30 September 2013
273/365 L'albero degli zoccoli
Twelve months in the lives of a poor Italian farming community at the start of the 20th century, dependent on the benevolence of an absentee landlord.
29 September 2013
272/365 Plein Soleil
Version of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr Ripley, featuring a very beautiful Alain Delon as Tom Ripley.
Cert: PG
Original Release: 1960
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054189/?ref_=sr_1
Cert: PG
Original Release: 1960
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054189/?ref_=sr_1
28 September 2013
271/365 Apur Sansar
Apu is a dreamer who unexpectedly finds himself married, and finds himself having to learn to look after his young son.
Cert: U
Original Release: 1959
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: U
Original Release: 1959
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
27 September 2013
270/365 Aparajito
Second in the Apu trilogy - Apu wins a scholarship to study away from home, and his mother must adjust to her son moving away.
Cert: U
Original Release: 1956
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048956/?ref_=sr_1
Cert: U
Original Release: 1956
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048956/?ref_=sr_1
26 September 2013
269/365 Pather Panchali
A young boy is born into a poor family in Bengal. The film follows his parents' struggle to make ends meet whilst trying to retain their dignity.
Cert: U
Original Release: 1955
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048473/?ref_=sr_1
Cert: U
Original Release: 1955
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048473/?ref_=sr_1
25 September 2013
268/365 Io sono Li
Cultures meet when a Chinese woman and an older Yugoslavian immigrant form a friendship in a small town near Venice.
Cert: 15
UK Release: 2013
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2036388/?ref_=sr_2
Cert: 15
UK Release: 2013
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2036388/?ref_=sr_2
24 September 2013
267/365 Aurora
We follow an ordinary, solitary man through a 48 hour period. Nothing much happens for a long while, though it is obvious that he is agitated and harbouring a secret. Eventually, we find out what is troublign him.
Cert: 12A
UK Release: 2012
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403047/?ref_=nm_knf_i2
Cert: 12A
UK Release: 2012
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403047/?ref_=nm_knf_i2
23 September 2013
266/365 Indochine
Set in Vietnam in the 1930s as the French colonial rule there is drawing to an end. A woman and her adopted daughter both fall in love with the same French army officer, and a dangerous journey across Indochine begins.
Cert: 12
UK Release: 1993
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104507/?ref_=sr_1
Cert: 12
UK Release: 1993
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104507/?ref_=sr_1
22 September 2013
265/365 La terra trema
Italian neo-realist drama by Luchino Visconti, using a cast of local inhabitants rather than professional actors. A fishing family tries to escape poverty and exploitation by buying a boat of their own.
21 September 2013
264/365 Le corbeau
A doctor and those near to him in a small town in France find themselves the recipients of poison-pen letters. People turn on each other as they try to uncover the author of the letters.
20 September 2013
263/365 Mon meilleur ami
A generally unlikeable man is challenged by his business partner to prove that he has a best friend. So he sets about interviewing people for the part.
Cert: 12
UK Release: 2007
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778784/?ref_=sr_5
Cert: 12
UK Release: 2007
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778784/?ref_=sr_5
19 September 2013
262/365 La reine Margot
Margot de Valois is forced to marry Henri of Navarre to try to broker peace. But Catherine of Medici continues to wield power behind-the-scenes.
Cert: 18
UK Release: 1995
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110963/?ref_=sr_1
Cert: 18
UK Release: 1995
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110963/?ref_=sr_1
18 September 2013
261/365 Ma vie est un enfer
A nurse is in love with her boss and sells her soul to the devil's apprentice so that her boss will find her attractive.
Cert: 15
Original Release: 1991
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102367/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: 15
Original Release: 1991
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102367/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
17 September 2013
260/365 Le paltoquet
Existentialist comedy thriller in which the same four card players return to a bar night after night, and become involved as suspects in a murder case.
Cert: 15
UK Release: 1987
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091715/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: 15
UK Release: 1987
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091715/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
16 September 2013
259/365 Le bossu
Tales of derring-do and much buckling of swashes in historical France.
Cert: 15
UK Release: 1998
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118756/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: 15
UK Release: 1998
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118756/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
15 September 2013
258/365 Dupa dealuri
The friendship between two young women - one now living a life of retreat at a remote convent and the other who went to Germany to find work - is challenged by the faith of one of the women, and a sinsiter turn of events ensues. Romanian Wicker Man.
14 September 2013
257/365 Borgríki
The lives of a immigrant worker, a violent policewoman, a gangster and a corrupt police commander intersect in modern day Iceland.
13 September 2013
256/365 Der Untergang
Hitler's final days at the end of World War II.
Cert: 15
UK Release: 2005
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: 15
UK Release: 2005
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
12 September 2013
255/365 Post Tenebras Lux
A man from the city moves with his family to a rural home. Bizarre things happen. But what's the connection? *
Cert: 18
UK Release: 2013
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754367/?ref_=sr_2
*Answer: I haven't a clue.
Cert: 18
UK Release: 2013
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754367/?ref_=sr_2
*Answer: I haven't a clue.
11 September 2013
254/365 Paris
A professional dancer, Roman Duris, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant, his single-mum sister moves in with her three children, but he refuses to compromise on the new arrangements.
Cert: 15
UK Release: 2008
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0869994/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: 15
UK Release: 2008
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0869994/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
10 September 2013
253/365 Dalpaengee eui byeol
Documentary about an extraordinary young man who is deaf-blind, and his soul mate, who helps him to overcome life's trials.
Cert: E
UK Release: 2012
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2057455/?ref_=sr_1
Cert: E
UK Release: 2012
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2057455/?ref_=sr_1
9 September 2013
252/365 Le placard
A man pretends to be gay in order to avoid being made redundant from his job.
8 September 2013
251/365 Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Surreal story of a side-show somnabulist who apparently predicts the future.
Cert: U
Original Release: 1920
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: U
Original Release: 1920
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
7 September 2013
250/365 Bodas de sangre
Lorca's story told through the medium of flamenco, featuring an incredible dance/fight in silenct and slow motion.
Cert: U
Original Release: 1981
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082088/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: U
Original Release: 1981
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082088/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
6 September 2013
249/365 Bakushû
A loving family finds a husband for their 28 year old daughter in post-war Japan, but much to their alarm, she prefers to make her own decisions.
Cert: PG
Original Release: 1951
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043313/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: PG
Original Release: 1951
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043313/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
5 September 2013
248/365 L'avventura
Stylish-looking story of the relationship which develops between a man whose fiance disappears during a boating trip, and her best friend, who set out to find her.
Cert: PG
UK Release: 1961
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053619/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: PG
UK Release: 1961
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053619/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
4 September 2013
247/365 Le retour de Martin Guerre
A man returns to his home town after being at war since he was much younger. People begin to suspect that he is not who he says he is, but he seems to know too much about them to be a stranger.
Cert: 15
Original Release: 1982
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084589/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: 15
Original Release: 1982
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084589/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
3 September 2013
246/365 Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle
The first feature film in Scottish Gaelic tells the tale of a young man who visits his sick grandfather in hospital, and is prompted to set out to find the truth behind the death of his parents.
Cert: PG
UK Release: 2007
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0834951/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Cert: PG
UK Release: 2007
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0834951/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
2 September 2013
245/365 Après vous...
Daniel Auteuil saves a man from committing suicide, then becomes entangled in the man's life as he tries to help him get back on his feet.
Cert: 15
Original Release: 2003
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344604/?ref_=sr_1
Cert: 15
Original Release: 2003
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344604/?ref_=sr_1
1 September 2013
244/265 El estudiante
A university student attempts to get closer to a woman he likes by involving himself in the murky world of student politics.
Cert: tbc
Original Release: 2011
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865357/?ref_=sr_3
Cert: tbc
Original Release: 2011
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865357/?ref_=sr_3
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