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Elsa & Fred
Spain, 2005, 107 min.
Two mainstays of Spanish language cinema, China Zorrilla and Manuel Alexandre, play aging widowers who rekindle their passions for love with a visit to the Trevi Fountain in Rome, a landmark from Fellini's La Dolce Vita, in this touching romantic comedy.... more
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Fateless
Hungary, 2005, 141 min.
Adapted by Nobel laureate Imré Kertesz from his 1975 autobiographical novel, Fateless dares to aestheticize the concentration camp experience in a more provocative manner than -- in many critics' opinions -- Schindler's List. Cinematographer Lajos Koltai's directorial debut follows young Gyor... more
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Sophie Scholl - the Final Days
Germany, 2005, 118 min.
Winner of the German audience award for best film of 2005, Marc Rothemund's beautifully acted drama tells the true story of Sophie Scholl, the young student who became the most famous martyr of the anti-Nazi White Rose resistance movement in 1943 Munich. Julia Jentsch's brilliant lead performance an... more
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Two Sons of Francisco
Brazil, 2005, 120 min.
Winner - John Schlessinger Award
This blockbuster debut feature revolves around the family of poor sharecropper Francisco, who dreamed of turning two of his nine children into a famous country music duo. The moving story of Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano (who have sold more than 22 million re... more
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The World’s Fastest Indian
New Zealand, 2005, 128 min.
Sir Anthony Hopkins is wonderful in Roger Donaldson's affectionate and immensely entertaining biopic of 72-year-old Burt Munro, the crazy Kiwi who, in 1971, traveled to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to try and set a motorcycle speed record. Hopkins' nuanced performance adds immeasurably to the f... more
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