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Amour
Austria, 2012, 127 min.
Michael Haneke confronts the hardest questions about love and death in this tender, compassionate but devastating film about a husband (Jean-Louis Trintignant) coping with the terminal decline of his beloved wife (Emmanuelle Riva). Winner, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival.... more
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Bwakaw
Philippines, 2012, 110 min.
One of the year’s most charming surprises, this life-affirming comic drama stars veteran Filipino superstar Eddie Garcia as Rene, an elderly, hilariously cantankerous gay man coming out of his shell late in life. Winner: Audience Choice, Best Actor, Cinemalaya.... more
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The Dead Man and Being Happy
Spain, 2012, 92 min.
A hit man with terminal cancer picks up a much younger woman with family problems. He leaves Buenos Aires for a road trip to offbeat locales across Argentina. Both characters’ stories come full circle during a dramatic showdown with the woman’s family.... more
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Eagles
Israel, 2012, 104 min.
Two senior war vets teach Israel’s young generation a lesson. “Part Notebook, part Death Wish, Eagles seems a surefire crowd-pleaser. Providing a large-caliber allegory for contemporary discontent, the provocative content and director Sabo's dry sensibility should spell art-house gold.... more
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The Last Sentence
Sweden, 2012, 125 min.
From the director of PSIFF audience favorite Everlasting Moments comes a dramatic and poetic tale – exquisitely filmed in black and white - about crusading Swedish journalist Torgny Segerstedt and his courageous stand against Fascism during WWII.... 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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Still
Canada, 2012, 102 min.
An exquisite love story wrapped in a classic tale of modernity versus tradition. James Cromwell plays a farmer who is determined to provide a comfortable home for his ailing wife and is confronted by the realities of their situation.... 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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