Silver 2007-08-10--2007-08-11

Drama, FRA. Nathalie and Louise has been close friends since childhood, but when they grow up and start to date men, Nathalie realizes that Louise is obsessively attracted to her. Director: Catherine Corsini (96). With Emmanuelle Béart, Pascale Bussiéres, Dani Levy.

Comedy, UK. Stevie is an ex-con working at a building site where the workers are exploited by its supervisors and the conditions are very unsafe. One day he discovers a lost handbag and returns it to the owner, a singer named Susan, and they soon fall in love. Director: Ken Loach (95). With Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman.

Drama, CAN. Paula is a social worker who discover that a religious cult led by a man called Moses is actually a sadistic commune where the leader has deadly power over his loyal followers. Director: Mario Azzopardi (94). With Polly Walker, Luc Picard, Isabelle Blais.

Comedy, FRA. When the people in a small Jewish village realize that the nazis are on their way to send them to death camp, the inhabitants create a fake deportation. They purchase a train and pose as both soldiers and prisoners in order to reach Palestine. Director: Radu Mihaileanue (103). With Lionel Abelanski, Rufus Clement Harari, Michel Muller.

Comedy, FRA. Tatie is a bitter and unhappy widow who mourns the death of her husband by tormenting everyone she meets. Moving in with her nephew and his wife the family is soon sick of Tatie and leaves her in the care of an equally bitter au pair called Sandrine. Director: Etienne Chatiliez (111). With Tsilla Chelton, Catherine Jacob, Isabelle Nanty.

Thriller, USA. Alan is a college student who gets involved with the mafia when his parents home is destroyed by a tornado. They need $100.000 to rebuild their home and Alan uses the connections one of his girlfriends have in the mafia to raise the money. In return, he's going to see to it that some basketball games that the mafia is betting on ends in their favour. Director: James Toback (99). With Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Lauren Adams.

Drama UK/USA. James Whale is a retired filmmaker living a quiet life. When he hires a young, hunky gardener a genuine friendship spirits between them. When the garderner learns about Whales homosexuality he is already too deeply under the man's spell to stay away. Director: Bill Condon (105). With Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave.

Drama, USA. Dicky Pilager is a politician campaigning to become governor of Colorado. When he accidentally finds a dead body while fishing, his campaign manager hires a private eye to find out if Pilager has been set up. Director: John Sayles (133). With Danny Huston, Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss.

Drama, USA. Sonny and Gunner are two small town boys who were drafted during the Korean war. They were never close in school, but when they return their attitudes of life, love and the town where they grew up have changed. Director: Mark Pellington (103). With Jeremy Davies, Ben Affleck, Amy Locane.

Drama, SPA. Serge is a Moroccan truck driver desperatly in love with a jewish girl. To get close to her he strikes a deal with a boy named Said. If Said arranges a meeting between Serge and the girl, then Serge will smuggle him across the border into Europe. Director: André Téchiné (120). With Stéphane Rideau, Lubna Azabal, Mohamed Hamaidi.

Comedy, AUS. Frances, of Frank as she is called, is a widow with grown children who is bored with her life. She decides to take art courses at the same university that her son David attends, a decision that doesn't exactly please him. Director: Mark Lamprell (95). With Sinéad Cusack, Sam Neill, Matthew Newton.

Drama, ITA. Irene is a successful business woman who falls in love with a man called Benny. Her melted heart becomes a problem for her business partner and also for herself and she begins to lose track of things. Director: Ferzan Ozpetek (120). With Barbora Bobulova, Andrea Di Stefano, Lisa Gastoni.