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(Park ('han-xxook. South Korca. 2005) [cc Young-ac. ('hoI Min-xik. ('Io Su-hcc
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Last Year in Marienbad Il'I 0000 (Alain Rc‘xnaix. lirancc/llal). I‘lhl l l)clphmc Scyrig. (iiorglo Albcrlalli. Sacha l’ilocl’l‘. 93min. lix'ocalixc and cnigmalic lalc M a man who mcclx a woman in a rambling hoch. and bclicxcx hc had an affair \x'ilh hcr lhc prcvioux )car. l’axl blcndx \\ ilh prcxcnl lo lhc poinl u hcrc lhc)‘ arc Indiinnguixhablc. and _\ou can only rcally cnjo) il il' )ou don‘l \mrr}‘ loo much
u hclhcr lhcy did or didn'l. Nol onc l‘or anyonc on a blind dalc. lz'I/I'rI/iII/juh IVI'Im (lIII/II. Edinburgh.
The Legend of Zorro mm 00 (Marlin (‘ampbclL ('8. 2005) Antonio Handcrax. ('alhcrinc [cla-JoIICx. (liox'anna Zacariax. Raul Mcndcz. l3llmin. llorribl} rcaclionar}. \cnophobic .xcqucl lo l‘)‘)7'x cnjo}ablc xxx'axhbucklc.r 'I'Iu' Musk Ii/‘Zurm. which rcx-olxcx around ()ld ('alil'ornia joining lhc l'nion and ilx Spanixh cili/cnx ctclaiming lhal bccoming Amcrican Ix lhc bcxl lhing lhal could happcn lo lhcm. Rollcn. laborime and dccpl)‘ liraudulcnl. ()III'IIII. Ifdin/nug/r.
I FI/m/Iouso, Edinburgh (from Sun 72 Feb).
48 THE LIST 3—16 Feb 2000
r . . . . v“? o“. . Very welcome rare screening of Humberto Solas’ 1968 debut following the lives of three Cuban women over three different historical periods, noticeably the Cuban war of independence (with Spain), the 19303 and the 19603. The film is showing as part of an excellent season of Cuban cinema. both old and new.
Little Polar Bear: The Mysterious Island I l' l .. ll’lcl [)6 Rxc‘kcr. (icrman). 3005i Mlmm Scc rcx chx. pagc 4“ (il'm'm/ H'lulw'.
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Match PointI 13m .0 (\VIqu) Allcn. l'lx'. 2(Kl5i Scarlcll JohaIIxxon. Jonalhan Rh)x-.\lc) crx. limIl} .\lorlIIIIcr. 124mm. B} x\\;lpplllg Manhallan lor London and coincd} l'or drama. AlchI lIax crcalcd a lilm lhal Ix lurgid and Prt'lt‘lllllllh. ‘l‘cnnix-pro ('hrIx (Rh) x-Mc) crxl Ix lorn bclxx ccn IIIarriagc lo IIullIonaIrc'x daughlcr. ('hloc I.‘xlorlIIncrl and a paxonIIalc al’laIr
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Memoirs of a Geisha I IJAI 00. (Rob Marxhall. l'S. 2005) Kcn Walanabc. Michcllc Yc'oh. [hang 7.1}1. (long l.I. IJSIIIiII. Scrccn adaplalion of Arthur (loldcn‘x llUVL‘l \xhich lcllx lhc xlor)‘ oi a Japam'xc child lorn lrom hcr l'amil) lo work all a gcixha houxc. bloxxoming inlo lhc lcgcndar} gcixha Sayuri l7.l}‘ll. Marxhall placcx lhc cmphaxix on tho acxlhclic ralhcr than dramalic conchIl. ncx cr gix mg ux cnough bclicxablc molixalion ax a rcxull, (iI'IlI'I'u/ I'I'II'IMI'.
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