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Cinema Paradiso l Iii 000. i(iiuxeppe ‘l‘ornalore. llaly’l’ranee. I‘).\'.\'i l’liillipe .\'oirel. .laequex l’eri'in. Salxalore (’axeio. lliniin. 'l‘old largel) in l-l;l\lll\;l\‘l\. llie \\ inner ol‘ llie I‘M“ ()xeai‘ tor Bexl l‘oreign l‘iliii lraeex )oung Salxaloi'e'x iiilalualion \\ illi liix \ illage eineina. and liix grim iiig li‘iendxliip \\ illi ilx proieelioiiixl
ipla}ed lo pei'leelion h} .\'oirel l. lzxxeiiliall).
ll.\ 'l'ornaloi‘e'x Iainenl l'oi' llie io}oux inox ie going e\perienee ol liix )oulli and reeogniiion ol the priee \\ e pa) lor our inaluril}. l’arl ol(iolle Bui \ol l-orgollen xeaxon. l‘I/lll/IUHH‘. lai/m/iiiruli. Cinématheque de Tanger/Among the Moderns iihei i\'arioux. \ai’iouxi llllinin. In eollalmralion \\ illi llie (‘ineinallieque de 'l'anger iii .\loroeeo. Slillx galler} iii lidinlnirgli erealex a \ ideo lilirar} uneai'lliing llie dixerxe eulliiral. polilieal and xoeial \paee ol' llie :\ia|i \\oi'ld. ,'\ xeleeiion ol llie lilinx are xeieeiied along \\ illi \xoi'k li} Boueln'a lx'lialili. l‘tllltl“ ed lo a dixeuxxioii loruni. l‘l/Ill/Il'llu‘. lai/inlmrg/i.
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O. lRolierl (' Rannrex. 1’8. Illllli \oieex ol .lolin Riller. \Va} He Brad}. (ire) Del.ixle. .leniia lzllinaii. "-lnnn. ('lil'l'ord ix an enornioux lug red dog: \ilio'x \\ ell knoxx ii lo under- to ex e\ei} “here through llie
lele\ l\lUll \liou x. Here he t‘llllhll'kx on all ad\enlure llial e\ en llie xinallexl elnld \\ Ill llllil Mum and oh\ ioux. l.o\\ grade kiddie eai‘loon liig xeieeii adaplalion. lealuring xeeoiid rale \oiee arlixlx. film/1mm. Ill/III/llll'g'll.
Dark Horse l l5i .0. iDagiir Kari. Deninai'k. lellhi Jakoh (‘edergreiL \ieolax Bro. .\likae| Berlelxen. lllhinin. Daniel
i( 'edergreni ix a grallili arlixl \\ lio inakex
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Perfume: The Story of A Murderer
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on liix eaxe. a lo\ e mall) \\ illi lnx liexl pal iBroi and a in} riad ol \xonderliill} eeeenlrie eliai'aelerx. llie xlor} ranililex lliroiigli a liglilneiglil plol hul ollel'x lillle xulixlanee. (;/(I\L'UH l'i/m l'lii'm'ri'. (i/uigun; I'l/ni/iuuu’. l'ji/i'iI/rurg/i.
The Death of Mr Lazarescu l IM .0... i('rixli l’uiu. Romania. 2005i Ion l‘ixeuleanu. l.uininila ( ilieoi'gliui. 15 iniin. .v\x Danie Reinux la/arexeu ix lurned ana} ll'illll o\ erl'lou iiig lioxpilalx and lakeii \Cl'lillhl} oiil} h) a leinale [xiraineditx \\ e are made lo eare deepl} alioul an indi\ idiial xoeiel_\ \xould preler lo ignore. l’uni luriix llie gruelling proxpeel ol a Romanian li'agi eoined} alioul llie linal liourx ol a d_\ iiig peiixioner iiilo a nork ol eoinpelling lniinanixl eineina. l’ai'l ol BB('-l World Cinema .\\\ard SHIV)”. I'i/m/ioiiu: Iii/Illl’lll'g'll.
Deck the Halls l l’( il 0 i_lolin \Vliilexell. [8. 300m |)aiiii_\ DeVilo. .\lalllie\\ Broderiek. lxi'ixliii Da\ix. ‘L‘inin. l..iine. unlunn} and lorgellalile lainil_\ eonied} ahoui one upxinanxlup. iealoux). elaxliiiig neighliorx. lioine deeoi‘alioii and llie lrue xpiril ol llie liolida} x. 'l'lie leadx llll'odt'l'lt‘k and l)e\illol look lieu lldel'L'il l\_\ the depllix lo \xlneli llie} ll;l\ e xunk. Sela I( (I I'i’Ii’ilu’.
Deep Water I l’( il .0. il.oiiixe ()xniond. Jeri} Rollin ell. l'lx'. lelloi lean Badin. (‘lare (‘ron lllll\l. Donald ('rou liurxl. () iinin. lii l‘Hih, aiiialeui' xailor Donald ('rouliui‘xl attempted a non xiop round llie \xorld. xingle lianded \o}age. lle quiekl) dixappeared lroin \ ien and a xlor} ol inadnexx. ineiidaeil}. tear and lrue gril unlolded. 'l‘liix eogenl and aulliorilaln e doeuinenlar} l'ealure reeouiilx llie xad. regrellalil) li'ue xlor} uxing original l(nnin loolage. llllL‘l‘\ 1C“ \ and \l} llxed l'et‘l‘t'ullollx. I'i/Iii/inuw. I'fi/I'Ii/iiu‘g/i.
Déja Vu il’(ii O. i'l'on} Seoll. [8. Zoom Den/el \Vaxliinglon. \'al Kilnier. l’aula l’allon. .lainex (‘a\ ie/el. l2\'niiii. \Vaxliinglon ix .v\'l'l-' agenl Doug (’arlin. in\exligaliiig eriniex in a poxl-Katrina .\'e\\ ()i‘leanx. 'l‘lii‘oiigh llie iixe ol' linie lra\el ideax nieked li‘oiii Bin-A In The [Viiliu'e and I'lie Ii'rniiimlnr lie inuxl a\erl dixaxler liel'ore il liappenx. ll' _\ou ean xuxpend )our lieliel'. Ih'jii l'u ix laii'l} enio}ali|e. lnil llie eraxx lloll} \xood ending ix appalling. (ii’lli'l‘u/ I‘i'lt'ilu’.
The Devil Wears Prada ll’(il O... il)a\id l‘rankel. l'S. 2(l()(n .\lei"\l Sireep. .v\nne ll;llll;l\\‘.l}. liinil} Bliiiil. ll)‘)niin. .\‘iee. l\\ ee \ianiialiee journalixl And} illalliaua} l liiidx lierxell' eniplo} ed ax one ol' lxxo perxonal xeerelariex lo the loi‘inidalile Miranda l’riexil} iSireepi. an :\llll;i \Villliilll‘ \l} lL‘ liixllinll L‘kllllll'. \Vllll killer one linex. reall_\ \\ ell rounded eliaraelerixalioii and e\eellenl pL‘l'liil'lllallL‘L‘x. il'x illlllL‘llll Iiol lo lull l'ol' ilx in}riad eliai'inx. 'l‘liougli lorinulaie. in lerinx ol deeenl niainxli'eain l’S lilinx lliix )ear. lliix enioyrlil} innoeuoux. hileli} roinp. ina} he ax good ax il gelx. Brim/on [/H’illl't'. It'i/iii/iiirg/i.
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L’Enfant (The Child) l lSi oooo iJean l’ieree Dardenne/liie Dardenne. Belgiurn/l-ianee. 2005i .lereniie Re\ iei. Deborah l‘i'aneoix. 05min. laiglileen _\ear old Sonia il‘raneoixi relnrnx l'roni lioxpilal \\lll1 lier llL‘\\ horn xoii .liiinii}. onl) lo liiid llial liei' l'lal liax lieen xuh lel h} lier pell} Ilnel ho) l‘rieiid Bruno (Renieri. When a 'l'eiiee' lellx liiin llial people pa) good inone} l‘or lialnex to he illegall} adopled.
lie iinpulxoel} deeidex lo xell liix o\\ n ol'l'xpring. lriggering a l'alel'ul eliain ol' e\enlx. .-\noilier iniprexxi\el_\ unxenliinenlal )el L‘olnplixxiollule aL‘L‘olllll l‘} lllC Dardenne lirollierx ol' lil'e ainongxl _\oung ll;l\ e non in the anon} nioux Belgian induxlrial lo\\ ii iii Seraing. l’arl ol‘ BB(‘-l \Vorld (‘inenia :\\\ard xeaxon. l-i/nilmuu: Ici/i'n/iiire/I.
Eragon «H il oo isiei'en l"angineier. l'S. loom lidxxard Speleerx. Sienna (liiilloi‘). (ial‘i‘ell lledlund. lll-lnini. lltlu‘d on [he xllt‘t‘t‘wllll ll()\Cl ll} ('lirixloplier l’aolini. limguii ix llie lale ol' a ho} iSpelleerxi and liix dragon againxl the e\ il King (i;ill\;iloi'i\ l.\l;ilko\ ieli l. ‘l‘lie xpeeial elleelx are iniprexxix e lml other“ ixe lliix ix a lairl} laine opener lor lliix inuled llllllax} l'raneliixe. (ie/ii’ml I'('/('(l\('.
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re“ rile lll\l(ll"\ 1’ 'l‘lie paxl liaunlx llie prexenl iii lliix eeononiieal lo“ ke} poxl ei\il \xar draina. \xliieli deliealel} in\exligalex llie \xeiglil ol paxl lrauinax and their el‘l'eel on \UCIL‘I}. (i/ilvgim I'll/ll lhl'U/l‘l'. (ill/um“. The Exorcisti Is» 0000 i\\'ill'iam l’riedkiii. l‘S. l‘Vii Linda Blair. lillen Burxl}n. .\la\ Von Sylo“. Jaxon .\lil|er. lilinin. liarnexl priexl .laxon .\liller xlepx in lo x;I\L‘ [3001' lllllL' poxxexxcd girl in lliix liugel} ell'eeli\ e xearelexl. Non re-releaxed in l‘L‘lll‘.l\lCl'L‘(l l’oi'ni. \\ illi a xuper xlei‘eo xoundlraek ixo )ou ean hear llioxe olixeeniliex in lull l. Dead good. dead xear}. dead priexl. l’arl ol' Douglax (iill’ililll xeaxon. I'i/m/iuuu'. Iz'ili'iiliiu'gli.
Tom Tykwer’s solid and thoughtful adaptation of Patrick Sijskind’s perverse bestseller is still going strong, with a longer release schedule than most, presumably to make up for the fact that the film