1. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (05): DOC. Six musicians who are refugees's from Sierra Leone's civil war use music to express their feelings and to help other refugee's survive.
2. Love Songs (07): French. Unusual musical /film about a hip young couple involved in a three way romance. I dislike musicals overall but I enjoyed this. The plot wasn't of that much interest to me but somehow I enjoyed this in spite of myself!
3. Open Hearts (02): Danish director Susan Bier's disturbing film about a happily engaged couple who's lives change when the man becomes paralyzed in an accident. Stars Mads Mikkelson and Nikolaj Lie Kass. I always enjoy watching both of these talented actors. Biers is a powerhouse as usual.
4. Manda Bala (07): DOC. Brilliant, shocking look at modern Brazilian corruption. Very very odd. A frog farm and farmer, a plastic surgeon who specializes in rebuilding the cut off ears of kidnap victims, the kidnappers and the kidnapped.....photographed and interviewed in a way that left my mind spinning.Tough stuff, our world...BMM, LLI, BTIE, WWW.
5. Sweeney Todd (07): The Johnny Depp version, LEM!
6. La Sorpresa (07): Set in Mexico, a deadly love triangle. OKBNG.
7. The Castle (1997): Austrian film based on Franz Kafka's absurdist novel. If you love Kafka this will probably be fun. Starring Ulrich Muhe from 'The Lives of Others'.
8. The Wedding Party (05): Satirical take on a wedding day disaster. Interesting but ultimately unsatisfying as I had a hard time suspending my disbelief.
9. Angels in the Dust (07): DOC. Truly inspiring story of a South African middle class family who devote their lives to creating and maintaining an orphanage for around 500 children who's parents have died of Aids. I admire these people tremendously. Reminds me that there are good people in the world. WWW, DNA .
10. Desert Bayou (07): DOC. After Katrina 600 African Americans from New Orleans were flown to a military installation in Utah. This is their story.
11. I Like Killing Flies (04): DOC. Tells the story of the Shopsin family who have run a unique (to put it mildly) and highly successful Greenwich Village restaurant for over 30 years. They live and breath this business. Fascinating. FAH, LEM.
12. On a Clear Day(05): British. A fifty five year old working class man becomes 'redundant' and finds an outlet for his anger and depression by preparing to swim the English Channel. I expected it to be sappy and sentimental but was pleasantly surprised. (well, it is actually a bit sappy and sentimental but what the heck......) A lovely film. WWW.
13. A Double Tour (1961): French. A Claude Chabrol murder mystery. Not bad, liked the acting and the setting.
14. Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1977): German filmaker Fassbinder's critical take on the lives of the bourgeois. Based on actual events, Herr R. does indeed run amok. I liked it.
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