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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Surprise Film not yet known, 2010The Surprise Film. It's a surprise... |
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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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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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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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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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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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The Battle of the Rails (La Bataille du Rail) Rene Clement, France, 1946 |
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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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