Silver 2006-05-31--2006-06-01

Comedy, UK. Algernon Moncrieff is a charming gentleman from a wealthy family who's friend Jack has created a false identity - Earnest. During a weekend in the country Algernon poses as Earnest and through the reputation of the alter ego manages to attract the attention of Jacks beautiful cousin Cecily. Based on Oscar Wilde's classic comedy. Director: Oliver Parker (97). With Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon.

Drama, USA. Philippa is a British schoolteacher working in Italy. Her husband died of a drug overdose, drugs that were sold to him by a dealer called Marco Vendice. Since the police don't seem to be able to bring Vendice to justice Philippa decides to plant a bomb to kill him. But something goes wrong and instead the bomb kills four innocent bystanders. Scripted by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Director: Tom Tykwer (94). With Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone.

Drama, USA. Lawrence Newman is an executive faced with anti-semitism both at work and in his neighborhood. He is not an anti-semit himself but doesn't have the courage to stand up to those who are. Reluctant to join people in trying to run jews out of the neighborhood he soon draws unwanted and unpleasant attention to himself. Director: Neal Slavin (106). With William H. Macy, Laura Dern, Meat Loaf.

Drama, USA. Charlie Kaufman is the screenwriter behind Being John Malkovich and also the main character of this film. He is hired to write a script based on the book The Orchid Thief and as he struggles with the script we see the action of the book being played out. Adaptation won one Oscar and two Golden Globes 2003. Director: Spike Jonze (114). With Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Drama, Bosn. A serbian and a bosnian soldier find themselves trapped in a trench in no man's land. While trying to get help from either side their situation soon turns into a small scale mirror of the war as their hatred and, sometimes, mutual understanding, is stirred up. No Man's Land won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and "Best Screenplay" in Cannes. Director: Danis Tanovic (98). With Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic.

Crime, USA. Jack is a young man having an affair with a mobster's wife. When the mob comes after him he leaves the city with his friend Pilot. They decide to go to Seattle and on the road the pick up a prostitute called Cassie and a man heading for the Kurt Cobain memorial. Director: James Cox (97). With Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Selma Blair.

Drama, UK. Hilary and Jacqueline grew up in England in the 1950s and were both talented musicians. The were close as children but sibling rivalry in musical competition and romance caused emotional damage between them. Based on a true story. Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths were both nominated for Academy Awards for their roles as Hilary and Jackie. Director: Anand Tucker (121). With Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain.

(L'Anglaise Et Le Duc) Drama, Fra. This film is an episodic look at the adventures of Grace Elliot, a Scottish aristocrat, and Philippe, the Duke of Orleans, during the French Revolution. Their friendship is put to the test when Grace starts to engage in counter-revolutionary activities. Director: Eric Rohmer (129). With Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Lucy Russel, Alain Libolt.

Romance, UK. Nineteen year old Indish girl Geena has everything going for her. Then, she has an unexpected encounter with Jay, a new boy in town, and finds that love can be just as enthralling as the songs on the silver screen suggest. But her family is not happy with her new boyfriend and Geena has to fight a fierce fight for her love. Director: Jeremy Wooding (89). With Preeya Kalidas, James McAvoy, Ciaran McMenamin.

Drama, UK. Joe is an unemployed former alcoholic in the thoughest parts of Glasgow. He meets Sarah, a community health worker and they fall in love but it seems like every possible circumstace happens to prevent them from staying together. Peter Mullan won the Best Actor category at the Cannes film festival for his performance. Director: Ken Loach (105). With Ken Loach, Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Annemarie Kennedy.

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Drama, Turkey. Francesco and Marta are husband and wife running a small design company in Rome. When Francesco's long forgotten Aunt Anita dies in Istanbul, he travels there to look after the sale of the hamam (one of a few traditional Turkish baths left) he inherited. There he meets the family running the hamam, gets attracted to a member of it and the whole Turkish atmosphere and decides not to sell the hamam. Director: Ferzan Ozpetek (94). With Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d'Aloja, Halil Ergün.

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Thriller, NZE. Melanie is charmed into joining a perfect stranger at his small house on a deserted island. Pretty soon however, the stranger's charm turns into obsession and Melanie has to face the fact that she's actually been kidnapped. Director: Gaylene Preston (96). With Gaylene Preston, Sam Neill, Rachael Blake, Joel Tobeck.

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