Thursday 4 February, 7:30 pm
As It Is in Heaven (Så
som i himmelen)
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Kay Pollak, Sweden 2004, DV (M violence, offensive language)
“Internationally famous conductor Daniel Dareus goes from being
a big fish in a big pond to being a big fish in a small pond when he
returns to his childhood village in search of peace and rest. But he
stirs up painful memories and jealousies, when he takes on the role
of choir master in the tiny community.
Thursday 4 March, 7:30 pm
I Served the King of England
(Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále)
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Jiri Menzel, Czech Republic 2007, DV (M nudity, sex scenes)
Based on the best-selling book by Bohumil Hrabal and pleasing crowds
wherever it goes, this hugely entertaining saga from veteran Czech director
Jirí Menzel follows a diminutive train-station sausage seller
over the course of four decades on his journey to bus boy and millionaire
hotelier, before ending up as a disgraced Nazi collaborator
Thursday 1 April, 7:30 pm
Nine Queens (Nueve reinas)
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Fabian Bielinsky, Argentina 2001, DV (M offensive language)
An experienced grifter takes a younger confrere under his wing for the
theft of a block of stamps called the ‘Nine Queens’ in Fabian
Bielinsky’s caper-within-a-caper film, which runs as smoothly
as a well-rehearsed con.
Thursday 6 May, 7:30 pm
Sun Alley (Sonnenallee)
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Leander Haussmann, Germany 1999, DV (M sexual references)
“A lively, beautifully played coming-of-ager that takes a comic
look at an era usually portrayed through bleak dramas or espionage thrillers.”
– Variety
Thursday 3 June, 7:30 pm
The Mistress of Spices
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Paul Mayeda Berges, USA 2005, DV (M medium level
violence)
A brave attempt at that most unforgiving of contemporary genres, magical
realism. Starring Aishwarya Rai as an exquisite young Indian woman,
who oversteps the boundaries of her powers as a spice dispenser in San
Francisco's Bay area.
Thursday 1 July, 7:30 pm
Apron Strings
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Sima Urale, New Zealand 2008, DV (M violence, offensive language)
In her first feature Samoan-born Aucklander Sima Urale brings an ebullient
light touch to a script by Shuchi Kothari and Dianne Taylor which traces
parallel, richly loaded domestic dramas in two families of cooks: one
Sikh, the other dyed-in-the-wool Anglo.
Thursday 5 August, 7:30 pm
Comrades in Dreams (Leinwandfieber)
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Uli Gaulke, Germany 2006, DV
A documentary valentine to the pleasures of cinema that looks at four
independent theatre owners in very different parts of the world who
dedicate their lives to showing films. This affectionate ode to independent
cinema owners the world over demonstrates the universal and unifying
power of movies. “A delight.” – Variety
Thursday 2 September, 7:30 pm
Life Is a Miracle (Zivot je cudo)
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Emir Kusturica, Serbia-Montenegro/France 2004, 35mm (M sex scenes, offensive
language)
Serbian maestro Emir Kusturica offers his absurdist, boisterous vision
of the outbreak of war in Bosnia in 1992. A brilliantly choreographed
three-ring circus, complete with lovesick donkey and home-invading bear.
Thursday 1 October, 7:20 pm
No Man's Land
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Danis Tanovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina 2001, 35mm (R13 violence, offensive
language)
At the height of the Bosnian war, two soldiers from opposing sides find
themselves stranded in no man’s land in this Oscar-winning black
comedy. “A deeply serious and seriously hilarious fable of the
lunacy of war.” – Wall Street Journal
Thursday 4 November, 7:30 pm
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
(OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions)
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Michel Hazanavicius, France 2006, DV (M offensive language, sexual references)
Fabled French special agent OSS 117 aka Bonisseur de la Bath, introduces
his unique mix of espionage and incompetence in this hilariously straight-faced
spy movie spoof which plays less like an Austin Powers farce than a
lost relic from a sadly deluded time.
Thursday 2 December, 7:30 pm
The Motorcycle Diaries
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Walter Salles, USA 2003 (M offensive language)
Road movie from Walter Salles, director of Central Station. Starring
Gael García Bernal as the young Che Guevara, it’s a love
letter to Latin America – and to the wakening vocations of two
privileged young men embracing, for the first time, the world outside
their comfort zones.
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