesper, is rebellious. During the night, he slams the angry words into his typewriter that he wants to... |
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Bernard Herrmann: Knowing the Score United Kingdom, 2011This year marks the centenary of the birth of film composer Bernard Herrmann, creator of some of the most powerful and instantly recognisable film scores in cinema history. Although best... |
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Romantics Anonymous Jean-Pierre Améris, France, 2011What happens when a gifted chocolate-maker with a lifelong case of uncontrollable shyness meets a similar case of total discomfiture? Director Jean-Pierre Améris is likely to offer the two a... |
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Under Control Volker Sattel, Germany, 2011Coincidentally made just before the atomic catastrophe in Japan, UNDER CONTROL gives an exclusive and fascinating insight into nuclear power stations. Filmmaker Volker Sattel (AFTER EFFECT) would... |
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Blood in the Mobile Denmark/Germany, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Frank Piasechi Poulsen</strong> We love our cell phones and the selection between different models has never been bigger. But the production of phones has a dark,... |
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Citizen Kane Orson Welles, United States, 1941From the opening sequence, Orson Welles first film - the most famous debut in all cinema - is replete with stylistic tropes and flourishes which evoke the German cinema of the 20s and 30s. Long... |
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The City Below Christoph Hochhäusler, Germany, 2010Thanks to a chance meeting at a mandatory cultural event, Roland Cordes, 55, and a member of the board of a large bank, encounters the wife of a new employee: Svenja Steve, 33. There is an... |
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Local Tastes: Cambridge Shorts UK, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Ed Wiles, Ryd Cook, Tom Goudsmit, Emily Cooper and Douglas Davies</strong> HEAVEN'S SECRET Inspired by the murder of Hertfordshire traveller, Mark Lindgren,... |
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Mark Kermode: The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex UK, 2011Outspoken, opinionated and hilariously funny, leading UK film critic Mark Kermode returns to the stage with The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex to take us into the belly of the beast and ask: what... |
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Drive Nicolas Winding Refn, USA, 2011<strong>Plus Q + A session with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn for the 4pm Monday Picturehouse screening</strong> Based on a short story by the neo-noir crime novelist James Sallis, DRIVE... |
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The Forest Prince and The Pig Man & The Stranger USA; Australia, 2011THE FOREST PRINCE AND THE PIG MAN (71 mins): Interweaving a coast-to-coast hitchhiking trip with the underground history of bumming rides, documentary maker Craig Constantine thumbs a lift and... |
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Resistance Amit Gupta, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>PLUS Q&A with Director Amit Gupta and Author Owen Sheers! (Tue 20 8.30pm)</strong> 1944: after five years of war a Nazi invasion lands on British soil. Within a month, half the country... |
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Anduni Samira Radsi, Germany, 2011Armenian Belinda feels at home in Germany, where she was born, lives and studies just like any other German girl her age. But when she loses her father, she is suddenly drawn into the traditional... |
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Jess + Moss Clay Jeter, United States, 2011Jess, age 18, and Moss, age 12 are second cousins in the dark-fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky. Without immediate families that they can relate to, and lacking friends their own age,... |
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Irreversible Gasper Noe, France, 2000A remarkable, provocative and horrifyingly brutal portrayal of love and revenge from controversial director Gasper Noé (SEUL CONTRE TOUS). Starring off-screen husband and wife Vincent Cassel... |
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Red State Kevin Smith, United States, 2011Cult writer-director Kevin Smiths (CLERKS) hotly anticipated tenth film is a unique and intense thriller. In Middle America, three horny teenagers travel to Coopers Dell after responding to an... |
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The Woman Lucky McKee, United States, 2011From author Jack Ketchum (THE LOST, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, RED) and director Lucky McKee (MAY) comes a scandalous tale of two extremes, a feral female force of nature and an abusive parent, on... |
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Wednesday 21 September
Black Butterflies Paula van der Oest, Netherlands, South Africa, 2011Fighting against the censorship of the National Party during the era of apartheid in South Africa, free-spirited poet Ingrid Jonker lives life to its fullest with a small circle of like-minded... |
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Eggs For Later/Leap Before You Look/Boffin & Boffin Ed Blythe, Netherlands, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Marieke Schellart</strong> EGGS FOR LATER (50 mins): In this personal documentary director Marieke Schellart (35) reveals how she, as a single modern woman, struggles... |
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A Boatload of Wild Irishmen Mac Dara O'Curraidhín, Ireland, 2011Written by Brian Winston Film Editor Chris Hainstock <strong>Q + A session with writer and co-producer Brian Winston</strong> Co-produced by the University of Lincoln, <a... |
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Calvet Dominic Allan, United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with director Dominic Allen</strong> Calvet depicts the struggles of Jean Marc Calvet, now an artist with burgeoning international success, to come to terms with his past... |
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Tirza Rudolf Van Den Berg, Netherlands, 2010Jörgen Hofmeester's world is crumbling. Forced into early retirement and harassed by his ex-wife, the only part of his life that makes sense is his beloved daughter Tirza. But now even this... |
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Creative Front: The Price of Storytelling UK, 2011<p>Creative Front are proud to be presenting: The Price of Storytelling, a vital and timely event on new models of film funding, online distribution and the ethical issues that surround film... |
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The Oak (Balanta) Lucian Pintilie, Romania, 1992THE OAK was made after a 20 year ban, in which Pintilie was not allowed to make films. In 1989, having just lost her father, Nela decides to go and teach in a small provincial town. There she meets... |
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As If I Am Not There Juanita Wilson, Ireland, 2010<strong>Q + A session with Juanita Wilson</strong> AS IF I AM NOT THERE is a story of a young woman from Sarajevo whose life is shattered the day a young soldier walks into her apartment and... |
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Eleanore and the Timekeeper & Our Ordered Lives Danièle Wilmouth, USA; UK, 2011ELEANORE AND THE TIMEKEEPER (76 mins): In a rural Pennsylvanian farming and logging community, Eleanore, aged 91, has been caring for her developmentally disabled son Ronnie for 64 years...... |
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My Long Distance Friend Carina Molier, Netherlands, 2011Since the age of 9, when she ran away from her home country of Zimbabwe, Og has lead a nomadic existence. Moving between countries and people, in an incredible tale that sees her falling pregnant... |
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El Bulli Gereon Wetzel, Germany, 2011Kitchen king Ferran Adrià is serious about eating. He doesn't just sample and sip, he scoffs like Homer Simpson, and you can see for yourself in Gereon Wetzel's documentary EL BULLI: COOKING IN... |
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A Man's Story - Ozwald Boateng Varon Bonicos, United Kingdom, 2010A Mans Story profiles Ozwald Boateng, his design, his business, his personal life. Charismatic, glamorous, hard-working and very humanly flawed, Boateng's personal and professional triumphs and... |
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The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1957Endlessly imitated and parodied, Bergmans landmark THE SEVENTH SEAL retains its ability to spellbind the audience. Von Sydow stars as a 14th-century knight, Antonius Block, wearily heading home... |
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Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times United States, 2011<strong>Q+A session with director Andrew Rossi, journalist David Carr and Tony Earnshaw</strong> During the most tumultuous time for media in generations, filmmaker Andrew Rossi gains... |
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Drive Nicolas Winding Refn, USA, 2011<strong>Plus Q + A session with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn for the 4pm Monday Picturehouse screening</strong> Based on a short story by the neo-noir crime novelist James Sallis, DRIVE... |
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Dimensions: A Line, A Loop, A Tangle of Thread United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Ant Neely and Sloane after the screening on Saturday 23 Sep 5pm.</strong> <strong>Thu 22 10.30pm Q + A session with filmmaker Ant Neely</strong> <strong>Wed 21... |
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At Night, They Dance (La Nuit, Elle Dansent) Stephane Thibault, Isabelle Lavigne, Canada, 2011Life is not easy for Reda, aged 42, mother of seven with an eighth baby on her way, recently widowed. But she is a powerful and joyful force to be reckoned with ? especially when it comes to taking... |
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The Lulu Sessions S. Casper Wong, United States, 2011<strong> Q + A session with director Casper Wong after Wednesday 21 Sep screening at Queens Theatre, Emmanuel College</strong> WINNER Emerging Director Award (Asian American International Film... |
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Atrocious Fernando Barreda Luna, Spain/Mexico, 2010In April 2010, the Quintanilla family travelled to their farmhouse in Sitges, Spain, for their summer vacation. Not keen on the countryside, siblings Christian and July started investigating the... |
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Under Control Volker Sattel, Germany, 2011Coincidentally made just before the atomic catastrophe in Japan, UNDER CONTROL gives an exclusive and fascinating insight into nuclear power stations. Filmmaker Volker Sattel (AFTER EFFECT) would... |
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The Disposable Film Festival Various, United Kingdom, 2011Selected by MovieMaker Magazine as one America's coolest film festivals, the Disposable Film Festival was created in 2007 to celebrate the artistic potential of disposable video: short films made... |
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Wild Side (Donald Cammell's cut) United Kingdom, 2000<strong> Intro by Hamish McAlpine</strong> Bruno Buckingham (Walken) is an international money launderer who has need of the talents of Long Beach bank executive Alex Lee (Heche). But Alex... |
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Thursday 22 September
A Useful Life (La Vida Útil) & The Ultimate Survivor Federico Veiroj, Uruguay; UK, 2010A USEFUL LIFE (LA VIDA UTIL) (67 mins): A timely yet magical film for everyone who is working in or passionate about cinematheques. Jorge (played by Uruguayan film critic Jorge Jellinek) has been... |
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Ace in the Hole & Wakefield Express Billy Wilder, Lindsay Anderson, USA, 1951ACE IN THE HOLE (111 mins): Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in an old Indian... |
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The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1957Endlessly imitated and parodied, Bergmans landmark THE SEVENTH SEAL retains its ability to spellbind the audience. Von Sydow stars as a 14th-century knight, Antonius Block, wearily heading home... |
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Afternoon of a Torturer Romania, 2001"This was the first time I tried to make a film with the ambition of triggering a moral electroshock. (...) THE AFTERNOON OF A TORTURER is a film about the total incapacity of Romanians to confess... |
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The Silence Baran bo Odar, Germany, 2010A Bicycle found in a wheat field. A Missing Girl. Is history repeating itself? 23 years ago, a young girl named Pia was raped and murdered in this exact spot. Has the same thing happened now to... |
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White, White World (Beli, Beli Svet) Oleg Novkovic, Serbia & Montenegro, 2010<strong>"Extraordinary artistic achievement..." Le Monde </strong> Rightly awarded the New Vision Award at Crossing Europe 2011, WHITE WHITE WORLD is a tour-de-force of vision and innovation.... |
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EM Media Digital Shorts 1 Various, United Kingdom, 2011A selection of shorts by filmmakers from the East of England capturing the drama of life, love and the relationships that can make and break us. The films were made with the support of the UK Film... |
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Funny Games Michael Haneke, Austria, 1997One of the most shocking and unsettling films of the 1990s from director Michael Haneke (THE PIANO TEACHER, HIDDEN (CACHÉ)), FUNNY GAMES is an immensely powerful and brilliantly handled... |
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The Forest Prince and The Pig Man & The Stranger USA; Australia, 2011THE FOREST PRINCE AND THE PIG MAN (71 mins): Interweaving a coast-to-coast hitchhiking trip with the underground history of bumming rides, documentary maker Craig Constantine thumbs a lift and... |
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Street Kids United Tim Pritchard, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with director Tim Pritchard, the coach of the South-African team Biza Maldano and John Wroe from Momentum Arts</strong> Following the South African team, the Umthombo Young... |
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Stuff and Dough Cristi Puiu, Romania, 2001STUFF AND DOUGH follows a young man who is given a suspiciously large amount of money and only four hours to deliver a bag of medical goods. Directed by Cristi Puiu (who went on to make the... |
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The Bengali Detective United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with director Phil Cox</strong> CFF are delighted to host the UK premiere of the Sundance and Berlin hit doc THE BENGALI DETECTIVE. This entertaining and moving film... |
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Guilty of Romance Shion Sono, Japan, 2011Last in cult director Sono Sion’s Hate Trilogy (LOVE EXPOSURE and COLD FISH) GUILTY OF ROMANCE is nothing short of his previous provocative, sexually-charged signature films. Bending genres such... |
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Cartography of Loneliness & Charcoal Burners Piotr Zlotorowicz, Spain; Poland, 2011<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker Nocem Collado</strong> CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS (68 mins): Observing widows from India, Nepal and Afghanistan - countries with the highest population of... |
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The Tartan Terror: Hamish McAlpine in conversation United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Hamish McAlpine in conversation with Peter Bradshaw</strong> Few independent film distribution companies make a name for themselves - one that is remembered and recognised - but before... |
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Forks Over Knives Lee Fulkerson, United States, 2011Tracing the research of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional biochemist, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former surgeon, director Lee Fulkerson argues that heart disease, diabetes and even some forms... |
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Cane Toads: The Conquest 3D Mark Lewis, Australia, 2010In 1988, Mark Lewis brought us CANE TOADS: THE CONQUEST, highlighting the disastrous impact of a rather unpleasant amphibian on the fragile Australian ecosystem. Imported from Hawaii as a... |
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El Bulli Gereon Wetzel, Germany, 2011Kitchen king Ferran Adrià is serious about eating. He doesn't just sample and sip, he scoffs like Homer Simpson, and you can see for yourself in Gereon Wetzel's documentary EL BULLI: COOKING IN... |
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Henry Morris plus Faces of Harlow Peter Harmer, United Kingdom, 2011Young filmmakers from Sawston have recruited Peter Harmer of Stories - Projects in Film to help them commemorate the 80th anniversary of the opening of their school. The Village College was created... |
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Dimensions: A Line, A Loop, A Tangle of Thread United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Ant Neely and Sloane after the screening on Saturday 23 Sep 5pm.</strong> <strong>Thu 22 10.30pm Q + A session with filmmaker Ant Neely</strong> <strong>Wed 21... |
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The Show Must Go On Nevio Marasovic, Croatia, 2010During a Big Brother style reality show set in the near future, a war starts and escalates towards nuclear confrontation, but the producer will do anything to hide it from the contestants. As the... |
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Bullhead (Rundskop) Michael R. Roskam, Belgium, 2011BULLHEAD, a thriller about gangsters and farmers, is set against the backdrop of the Belgium cattle hormone mafia. Young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille is approached by an unscrupulous... |
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Friday 23 September
Diva Dolorosa & Cenere Italy, 2011A rare opportunity to see the only film starring legendary Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse, "Cenere" (Ashes) is based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning Sardinian author Grazia Deledda. The... |
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Zagreb School of Animation Various, Croatia, 2011A series of award-winning shorts from the Zagreb School of Animation, spanning the Golden Years from the 1950s through to the 1970s, presented by animator Elizabeth Hobbs. Alone (Samac) Mimica... |
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The Lulu Sessions S. Casper Wong, United States, 2011<strong> Q + A session with director Casper Wong after Wednesday 21 Sep screening at Queens Theatre, Emmanuel College</strong> WINNER Emerging Director Award (Asian American International Film... |
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Writer in Residence UK, 2011<strong>Screenings and Workshops:</strong> OPEN SHUTTERS IRAQ screening on <strong>Friday 23 September, 12.00 – 3.00pm, </strong> Buckingham House, Murray Edwards College In Dec 2006, a... |
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Late September Jon Sanders, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker Jon Sanders, lead actors Anna Mottram and Bob Goody and cinematographer Jeff Baynes on Sunday 18 September at 6pm</strong> LATE SEPTEMBER takes place over a... |
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EM Media Digital Shorts 2 Various, United Kingdom, 2011A selection of shorts about dreams, danger and discovery by filmmakers from the East Midlands. The films were made with the support of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund and received National... |
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Street Kids United Tim Pritchard, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with director Tim Pritchard, the coach of the South-African team Biza Maldano and John Wroe from Momentum Arts</strong> Following the South African team, the Umthombo Young... |
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The Paper Will Be Blue Radu Muntean, Romania, 2000Set during the confusing night of 22 December 1989, when Ceausescu was about to fall after decades of harsh dictatorship. The original inspiration for the film was a tragic incident that received... |
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Local Tastes: Cambridge Shorts UK, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Ed Wiles, Ryd Cook, Tom Goudsmit, Emily Cooper and Douglas Davies</strong> HEAVEN'S SECRET Inspired by the murder of Hertfordshire traveller, Mark Lindgren,... |
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The Yellow Sea Hong-jin Na, Korea (South), 2010Set pulses to pound in this bruising South Korean crime thriller compared by the Hollywood Reporter to A TOUCH OF EVIL. Full of some of the scrappiest on-screen fights since OLDBOY, Na Hong-jin?s... |
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Jo for Jonathan Maxìme Giroux, Canada, 2010JO FOR JONATHAN captures the adolescent life of its main protagonist with great delicacy and control. A water bottle left on top of a car dances to the rhythm of the car's (unheard) sound system -... |
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Ace in the Hole & Wakefield Express Billy Wilder, Lindsay Anderson, USA, 1951ACE IN THE HOLE (111 mins): Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in an old Indian... |
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Henry Morris plus Faces of Harlow Peter Harmer, United Kingdom, 2011Young filmmakers from Sawston have recruited Peter Harmer of Stories - Projects in Film to help them commemorate the 80th anniversary of the opening of their school. The Village College was created... |
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Short Fusion: Love, Lost and Found UK; Germany; Cape Verde/Germany, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith</strong> The Man With the Stolen Heart A surreal tale about a Man who wakes up one day only to discover his heart has run away. Almost... |
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Tomorrow At Dawn (Demain dès L'aube) Denis Dercourt, France, 2009<strong>Q&A session with filmmaker Denis Dercourt after Friday 23 Sep screening at 5:45pm</strong> Denis Dercourt presents his follow-up to the UK arthouse THE PAGE TURNER, again drawing his... |
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The Nine Muses United Kingdom, 2010<strong>Q + A session with filmmaker John Akomfrah</strong> Divided into nine musical chapters and mixing a vast array of archival material, THE NINE MUSES reforges The Odyssey as a reflection... |
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Albatross Niall MacCormick, United Kingdom, 2011Vivacious 17-year-old Emilia (Findlay) works at The Cliff House, run by a squabbling couple Jonathan (Sebastian Koch, from THE LIVES OF OTHERS), his wife Joa (Julia Ormond) and their children.... |
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Tridentfest 2011 Various, United Kingdom, 2011Project Trident returns to the Cambridge Film Festival for the third consecutive year, with a very special selection of the dark, the weird and the downright riduculous - films so new, so... |
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Midnight in Paris Spain, USA, 2011In this romantic fantasy adventure Woody Allen indulges his passion for France's capital amid an exploration of the fallacy of nostalgia. When wealthy Hollywood scriptwriter Gil (Wilson) and... |
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Gerhard Richter - Painting Corinna Belz, Germany, 2011Gerhard Richter, one of the most internationally significant artists of our times, granted filmmaker Corinna Belz access to his studio in the spring and summer of 2009 where he was working on a... |
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The Help United States, 2011Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives and their 1960s Mississippi town upside down when she decides to... |
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Occident Cristian Mungiu, Romania, 2002A rare chance to see the debut feature by Cristian Mungiu (who made the groundbreaking 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS starring Anamaria Marinca), which premiered in Cannes in 2002. This tragicomedy is... |
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Red White & Blue Simon Rumley, United States, 2011<strong>Q&A session with Simon Rumley and Bob Portal after Friday 23 Sep screening at 10:30pm</strong> This stunning, complex and original psychological drama opens with a mostly dialogue-free... |
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The Gerber Syndrome Maxì Dejoie, Italy, 2011Italian newcomer Maxì Dejoie infects our fears of global pandemic to critical levels in THE GERBER SYNDROME. When a new virus strikes a TV crew reports events from ground zero in the Italian... |
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Short Fusion: Mad World UK; Ireland/Germany; Poland/UK; Luxembourg; Germany, 2011<strong>Fri 23 Sep 11pm Q + A session with Martin Bargiel</strong> <strong>Sun 25 Sep 1pm Q + A session with Martin Bargiel, producer Sophie Vickers, filmmaker Prasanna Puwanarajah</strong> A... |
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Saturday 24 September
Octonauts - Explore! Rescue! Protect! Darragh O' Connell, United Kingdom, 2010The Octonauts are a team of undersea adventurers who are always ready to dive into action! Their mission: to explore new underwater worlds, rescue amazing sea creatures and protect the ocean. Based... |
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New Croatian Animation 2010-11 Various, Croatia, 2011The latest crop from Croatia, including titles featured at Cannes and the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. <strong>10 min presentation by Elizabeth Hobbs before the screening of... |
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The Gruffalo Max Lang, United Kingdom, 2009Recently voted the nations favourite bedtime story, the magical tale of a plucky mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut is brought to enchanting life in an all-star adaptation... |
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Sprites 10 United Kingdom, 2011This dazzling selection of family-friendly shorts has been hand picked for the new digital generation by ondotzero - an international contemporary digital arts and design organisation. Let the... |
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Kosmos Bulgaria, 2010Set in a small, snowbound village, this is the story of a man with extraordinary powers, who arrives unannounced just in time to restore a young boy to life after drowning. Welcomed as a... |
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Age of Champions plus Water Lilies in Bloom United States, 2000Age of Champions follows senior athletes - a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter, pair of swimming brothers, and team of basketball grandmothers - all chasing gold medals at the... |
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My Long Distance Friend Carina Molier, Netherlands, 2011Since the age of 9, when she ran away from her home country of Zimbabwe, Og has lead a nomadic existence. Moving between countries and people, in an incredible tale that sees her falling pregnant... |
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FC Chechnya & Fungus (Svamp) Fahad Mustafa, Austria; Sweden, 2011FC CHECHNYA (70 mins): FC Chechnya is a football club run solely by Chechen refugees and asylum seekers in Carinthia. Acting as a social support base and a means for psychological release during... |
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Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick, United States, 1957SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS was Mackendricks American debut, a rat trap of a film in which a vicious NY gossip hustler (Curtis) grovels for his Mr Big (Lancaster), a monster newspaper columnist who is... |
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An American in Paris (RE) Vincente Minnelli, United States, 2011Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerrys art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already... |
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Niki and Flo Lucian Pintilie, Romania, 2003'NIKI AND FLO is a very dear film of mine. Maybe because it's my last film, in every way, or maybe, who knows, my first film in a different kind of accounting?' Angela and her husband have decided... |
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Tomorrow At Dawn (Demain dès L'aube) Denis Dercourt, France, 2009<strong>Q&A session with filmmaker Denis Dercourt after Friday 23 Sep screening at 5:45pm</strong> Denis Dercourt presents his follow-up to the UK arthouse THE PAGE TURNER, again drawing his... |
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The Bengali Detective United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with director Phil Cox</strong> CFF are delighted to host the UK premiere of the Sundance and Berlin hit doc THE BENGALI DETECTIVE. This entertaining and moving film... |
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Dimensions: A Line, A Loop, A Tangle of Thread United Kingdom, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Ant Neely and Sloane after the screening on Saturday 23 Sep 5pm.</strong> <strong>Thu 22 10.30pm Q + A session with filmmaker Ant Neely</strong> <strong>Wed 21... |
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Troubadours Morgan Neville, United States, 2011In the midst of the international social upheavals of the 1960s, a new style of songwriter was emerging. Defined by a tendency for brutal self-analysis and raw, open emotion, these songwriters... |
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Red White & Blue Simon Rumley, United States, 2011<strong>Q&A session with Simon Rumley and Bob Portal after Friday 23 Sep screening at 10:30pm</strong> This stunning, complex and original psychological drama opens with a mostly dialogue-free... |
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Romanian New Wave Shorts Various, Romania, 2011Strung Love May 1984. Viorel - a nerd from the smithing class of a communist industrial high-school - enters a rivet-production contest hoping to win the attention and affection of Ileana - a... |
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Tyrannosaur Paddy Considine, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>The Saturday screening is followed by a Q&A session with Paddy Considine</strong> Actor Paddy Considine impressed audiences at Sundance with this feature-length directorial debut,... |
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Taste the Waste Valetin Thurn, Germany, 2011In a world constantly battling against famine, TASTE THE WASTE presents an uncomfortable truth: 50 percent of all food is thrown away: every second salad, every second potato and every fifth loaf... |
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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye Marie Losier, US/France, 2011Genesis Breyer P-Orridge has been a key figure of the underground music scene for over 30 years. A cult artist in pre-punk and post-punk groups Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, he is considered to... |
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Sleeping Beauty Australia, 2011You will go to sleep: you will wake up. It will be as if those hours never existed. Death-haunted, quietly reckless Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty. In the... |
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Silent Running Douglas Trumbull, United States, 1972Bruce Dern stars as the caretaker of a greenhouse located on a space station. The Earth has been stripped clean of foliage, and the greenhouse contains the last remaining greenery from the planet.... |
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Guilty of Romance Shion Sono, Japan, 2011Last in cult director Sono Sion’s Hate Trilogy (LOVE EXPOSURE and COLD FISH) GUILTY OF ROMANCE is nothing short of his previous provocative, sexually-charged signature films. Bending genres such... |
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Sunday 25 September
Silent Running Douglas Trumbull, United States, 1972Bruce Dern stars as the caretaker of a greenhouse located on a space station. The Earth has been stripped clean of foliage, and the greenhouse contains the last remaining greenery from the planet.... |
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The Oak (Balanta) Lucian Pintilie, Romania, 1992THE OAK was made after a 20 year ban, in which Pintilie was not allowed to make films. In 1989, having just lost her father, Nela decides to go and teach in a small provincial town. There she meets... |
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To Infinity and Beyond! Various, United Kingdom, 2011Join Mr Benn, The Clangers, Ivor The Engine, and Bagpuss as they head up, up and away for exciting adventures in outer space. Mr Benn steps into the Fancy Dress Shop?s changing room and emerges as... |
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Sound It Out & Analogue Kingdom United Kingdom, 2011SOUND IT OUT (74 mins): A cultural heaven in one of the most deprived areas in the country, Sound It Out Records is run by the drily philosophical Tom Butchart, whose wealth of knowledge helps... |
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Intimate Grammar Israel, 2010In Israel in the early 1960s, a new generation is growing up: the militant Israeli, the generation that will not go through another Holocaust. But Hindas son, Aharon, a sensitive eleven year old... |
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Taste the Waste Valetin Thurn, Germany, 2011In a world constantly battling against famine, TASTE THE WASTE presents an uncomfortable truth: 50 percent of all food is thrown away: every second salad, every second potato and every fifth loaf... |
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Short Fusion: Mad World UK; Ireland/Germany; Poland/UK; Luxembourg; Germany, 2011<strong>Fri 23 Sep 11pm Q + A session with Martin Bargiel</strong> <strong>Sun 25 Sep 1pm Q + A session with Martin Bargiel, producer Sophie Vickers, filmmaker Prasanna Puwanarajah</strong> A... |
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An American in Paris (RE) Vincente Minnelli, United States, 2011Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerrys art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already... |
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Age of Champions plus Water Lilies in Bloom United States, 2000Age of Champions follows senior athletes - a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter, pair of swimming brothers, and team of basketball grandmothers - all chasing gold medals at the... |
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The Help United States, 2011Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives and their 1960s Mississippi town upside down when she decides to... |
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Sleeping Beauty Australia, 2011You will go to sleep: you will wake up. It will be as if those hours never existed. Death-haunted, quietly reckless Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty. In the... |
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Troubadours Morgan Neville, United States, 2011In the midst of the international social upheavals of the 1960s, a new style of songwriter was emerging. Defined by a tendency for brutal self-analysis and raw, open emotion, these songwriters... |
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Midnight in Paris Spain, USA, 2011In this romantic fantasy adventure Woody Allen indulges his passion for France's capital amid an exploration of the fallacy of nostalgia. When wealthy Hollywood scriptwriter Gil (Wilson) and... |
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Gerhard Richter - Painting Corinna Belz, Germany, 2011Gerhard Richter, one of the most internationally significant artists of our times, granted filmmaker Corinna Belz access to his studio in the spring and summer of 2009 where he was working on a... |
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold United States, 2011 |
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Short Fusion: Wounds and Scars Israel; Mexico; Canada; Korea; Germany; UK, 2011<strong>Q + A session with Piers Thompson</strong> Written in Pencil An everyday train voyage slowly turns into a nightmare. The Well In the middle of the remote and rugged desert of... |
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Surprise Film 2011 USA, 2011Every year we present a surprise movie - a film which has absolutely no advance warning of the title, director, stars or genre - just a screening time and a venue. Every year, it sells out.... |
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Tyrannosaur Paddy Considine, United Kingdom, 2010<strong>The Saturday screening is followed by a Q&A session with Paddy Considine</strong> Actor Paddy Considine impressed audiences at Sundance with this feature-length directorial debut,... |
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Surprise Film 2 - Extra Surprise! Not Telling, 2011The annual CFF Surprise Film is sold out SO the Festival Director Tony Jones has just announced an ADDITIONAL Surprise Film! So get your ticket and sit back to be surprised by SURPRISE FILM 2...... |
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Kosmos Bulgaria, 2010Set in a small, snowbound village, this is the story of a man with extraordinary powers, who arrives unannounced just in time to restore a young boy to life after drowning. Welcomed as a... |
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The Look France, 2011Perhaps more than any other woman, Charlotte Rampling epitomizes sexual liberation, from the swinging sixties when she was a young woman in fashionable Chelsea, to the attractive mature woman she... |
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