Silver 2007-12-02--2007-12-03

Drama, GER. An opera singer is spirited away by an evil doctor who forces her to play the lead in a production of his own. Meanwhile, Felisberto, the piano tuner of earthquakes, prepare to activate the seven automatons who dot the doctor's landscape. Director: Stephen Quay (99). With Amira Casar, Gottfried John, Assumpta Serna.

Drama, UK. This film is a look at suburbia and its discontent. Four families dealing with their problems overlap each other, among them there is a mother whose life is consumed by caring for her son who's in a coma. Director: Rose Troche (115). With Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Jessica Campbell.

Drama, SPA. An escaped criminal gets a lift from a minister. When the minister is subsequently killed the criminal heads for the dead man's destination and assumes the ministerial position. Director: Marion Hänsel (112). With John Lynch, Oscar Petersen, Sylvia Esau.

Comedy, USA When Jesse's girlfriend Hannah dumps him in the same week that a former fiancée dies, he faces a huge life crisis. He decides to visit each woman he's ever been serious with to find out why he can't keep love. Director: Paul Lazarus (99). With Laura Leighton, Tim Daly, Olivia d'Abo.

Drama, UK. Trojan Eddie travels about the countryside selling house wares from his van. He wants his own business but lacks the means and has just spent time in prison for robbery charges. Director: Gilles MacKinnon (105). With Stephen Rea, Richard Harris, Stuart Townsend.

Drama, USA. André and Cal are two high school buddies with big plans. They're creating a video diary where they step by step explain how and why they are going to attack their school in a murderous assault. Director: Ben Coccio (92). With Rachel Benichak, Christopher Coccio, David Futernick.

Drama, AUS. Gary and Dumby are friends who play on the same football team. Dumby is aboriginal and even though he is the star of the team he is discriminated be the racist coach. Director: Paul Goldman (95). With Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan.

Drama, USA. Edgar is an artist who believes that sex should be discussed more seriously. With this in mind he arranges an evening of discussing erotic matters without self-serving wit of exaggeration. But the people he gathers for the meeting are a rather mixed lot and the evening doesn't turn out as he expected. Director: Alan Rudolph (108). With Dermot Mulroney, Julie Delpy, Robin Tunney.

Drama, IRL. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of Frank McCourt, this film tells the tale of Frank moving from New York to Limerick, Ireland, with his parents, hoping to prosper in their home country. Instead things get worse. Illness and death are commonplace in Limerick. Director: Alan Parker (145). With Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Liam Carney.

Comedy, FRA. d'Enghien is forced to marry the wealthy Viviane, even though he is deeply in love with Lucette. When Irrigua offers himself as Lucette's master, d'Enghien thinks it's a good idea. But Irrigua turns out to be very jealous. Director: Michel Deville (80). With Emmanuelle Béart, Charles Berling, Dominique Blanc.

Drama, USA. This film is a look at a group of troubled teenagers living in Southern California. We are introduced to, among others, Tate, feeling miserable living with his grandparents, Shawn who have sex with his girlfriend's mom and Peaches living alone with her devoutly religious father. Director: Larry Clark, Ed Lachman (96). With Adam Chubbuck, James Bullard, Amanda Plummer.

Comedy, UK. Grace is an upper-class housewife whose husband dies in an accident and leaves her with nothing but debts. In order to raise the money she needs she starts growing marijuana. Director: Nigel Cole (93). With Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes.