Silver 2006-07-15--2006-07-16

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, Spain. Jose Luis is an executive at his parents factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her. Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia. Jamón, Jamón won a Silver Lion at the Venice film festival. Director: Bigas Luna (95). With Stefania Sandrelli, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz.

Drama, CHN. Niu Bao is a painter hired to decorate the mansion of The Cai family. He falls in love with Chunzui, the 19-year old leader of the family. Chased away by a foreman who also loves Chunzui he eventually returns for a final showdown, a battle with live fireworks. Director: Ping He (115). With Jing Ning, Gang Wu, Xiaorui Zhao.

Drama, USA. An animal farm mirrors the corruption and betrayal in post-revolutionary Russia in this film based on George Orwell's classic novel. The pig Old Major gathers the animals to lead a revolution against their human masters. But when power is seized the farm soon turns into a communist totalitarian state. Director: John Stephenson (91). With Kelsey Grammer, Julia Ormond, Patrick Stewart.

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.

Drama, AUS. The marriage between Beth and J.P. are falling apart and when Beth goes away to make peace with her father J.P. falls in love with her younger sister Vicki. They decide to start a life on their own and leaves Beth who realizes that this is also her chance to start a new life. Director: Gillian Armstrong (93). With Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz, Kerry Fox.

Comedy, USA. Trey Parker, creator of the TV series South Park, is the star and director of this film about Joe Young, a mormon living L.A trying to raise money to go back to Utah. When a porn movie maker discovers that he has exceptional skills in martial arts he offers Joe to star in his new film as superhero Captain Orgazmo. Director: Trey Parker (94). With Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Ron Jeremy.

Drama, USA. William Hundert is a teacher at an exclusive school for boys. One year he has to face an especially challenging group of students and one of them, Sedgewick Bell, is openly rebellious. But Hundert can see that Bell is bright and has talent and decides to try and make the boy use these skills instead of destroying his future. Director: Michael Hoffman (109). With Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Rob Morrow.

Drama, USA. Pendelton "Penny" Wise is a top telemarketer who can sell anything over the phone. Suddenly out of work he's recruited by Kelly Grant, a legendary telephone salesman. The job is to sell shares in a goldmine. Penny is doing good, but he's not sure that Grants business is really legal. Director: Gregory Mosher (98). With Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris.

Drama, AUS. Susy Connor is accusing her employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of sexual harassment. Fitzgerald says she's a liar. They both have witnesses to back them up, but there is also big gaps in their stories. So who is really lying? Director: Richard Franklin (94). With Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Zoe Carides.

Drama, JPN. This film follows the chilling and erotic In the Realm of senses, but unlike that film this one does not focus on eroticism. Seki and her lover Toyoji kills Sekis husband and throws him in an abandoned well. After a while guilt starts to consume them and Seki are having visions of her husband. Director: Nagisa Oshima (104). With Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takahiro Tamura.

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.