Films for our Autumn Season 2010
If you want to nominate a film, please email dmrea@pontardawefilm.co.uk
Unless otherwise stated, we start our evening programme at 7:30pm, with the bar opening beforehand, at 7:00pm
Most films are also shown in the afternoon, starting at 2:00pm. Please check with the Arts Centre for afternoon timings. We frequently show a short film first, and our events are organised to allow for members to discuss our film programme and the film we’re showing
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 Our Autumn Programme 2010

7th September - Four Lions
22nd September - Gainsbourg (Vie Heroique)
5th October -  Lebanon (Levanon)
19th October - The Concert (Le Concert)
2nd November - Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo)
17th November - Leaving (Partir)
30th November - The Illusionist  (L’Illusionniste)
7th December -  White Material

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7th September
Four Lions

We start our season with a much anticipated first feature from Chris Morris known for his controversial bone-dry comedy. With this film he easily lives up to his reputation.  This crude parody of Al-Qaeda wannabies will definitely make you cringe at a deep level.  The four young men who want to martyr themselves to the jihad cause, turn out to be not very good at it.  Be prepared for some powerful satire.  It is harder to say which is sharper: the razor-like wit or the knife-edge that this film treads.

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A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg from 1940s Nazi occupied Paris through his successful song writing years in the 60s to his death in 1991 aged 60.
French with subtitles
Dir: Joann Sfar



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5th October
Lebanon (Levanon)

Set entirely in the cramped confines of a tank, this masterpiece of a film made by an ex-soldier is an intimate portrayal of four young men who find themselves in the war between Israel and Lebanon in 1982.  Their fairly simple mission becomes complicated and along the way their bravery is tested, but they must also face difficult questions within themselves as they struggle with their own morality and that of the war itself.
Hebrew/French with subtitles
Dir Samuel Maoz





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Andrei is a cleaner at the Bolshoi Ballet.  Thirty years ago, he was a famous conductor but was fired for hiring Jewish musicians.  His love for conducting has never really waned, and when he sees an opportunity to conduct again, the wily janitor cannot resist.  He gathers his old musician friends for a spectacular performance in Paris, in place of the “real” Bolshoi orchestra.
French and Russian with subtitles
Dir: Radu Mihaileanu

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The gentle humour balances the wistful sorrow in this Japanese film about family, as children who have become adults return to their ageing parents home for a rare visit.  Resentments and secrets between family members make this a realistic family, but we can also see the deep love and commitment between them, as they commemorate the untimely death of  a family member some years ago.
Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda





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17th November
Leaving (Partir)

Kristin Scott Thomas stars as a bored well-to-do wife in Southern France.  A hired builder provides temptation, and she decides to risk everything and follow her raw passion.  Within this basic story outline, the film provides painfully realistic drama and characterisation.  It depicts the complexities of human relationships without telling us what to think, or how to judge them.  The result is a thought-provoking and gripping  emotional rollercoaster.
French with subtitles
Dir: Catherine Corsini



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From the maker of Belleville Rendevous comes a strikingly beautiful animation set in Edinburgh.  An illusionist struggles as rock music takes over popular entertainment, and his craft is marginalised further and further.  It seems nobody believes in magic any more, until he meets a young lady who thinks differently, and who will change his life forever.  A charming film made using hand-drawn animation.   Gorgeously atmospheric, melancholic characters and frequent bursts of quirky humour.
French with subtitles
Dir: Sylvain Chomet

Why not bring along a magic trick to share in the bar afterwards?





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7th December
White Material

One of a handful of great artists working in French cinema today.  Claire Denis returns to Africa for or a mesmerising portrait of civil war, racial tension and one woman’s resistance to change in an unnamed French speaking African country.  Isabelle Huppert lends her poetic resolve and earthy beauty to Maria, a woman trying to save her coffee plantation The family tears itself apart, mirroring the turmoil in the political realm, as rebels and militias separate themselves from the army.  The beauty and danger of Africa provide a dramatic backdrop for this intense film.
French with subtitles
Dir Claire Denis

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