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Another Year
United Kingdom, 2010, 129 min.
Over the course of four seasons, Tom and Gerri and their single friends Mary and Ken meet to chat, eat, drink and generally get on with their lives. Naturally, in a Mike Leigh film, this turns out to be anything but mundane.... more
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Apart Together
China, 2010, 95 min.
After nearly 60 years, a former Nationalist soldier returns to Shanghai and the woman (now with an extended family and a common-law husband) he was forced to abandon. A subtle, beautifully written work that contrasts traditional ways with the modernity of contemporary Shanghai. Winner, Best Screenpl... more
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Autumn Gold
Austria, 2010, 94 min.
Full of humor and determination, Autumn Gold centers on five senior athletes who each have one goal: to take part in the track and field section of the World Masters Championships 2009 in Finland. The biggest challenge they face is their age: all are between 82 and 100 years old.... more
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The Border
Slovakia, 2009, 72 min.
On August 30, 1946, the Soviet army divided the eastern European village of Slemence into two parts. One part remained in Slovakia while the other part became Ukrainian property. This fascinating documentary shows how political decisions made on paper can have disastrous consequences on the ground.
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Colors in the Dark
Germany, 2010, 85 min.
Veterans Ganz and Berger are a delight in this intimate tale about aging and the bonds and boundaries of love. They play a long-married couple who react very differently to his diagnosis of prostate cancer… A heartfelt rumination on the nature of love and existence.... more
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Family Tree
France, 2009, 105 min.
A half-century-old secret casts its shadow over a French family. When patriarch Frédérick chooses not to attend the funeral of his son Charles, the fall-out reveals the damage to a family that decades of living a lie can cause.... more
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The First Grader
United Kingdom, 2010, 98 min.
Eighty-four-year-old Kimani, a former Mau Mau freedom fighter, takes advantage of a new Kenyan law and goes to school…. Justin Chadwick’s emotionally uplifting drama cuts between Kimani’s education and flashbacks to his harsh treatment at the hands of the British. Winner, Audience Award, Tribeca Doh... more
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For 80 Days
Spain, 2010, 105 min.
The nuance of an intense childhood friendship is re-explored decades later when two 70-year-old friends are unexpectedly reunited. Despite having lived very different lives, Axun and Maite find themselves spending more and more time visiting ailing relatives in the hospital as an excuse to spend mor... more
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Haru’s Journey
Japan, 2010, 134 min.
When it seems that Haru must leave her grandfather’s home, the two search for another family member to share his life. Like the foreign language Academy Award-winner Departures, Haru’s Journey provides an insider’s look at Japanese culture through its themes of acceptance, endurance and familial com... more
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The Little Room
Switzerland, 2010, 87 min.
Cantankerous widower Edmond’s heart is not very robust. But it beats to the rhythm of a fierce independence, which makes him reject the idea of going into a retirement home and the ministrations of a home health care aide. But one day, a bad fall changes things.... more
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Lou
Australia, 2010, 86 min.
A tender story about the relationship between 11-year-old Lou and her grandfather. Not long after Lou's father walks out of her life, her irascible and befuddled grandfather Doyle crashes in. When Doyle comes to stay, Lou discovers, against all her expectations, the healing power of love.... more
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Paper Birds
Spain, 2010, 115 min.
This touching tale of the bonds of friendship amongst the members of a traveling entertainment troupe in a post-civil war Spain celebrates the lost art of vaudeville and features superb performances from Spanish acting royalty: Imanol Arias, Lluis Homar and Carmen Machi. Winner, Audience Award, Mont... more
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Poetry
South Korea, 2010, 139 min.
A woman takes up writing poems as a means of coping with her difficult grandson and the onset of cognitive problems in this quietly haunting film. Winner, Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival.
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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Thailand, 2010, 114 min.
Be adventurous and experience this prize-winning film's beguiling Buddhist rhythms, mythical underpinnings and mesmeric images that include animism, apparitions, out-of-body experiences, and a beautiful princess having sex with a catfish. Winner, Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival.
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