Silver 2006-10-16--2006-10-17

Drama, BEL. Damien is a young Catholic priest who volunteers to work in a colony for victims of leprosy on the island of Molokai. He is shocked to discover that the lepers are treated like animals and makes it his crusade to improve their lives. Director: Paul Cox (113). With David Wenham, Kris Kristofferson, Sam Neill.

Drama, UK. Nicholas is a 14th century priest who leaves the church after committing adultery. He joins a troupe of traveling actors and they end up in a small town where a mute woman is accused of witchcraft. Director: Paul McGuigan (112). With Paul Bettany, Marían Aguilera, Trevor Steedman.

Drama, USA. A woman who is bored of her life and her husband and plans to run away suddenly finds herself taken hostage by a bank robber. Director: James Lapine (105). With Susan Sarandon, Stephen Dorff, Elisabeth Moss.

Comedy, CAN. Maggie is a lesbian who make up lies about her life to avoid confrontation with her mother. But then she meets and falls in love with Kim just as her mother decide to come and visit her without warning. Director: Anne Wheeler (100). With Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox.

Action, FIN. Kari has fled his homeland for taking his wife off life support and ended up in Brazil where he meets Dan, a bush pilot. Dan wants Kari to help him with a project that will damage the already devastated rain forest but under the influence of a native woman he starts having doubts. Director: Mika Kaurismäki (90). With Expedito Barreira, Rae Dawn Chong, Pirkko Hämäläinen.

Drama, FRA. Adéle is an unhappy young woman standing on a bridge overlooking the Seine one night, thinking of suicide. Jumping into the water she's fished out by a man who wants her to be the human target of his knife-throwing act. She accepts and it seems like her luck has changed. Director: Patrice Leconte (90). With Vanessa Paradis, Daniel Auteuil, Frédéric Pfluger.

Drama, USA. Agustin Rejas is a policeman who is assigned to investigate a group of terrorists looking to overthrow the government. While working on the case he begins a romance with his daughter's dancing teacher Yolanda, but after a while he starts to suspect that Yolanda somehow is involved in the terrorist actions. Director: John Malkovich (133). With Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Laura Morante.

Drama, BEL. A friendship between an introvert sailor and a little chinese girl arises when an old freighter, belonging to a company that has gone out of business, drops anchor off Hong Kong. Director: Marion Hänsel (92). With Stephen Rea, Ling Chung, Adrian Brine.

Comedy, UK. The King of Navarre and three of his noblemen swear an oath to stop chasing women and stay away from romance for three years. Immediately their agreement is forgotten when they meet a beautiful French princess and her handmaidens. Kenneth Branagh turns Shakespeares play into a 1930s musical. Director: Kenneth Branagh (93). With Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Matthew Lillard.

Comedy, USA. Fletcher has a mystical vision of the woman he's fated to marry and believing she'll be found in "Formosa", the one-time name of Taiwan, he books a flight to go there. However, during a stop in L.A. he finds a bar called Formosa where he spots his dream girl, Rosalyn. The problem is that Rosalyn is a con artist who mistakes Fletcher for a millionaire from Texas she's supposed to bilk. Director: James F. Robinson (109). With Brendan Fraser, Joanna Going, Lou Rawls.

Comedy, UK. Mickey is a bartender who finds himself alone behind the bar when the owner suddenly dies. During his last week he spends most of his time thinking about his future and his girlfriend. The pub's quiet routine is interrupted by the arrival of an old schoolmate he once had a crush on. Director: With Ciaran McMenamin, Rick Warden, Georgia Mackenzie.

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.