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2008 ~ 2009 Season
This is now the confirmed programme for 2008-2009
All films will be shown at The Blandford School starting at 7:45 p.m.
Attendance at B.F.F.S screenings is limited to members and their guests.
Screening Dates this season can be found here.
(Click on the title for more details on each film)
Please note that due to Sony Picture's last minute decision not to make non theatrical screening of The Band's Visit available we have had to make a late change to the published programme.
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AGM + Mystery Film tba |
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Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
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UK/USA, 2007 Cert: 15 117 minutes Dir: Sidney Lumet. With its title taken from an old Irish toast, may you be 40 years in heaven before the devil knows you're dead, this film has all the characteristics we have come to expect from this veteran master of suspense. |
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The Edge of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite)
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Germany/Turkey/Italy, 2007 Cert: 18 122m Dir: Fatih Akin Akin is a German born director of Turkish parentage. This drama tells the story of a young man travelling to Turkey to track down the daughter of his father's girlfriend. It replaces The Band's Visit which is not available for screening due to a decision by Sony Pictures. (Winner Best Screenplay, Cannes 2007) |
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UK, 2006 Cert: 15 102m Dir: Shane Meadows Set in 1983, this is the best of Shane Meadows films. Although set in the era of Margaret Thatcher and Roland rat, it has a lot to say about the dangers and attractions of gang culture and is thus very relevant to contemporary Britain. |
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USA/People's Republic of China, 2007 Cert:12A 95m Dir: Marc Forster Based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini, the Kite Runner is an emotional and rewarding melodrama set in Afghanistan on the brink of war. |
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USA/Germany, 2007 Cert: 15 101m Dir: Mike Nichols This is a sharp and sophisticated account of the reality of Washington politics from another of Hollywood's veteran masters. What should give us pause is that it is based on a true story. Although somewhat frail, the real Charlie Wilson made it to the Premier |
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Spain/France, 2006 Cert: 15 105m Dir: Dir: J. A. Bayona Like Pan’s Labyrinth, this is a children's story made for adults. This was Spain’s submission to the best foreign language film category for this year's Oscars. It is an atmospheric ghost story that will linger in your imagination. |
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USA, 2007 Cert: 12A 95m Dir: Jason Reitman This was the big indie hit of last year. The writing is sharp and funny; the performances are fresh and real. It all adds up to a hugely enjoyable film. (Winner Best Original Screenplay, 2008 Oscars) |
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9 Dir: Julie Delpy Julie Delpy not only wrote, directed and starred in this her second film, she also co-produced it, wrote the music and cast her real-life parents to play alongside her. The result is a sharp, warm and somewhat offbeat comedy. |
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USA, 2007 Cert: 12A 158m Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson There is no doubt that the heart of this film is a stunning performance by Daniel day Lewis which deservedly won him a best actor Oscar. Set in the oil industry in the early years of the last century it is an impressive, darkly comic film. |
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USA, 2007 Cert: 15 114m Dir: Tamara Jenkins
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Scaphandre et le papillon, Le )
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France/USA, 2007 Cert: 12A 111m
Dir: Julian Schnabel
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Counterfeiters (Fälscher, Die)
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Germany/Austria/France, 2006 Cert: 15 98m
Dir: Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Canada/USA, 2005
1 Dir: Deepa Mehta This is the third film in Mehta’s acclaimed trilogy, the other two being Earth and Fire. Set against the background of the beginning of Gandhi’s campaigns against British rule, it explores the position of a young widow following her much older husband's death.
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Cert: 15
86m
Dir: John Carney
Guy meets girl, literally, in this musical love
story since that is how they are listed in the cast and neither
character is named. It tells the story of a part-time busker part-time
vacuum cleaner repairman and his relationship with a young Czech in
Dublin
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Night of the Sunflowers (Noche de los girasoles, La)
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Spain/Portugal/France, 2007 Cert: 15 123m
Dir: Jorge Sanchez-Cabezudo
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AGM at 7.15pm, followed by the final film of the season to be announced early in the New Year.
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