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All That I Love
Poland, 2009, 95 min.
In this warm and energetic film, four small town teenagers form a punk rock band. Their transition from boys to men takes place during the 1981 political turmoil and rise of the Solidarity movement. The emergence of censorship and repression forces them to face the ruthless reality of the communist ... more
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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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Ceremony
USA, 2010, 89 min.
What to do when the woman of your dreams is about to get married to another guy? According to Sam (Michael Angarano), the “solution” is to crash the wedding… Winkler’s irreverent comedy features some very funny one-liners as well as the welcome return of Uma Thurman.... more
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Copacabana
France, 2010, 105 min.
Stung by the criticisms of her straitlaced daughter (Chammah), a footloose-and-fancy-free mom (Huppert) takes a job selling timeshares in Belgium… Fitoussi’s bright comedy is a charmer, and the real-life mother-daughter Huppert and Chammah are a delight.... more
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Daydream Nation
Canada, 2010, 98 min.
Instantly bored with the kids at her new small town high school, city girl Caroline becomes entangled in a secret love triangle with her teacher and a stoner classmate. Inspiring comparison to Juno and Donnie Darko, Daydream Nation launches the arrival of an exciting new filmmaking talent in writer-... more
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The Drummond Will
United Kingdom, 2010, 81 min.
A delicious black comedy that veers from quirky mystery into more dark and violent places, Butterworth’s debut features a mismatched set of brothers who attend their father’s rural funeral and find that the “eccentric” villagers are definitely not what they seem…... more
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Eighteen Years Later
Italy, 2010, 106 min.
Two brothers who haven’t spoken for 18 years are forced by their father’s will to undertake a road trip together to bring his ashes to Southern Italy. It’s a dramatic comedy, with a touch of fantastic, that surprises and moves.... more
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Exporting Raymond
USA, 2010, 86 min.
The export business never seemed so funny as it does in this comic documentary in which Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal attempts to bring his highly successful sitcom to Russian television.... more
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Fifty - Nothing
USA, 2010, 82 min.
With 50th birthdays looming, Adam and Jon decide to ditch their worries in Los Angeles for a weekend of battery recharging in Palm Springs. Johnston’s wry comedy deals with the concerns of aging boomers—loves lost, careers stalled, parents needing care—with an ironic wit.... more
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The First Beautiful Thing
Italy, 2010, 120 min.
A family comedy with strong emotions but free of sentimentalism. Bruno returns to his rural hometown to visit his dying mother with whom he has a love/hate relationship because of her unconventional behavior. Winner, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Donatello Awards.... 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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The Hedgehog
France, 2010, 98 min.
Disenchanted with life’s hypocrisies, 11-year-old Paloma plans to end it all on her next birthday. But while filming her gilded Parisian apartment building, she discovers that some of its inhabitants are not who she believed them to be. An unlikely trio of friendships develops and hopes bloom in Mon... more
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Hello! How Are You?
Romania, 2010, 105 min.
A witty, stylishly crafted tale of a husband and wife whose 20-year marriage has long since lost its zing. In humorous contrast to their staid, passionless lives, characters in a constant state of sexual arousal surround them.... more
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How to Live Forever
USA, 2009, 94 min.
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide exploration of what it means to grow old or even live forever. Could a chain-smoking, beer-drinking centenarian marathoner have the answers? An elder porn star? Wexler also includes the insights of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engagin... more
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Loose Cannons
Italy, 2010, 110 min.
The wealthy, pasta-producing Cantone family is well respected in their beautiful Baroque town in southern Italy. But situations spin out of control when eldest son Antonio announces he is gay leaving younger brother Tommaso as the family’s only hope for the future in this outrageously fun family com... more
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Mammuth
France, 2010, 92 min.
Anchored by a tour-de-force performance from Depardieu, this offbeat, affectionate and frequently very funny road movie has the French icon playing newly retired slaughterhouse worker Serge, who takes his rusty motorcycle and hits the highway, where adventure awaits. A delight.... more
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The Matchmaker
Israel, 2010, 117 min.
A magical coming-of-age drama in which a teenage boy learns a message of love and tolerance from a Holocaust survivor in 1968 Haifa. Both the leading actor and actress nabbed Israeli Academy Awards for their poignant performances.... more
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The Names of Love
France, 2010, 102 min.
Young extrovert Bahia Benmahmoud lives by the classic motto: "Make love, not war." In order to convert them to her cause, she sleeps with her political enemies - which means a lot of men, because every conservative is her enemy. But when she meets middle-aged Jewish scientist Arthur, sparks unexpect... more
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Norman
USA, 2010, 97 min.
Nothing seems to be going right for Norman, a wisecracking teenager who excels at rubbing people the wrong way. But what if he had only three months to live? A casual white lie leads to a web of deception that proves painful to untangle in this witty, poignant coming-of-age film about love and loss.... 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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Paper Moon
USA, 1973, 102 min.
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.... more
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Potiche
France, 2010, 103 min.
Catherine Deneuve commands the screen with a regal wink as Suzanne Pujol, a trophy wife (“potiche”) whose mettle is tested when catastrophe strikes in her husband’s umbrella factory. Under the assured direction of prolific French filmmaker François Ozon, this stylish French farce is an irresistible ... more
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Puzzle
Argentina, 2010, 87 min.
An Argentine housewife discovers a talent for jigsaw puzzles, much to the bewilderment of her affectionate but oblivious husband and two grown sons. As she pursues and perfects her puzzle-solving skills, she quietly finds her passion and asserts her independence.... more
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The Runway
Ireland, 2010, 101 min.
A nine-year-old boy with a smattering of Spanish finds himself at the center of village life when a Colombian pilot’s plane makes an emergency landing nearby. A droll, warmhearted paean to a community’s coming together, it nabbed the best Irish film prize at the Galway Film Festival.... more
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Simple Simon
Sweden, 2010, 82 min.
A colorful comedy reminiscent of art house favorite Elling. Eighteen-year-old Simon has Asperger’s syndrome. He likes space, science and circles but can‘t understand feelings. When his brother breaks up with his girlfriend, Simon develops a scientifically perfect plan for finding a new one.... more
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Sound of Noise
Sweden, 2010, 98 min.
The sound and image anarchists behind the 2001 cult short Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers successfully take their concept and talent to a larger arena in Sound of Noise, a delightful comic cocktail of modern city symphony, police procedural and love story. With the most complex and wackily ... more
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Thanks
USA, 2011, 90 min.
A wry comedy of family foibles set over the course of three successive Thanksgiving dinners, as three adult children and their partners return to the family nest for the traditional holiday feast, discovering over time that even as the world undergoes dramatic change, blood is thicker than gravy.... more
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