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Kes (Hit 0... (Ken l.oaeh. l'K. I‘lblit l)a\ id Bradley. l.ynne l’errie. (‘olin \Velland. Brian (iloyer. ltl‘lmin, In the t‘ttn-doyyn mduxtrial north. a young boy learnx xome liarin lexxonx abotit lite from the late or liix pet bird. ('laxxie pieee ol' Brittxh realixttt uliteh xho\\ ed that l.oaeh'x te|e\ ixion \yot'k eould tranxl'er to the big xereen. A \ery humane xenxe ot' hutnour leayenx a tale of xotne dexolation. (Irmrr'nm; (I'IUVL’UHL Kingdom of Heaven I IS) 000

tRidley Seott. l‘S/Spain/l'K. 2005i Orlando Bloom. \liehael Sheen. l.iam Neexon. Key in .\leKidd. liya (ireen. (iliaxxan .\laxxoud. l35min. Vixually lay ixh aetton xpeetaeular xet during the 13th eentury ('ruxadex in the llon l.and. 'l‘he aetion takex plaee in and around theein ol Jeruxalem. \\ here. ax the xtory openx in the year I 186. Kitig Baldwin and hix liuropean kniglitx ttiaintain an uneaxy truee \\ ith the neighbouring Arab army lead by the Saraeen general Saladin t.\laxxottdi. l’eaeelul eo e\ixtenee betyyeen (’hrixtianx and \ltixlnnx in the xo-ealled ‘Kingdom ol‘ lleay en'. hoyy e\ er. ixn't to the liking ot‘ the e\tremixt Knightx 'l‘emplar. \yhieh plot to begin a religioux \yar. lintertaining. il' unxurprixingly trite. take on the eruxadex l-t'ollt Seott, .Vr‘lr'i lr‘t/ I'r’lt'tlu‘.

‘35 Kings and Queen (Rois et Reine) t l5) 0... iArnand l)expleehin. l‘ranee. 2004i limmanuelle l)e\ox, .\lathieu Amalrie. (‘atherine l)eneu\ e. l53min. See reyieyy arid inter\ IL‘“, page 4‘). (i/meuu' l-i/m lilmilrt'. (i/mutm.’ film/mun: Iz'i/tIi/tiu‘e/I.

Lantana t ISI 0... «Ray l.a\\ renee.

.-\uxtralia/(iermany. 2003) Anthony l.al’aglia.

(ieott'rey Rtixh. Barbara llerxhey. Illmin. 'l‘hix xmall emematie gem eyplorex the great themex ot' loy e and lonelinexx in a wry quret and eonxidered manner. l-‘our marriagex Ill total are brought into play. eaeli oI' them \yrought \yith gtiilt. pain and lonelinexx. Beeauxe the tilm openx \\llll a eloxe tip or a dead \yoman'x body eoneealed m a denxe thieket. \\ e knoyy that in the eottrxe ol the aetion. one ot the marriagex \\lll reaeh the ultimate end. l’art murder my xtery. part

pxyehologieal drama. part |o\ e xtory. [until/iii keepx you on your toex \yhile alxo making you think about the yyayx m \yhieh

\\ e deal tor rather don‘t) \\ ith emotional pain. (rt/mm‘t’llt/IUIJ. (i/(Ist'uu'.

Laura’s Star tl'i O. tl’iet l)e Ryeker/l‘hilo Rothkireh. (iermany/Bulgaria. 200-0 80min. Siekly xyy eel arntnation about a xeyen-yea-old girl \yho lindx a lueky xtar “hieh xhe muxt return to the xky belore it diex. ('(‘I I'fr/iIi/iiu‘eli. [film/Hugh.

The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse t tSi COO «Sit-ye Bendelaek. ['K. 2005i Reeee billeal'xltlllll. .\lark (iatixx. Ste\ e l’emlwrton. ‘llmm. rm their debut t'eature. the league hay e married endlexx alluxionx to horror Iilm \\ ith a plot ol‘ tnultiple realitiex. lt'x arnbitionx. leanly xeripted and e\pertly balanced betyy een three different \yorldx. l'nl‘ortunately. it'x iuxt not ax eonxixtently lunny ax the group'x bext “ork. (iv/rem] I'r'lt‘tlu’.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (15) O... t\\'ex Anderxon. IS. 2005! Bill Murray. Ameliea lluxton. ()n en \Vilxori. (‘ate Blanehett. l ltS’min. Anderxon'x I'ourth tilm ix part hiin xeax adyenture. part tilni induxtry xatire. part e\ixtential meditation on the meaning ot‘ relationxhipx. lt ix eonxixtently eleyer and hilarioux. xhit'ting trom the light-hearted to the xurreal. to xeenex oli real depth \\ tlll tlte kind ol eaxe

\\ e’\ e eome to e\peet t'rom the Juan direetor. Bill Murray headx an eeeentrte. otten brilliant eaxt. ax ageing oeeanographei and tilmmaker Stey e /.ixxou. No one likex hix tiltnx any more and hix lite ix t'alling apart around him. So he ralliex a ere“ around him that ineludex hix extranged \yit'e illuxtoni. a iottrnalixt tBlanehett I. and a man who may or may not be hix xon t\\'ilxont and takex one laxt tated rey enge e\pedition in xeareh tor the mythieal Jaguar Shark. (’(‘l lat/m/rm'uli. lit/iii/nu‘e/i.

Lilly’s Story 1 ISI tRo\ irox .\lanthoulix. (ll'L‘L‘L‘L /llungary/Slo\ enia/l‘ranee. 3002) ()ha l.a/aridou. Juliette Andrea. Yorf—‘o \1‘}a:_'ix. l30min. Baxed on real eyentx and eharaeterx.

l.1//\ '\ Stun loettxex on the Me of a (it'eek rexixtanee aetiy ixt during the era ot‘ the junta. lt'x narrated by a tilnnnaker tl’ut/ului \yho xeekx to eapture the opprexxiy e rule (it the (ireek goy ernment. and the depietion ol~ eyentx in the tilm'x pre produetion period eombinex the politieal “ith the highly perxonal. ax during hix rexeareb he embarkx upon an attair \\ ith a _|otii‘tialixt t.-\ndreai. l’art ol Green on Screen. I'it/IIt/mttu'. lat/iii/itu'e/i.

The Lost Boys l IS» .0. (Joel Sehumaeher. l'S. l‘ih’7) Jaxon l’atrtek. (‘orey llaim. Barnard llughex. 97min. Anaemie eomie horror ax a Santa .\loniea teen t'allx into bad eompany in the xhape ot' a mad. bad and dangeroux-to knou gang of \ampirex. ('onxtant MTV \ ixualx make thix an altogether t‘exixlible at‘l‘air. (i/rtwmi‘ I’ll/Ht III/It'tI/H'. (i/tlyg'mi.

The Mad Minutes l IS) tl.ee .\Iario. South Korea. 300-4) 32min. Doeumenlary about the Vietnamexe ei\ ilianx \\lto \y ere abiixed by Korean xoldierx during the Vietnam War. l’art ol' Korean Film l-‘extiyal Tour 3005. I‘llmliouu'. I'Ii/iit/nu'e/i. Maria Full of Grace 1 l5) 0... .‘ylarxton. ('olunibia/l'S. 3004i ('atalino Sandino Moreno. Yenny l’aola Verga. 100mm. .\laria Alyare/ t.\lorenai ix a eoeky l"-year»old from a rural (‘olumbian baekyyater \yho \yrextlex \\ ith a predietable lite ol’ loyy \\ age laetory \york. tamin rexponxibilitiex and an underwhelming

boy I't'iend. \Vhen xhe ttL‘eldetllall} beeomex pregnant. xhe lallx in the eye xight ol' loeal Bogota biker boy Juan tlorol \yho lurex her into hix den \\ ith proitnxex ot’ high earningx and international tra\el. lmprexxiye l.oaehian drama trom tirxt timer .\larxton. (ii-minim: (i/uwim .‘ (tuner). lit/Hi/mreli.

Meet the Packers l IJAI 000 day Roaeh. [‘5. 3004) Ben Stiller. Robert De \iro. l)uxtm llol'l‘man. Barbra Streixand. Blythe Danner. 'leri l’olo. I l5min. Stiller t'ept'txex lttx role ax (iay lord lillk'kL'l‘. male nurxe in liver Illt' l’urt-nli 3. llllS time it'x he yyho ix taking hix tianeee l’am (Polo) and her

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