This Year's Films

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September 30, 2007 — Only Human (Seres queridos)

(2004, Spain) Leni arrives home to introduce her fiancé Rafi to her Jewish family for the first time. Everything goes wonderfully until the lovers reveal that Rafi is Palestinian. Rafi then tries to ingratiate himself by helping in the kitchen — with disastrous results. Film clips available at ifilm.

October 28, 2007 — Heading South (Vers le sud)

(2005, France) Brenda, Ellen and Sue, three North American women, travel to Haiti looking for flirtation, relaxation and respite from their colorless jobs and marriages at the end of "Baby Doc" Duvalier's notoriously violent regime. Film clips available at ifilm.

November 18, 2007 — The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages)

(2006, France) When budding pianist, Melanie, fails her Conservatory entrance exam after being distracted by the thoughtless behavior of the chairwoman of the jury, a well known concert pianist she gives up the piano. Ten years later Melanie meets the husband of the chairwoman who recruits her into his home to look after his son. Film clips available at ifilm.

December 16, 2007 — After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet)

(2006, Denmark) Jacob Petersen has dedicated his life to helping street children in India. When the orphanage he heads is threatened by closure, he receives an unusual offer. A Danish businessman, Jørgen, offers him a donation of $4 million dollars. There are, however, certain conditions... Not only must Jacob return to Denmark, he must also take part in the wedding of Jørgen's daughter. The wedding proves to be a critical juncture between past and future and catapults Jacob into the most intense dilemma of his life. Film clips available at iFilm.

January 13, 2008 — Gabrielle

(2005, France) After a decade of marriage to Gabrielle, Jean is hugely pleased with himself. He is tall, lean and handsome, a man for whom every investment has turned to gold, and he and Gabrielle make a formidably attractive and assured couple who preside over a weekly salon in their museum-sized, servant-laden mansion.

Since Jean declares emotion to be revolting, he was perfectly happy that sexual intimacy vanished only months into his marriage. Gabrielle has told herself she is content to go along with the facade of a perfect marriage — until she unexpectedly dives into an affair, with consequences for which “devastating” seems too inadequate a description. Trailer available at The Boston Globe.

February 3, 2008 — Forgiveness

(2004, South Africa) Granted amnesty for crimes committed in the past ex-South African cop Tertius Coetzee's arrival in a small town triggers a cathartic journey of forgiveness and revenge for himself and the family of the activist he killed. Film clips available at Giant Films.

March 2, 2008 — The Willow Tree (Beed-e majnoon)

(2005, Iran) Youssef was blinded by an accident when he was eight years old. Now 38 years later, he teaches literature at the university, has a loving wife, and a little daughter who just can't get enough of him. On the surface, Youssef deals rationally with his disability but inwardly he is angry with God. Now he has a tumor beneath his right eye, and his uncle has gotten him an appointment in Paris with a special clinic for eye surgery. Just before he leaves, Youssef writes a note to God and tucks it between the pages of a volume of the Mathnawi, the mystical masterpiece by the Persian Sufi poet Rumi.

March 30, 2008 — The Italian (Italianetz)

(2005, Russia) After discovering his mother is still alive, six-year-old orphan, Vanya Solntsev, teaches himself to read so as to learn her address from his personal files. Before a wealthy Italian couple can claim him for their own, Vanya sets off on a perilous journey to find his only remaining family. Pursued by orphanage staff and the police, the determined runaway must now face the most difficult challenges of his young life in this incredible story inspired by true events. Trailer available at Apple.

April 27, 2008 — The Comedy of Power (L'Ivresse du pouvoir)

(2006, France) Isabelle Huppert stars as Jeanne, a tenacious magistrate known as "the piranha" of the judiciary system, who puts her personal life on the back burner to pursue white-collar criminals with their private hands in public pockets. After gaining fame for locking up an embezzling CEO, Jeanne pushes the limits of her intoxicating power further than ever and winds up isolated in a dangerous game of threats and intimidation. Trailer available at iFilm.

May 18, 2008 — Private Property (Nue propriété)

(2006, France) When they're about to put the family property on the market, young adult twin boys discover the real nature of the ties that bind them. The relation between the boys and their divorced mother is damaged, but not to the point of rupture. There is a lot of tension and the sons, jealous and suspicious, don't want their mother to go on with the sale. This urges her to leave the property, a desperate remedy backed by her lover. Her absence triggers a confrontation between the twins. Trailer available from New Yorker Films.

A list of some of our past films can be found here.