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The Angels’ Share
United Kingdom, 2012, 101 min.
From acclaimed director Ken Loach comes a spirited crime caper that follows a gang of misfits who hatch a scheme to steal the world's most expensive whisky. A heart-warming ode to the importance of human friendship and forgiveness – and the “water of life”. Winner: Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Fe... more
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Flying Blind
United Kingdom, 2012, 93 min.
In this smart, slow-burn mystery, lauded stage actor Helen McCrory commands the screen as a confident, 40-ish aerospace engineer working on secret government projects whose passionate affair with a young Muslim student may not be as innocent as first thought.... more
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Ginger & Rosa
United Kingdom, 2012, 89 min.
Growing up in Great Britain in the sixties, best friends Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Alice Englert) are on the cutting edge of the sexual revolution. But the new freedoms come with a heavy price in this salutary tale from writer-director Sally Potter.... more
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Goltzius and the Pelican Company
United Kingdom, 2012, 127 min.
Peter Greenaway’s stunningly visual, sexually provocative 16th-century tale focuses on a Dutch engraver who runs afoul of the authorities when his reenactments of lustful scenes from the Old Testament go beyond the pale in their carnality. F. Murray Abraham co-stars. Warning:sexually explicit scenes... more
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Great Expectations
United Kingdom, 2012, 128 min.
A beautifully appointed, sensitive and superbly acted adaptation of Dickens’ beloved novel about a humble blacksmith’s son raised up by a mysterious benefactor, and his lifelong crush on the lovely Estella. The impeccable cast includes Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonha... more
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I, Anna
United Kingdom, 2012, 93 min.
Charlotte Rampling’s lonely divorcée is a murder suspect in this twisty psychological thriller, a London neo-noir costarring Gabriel Byrne and directed by the actress’s son, Barnaby Southcombe.... more
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Papadopoulos & Sons
United Kingdom, 2012, 105 min.
No one does crisis like the Greeks. This feel-good comedy follows a London Greek family who lose it all in the latest economic crash – everything except a derelict fish and chip shop. Audience Award, Thessaloniki Film Festival.... more
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The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology
United Kingdom, 2012, 134 min.
Courtesy of director Sophie Fiennes, this follow-up to her instant classic The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, once again stars sly frontman and philosophical provocateur Slavoj Zizek; it’s the fun philosophy course you wish you could have taken in college - loaded with clips from classic films.... more
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Ping Pong
United Kingdom, 2012, 80 min.
A friendly game of ping-pong? Think again. 8 players with 703 years between them compete in the World Over-80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia.... more
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The Shining
United Kingdom, 1980, 146 min.
One of the scariest movies ever made, and also one of the most fascinating, Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film about a husband and father turning axe-wielding maniac is worth revisiting in the light of PSIFF documentary Room 237. ... more
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Unfinished Song
United Kingdom, 2011, 93 min.
A curmudgeonly pensioner takes his ailing wife’s place in their unconventional local choir, with hilarious results. A stellar cast including Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave lead this charming, tear-jerking tale about coming to terms with love and loss.... more
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What is this Film Called Love?
United Kingdom, 2012, 77 min.
The Story of Film director Mark Cousins free associates brilliantly in this passionate, poetic and deeply personal essay about Sergei Eisenstein, Mexico, travel and spirituality - an “ad-lib”, filmed on a flip camera in three days, for a budget of $20.... more
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A World Not Ours
United Kingdom, 2012, 93 min.
A remarkably intimate glimpse inside the Ain El-Helweh refugee camp in Lebanon. “A passionate, ironic, bittersweet documentary that flips storytelling and Mideast-Arab cliches on their heads while weaving an irresistible mood of amused melancholy.” Variety. Best Documentary, Abu Dhabi Film Fe... more
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