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Back to Normandy | More… |
| Retour en Normandie, Nicolas Philibert, France 2007, DV | ||
| Philibert revisits Normandy and the non-actors he persuaded to take part in a 1975 film about a long-ago crime. “From this simple conceit, Philibert develops an extraordinary wealth of interrelated themes, including memory, history, crime, madness, family ties and rural life, in a film that’s wonderfully warm, wise, funny and philosophical.” – Northwest Film Forum | ||
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Because We Were Born | More… |
| Puisque nous sommes nés, Jean-Pierre Duret & Andréa Santana, France/Brazil 2008, DV | ||
| Finely crafted documentary following two world-weary teenage boys who dream of escaping the inexorable poverty of Brazil’s arid northeast. “The directors struck gold with their subjects, a couple of kids so self-aware… that at times audiences might even forget they’re watching the real McCoy.” – Variety | ||
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Her Name Is Sabine | More… |
| Elle s’appelle Sabine, Sandrine Bonnaire, France 2007, DV | ||
| Bonnaire’s sister Sabine was diagnosed with autism only when she became an adult. “An emotional questioning of psychiatric diagnosis, the agonising decisions involved in adult long-term care and the lack of specialised institutions and support. The film is an urgent plea to acknowledge, value, support and involve differently-abled individuals in society.” – Hot Docs | ||
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| Documentaries |
A selection of recent documentaries,
three from France, including the latest film from Nicolas Philibert
(To Be and To Have) and the first film from actress Sandrine
Bonnaire; plus two films that merge and confuse fact with fiction. |
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My Winnipeg | More… |
| Guy Maddin, Canada 2007, 35mm (M nudity) | ||
| Guy Maddin’s documentary portrait of his native city is intensely idiosyncratic and hilariously unreliable. “Dazzlingly imaginative, flagrantly absurd and yet clearly very heartfelt.” – Sight and Sound | ||
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The Five Obstructions | More… |
| De fem benspænd, Jørgen Leth & Lars von Trier, Denmark 2003, 35mm (PG low level offensive language) | ||
| “Ever the provocateur, Lars von Trier challenges his mentor Jørgen Leth to remake his classic short film The Perfect Human five times under increasingly bizarre conditions. “A spellbinding mind-teaser, the ultimate game for movie buffs.” – Rolling Stone | ||