Silver 2006-06-26--2006-06-27

Comedy, UK. Famous comic opera composers Gilbert and Sullivan are having a crisis. Sullivan is out of ideas and Gilberts marriage are falling apart. But a visit to an exhibit of Japanese art sparks their imagination and gives them the idea to their greatest success, The Mikado. Topsy-Turvy won two Academy Awards in 2000. Director: Mike Leigh (160). With Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith.

Documentary, USA. Oliver Stone takes a look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this documentary. He interviews several key players in the Middle Eastern affairs, among them Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu. Director: Oliver Stone (67). With Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Comedy, USA. Lee Simon is a journalist trying to sell a script he has written in order to find a way into the life of celebrities. It is a complicated world, however, where people's public appearances and their private life have little to do with each other. Director: Woody Allen (113). With Kenneth Branagh, Charlize Theron, Leonardo Di Caprio.

Drama, FRA. Daniel is working at a nursery school in a small town demoralized by unemployment. Determined to bring life back to the community Daniel fights to give the children some education and hope for the future. Director: Bertrand Tavernier (117). With Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci.

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.

Drama, SPA. Cassandra is an American woman stranded in Spain translating books into English. In desperate need for money she agrees to help a woman called Frankie to find her husband who is missing. However, nothing is really what it seems to be when it comes to Frankie and her world. Director: Susan Seidelman (97). With Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis.

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.

Comedy, USA. Dex is an overweight guy in his 30s who has come up with three rules to get it off with women: Don't express desire, do something heroic in front of her, then retreat. But when he meets the beautiful Syd he discover that his philosophy might not be enough. The Tao of Steve won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Director: Jenniphr Goodman (87). With Donal Logue, Greer Goodman, David Aaron Baker.

Drama, FIN. Honey Baby is a road movie about a German musician who travels from Germany through the Baltic countries to Murmansk, Russia. Director: Mika Kaurismäki (103). With Henry Thomas, Irina Björklund, Helmut Berger.

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. Dowd is an IRA-man serving a sentence in a prison in Northern Ireland. When he manages to escape he goes to USA to start a new life. There he becomes friends with a group of Guatemalian exiles who has come to New York to kill a CIA operative. However, they lack experience in political violence and turn to Dowd for help. Director: Robert Dornhelm (96). With Stephen Rea, Alfred Molina, Rosana Pastor.