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OSS 117: Nest of Spies
France, 2006, 99 min.
A box-office sensation in France and set in 1955 Egypt, French comic favorite Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117—James Bond crossed with Maxwell Smart, Austin Powers and a bit of the The Naked Gun thrown in for good measure. The Audience Award Winn... more
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The Tiger and the Snow
Italy, 2006, 115 min.
Roberto Benigni (Life is Beautiful) plays an effusive poet who travels to Iraq right after the American invasion to rescue his beloved, who has been wounded in the war. His slapstick, absurd antics—obliviously walking through checkpoints and mine fields—highlight the war’s absurdity.... more
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Waiter
Netherlands, 2006, 97 min.
Like the recent comedy Stranger than Fiction, Waiter, features a sad-sack waiter with a miserable life who attempts to change his fate by seeking out the screenwriter who invented him and getting him to rewrite his story. Winner of the Golden Calf award at the Netherlands Film Festival.... more
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