Mill Valley Film Festival - World Cinema

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Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:45:24 -0500

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When "immigrants" beat Mie's brother, a white Dane, into a coma, ethnic tension floods her relationship with Shadi, a Palestinian. And when Shadi reveals he might know something about the crime, everyone feels they must declare their loyalty to their families, their lovers, and the truth.

3 Needles

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 04:43:45 -0500

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Canadian filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald's 3 Needles, a tripartite look at the AIDS epidemic, forgoes headline sensationalism to focus on how different communities and families in varying corners of the globe cope with the AIDS epidemic.

After the Wedding

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:42:25 -0500

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Danish director Susanne Bier (Brothers, Open Hearts, The One and Only) explores the turbulent terrain of the heart in a gripping drama that focuses on characters faced with tough choices.

August Days

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:46:42 -0500

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Taking a break from his research into the life of his old friend, the late journalist Ramon Barnils, Marc and his twin brother, David, embark on a tour of Catalonia.

Avenue Montaigne

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:59:19 -0500

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As breezy as a stroll along the chic Parisian street where it unfolds, this engaging romantic comedy from writer-director Danièle Thompson offers an all-star cast in several intertwined tales of the upscale Champs-Elysées cultural scene.

Beneath the Southern Cross

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:33:40 -0500

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Christmas comes in summer, and water drains in the other direction, but filmmakers on the south side of the equator are anything but backward. These eclectic shorts demonstrate keen attention to the human condition and the ways that others' choices can dramatically affect our lives.

SHORTS IN PROGRAM: Blue Willow, Break, Elalini (Place of Rest), Fish Out of Water, Karma, Story of Hong

Breaking and Entering

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:03:03 -0500

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Reality and metaphor crash loudly and with muted intensity throughout this brilliant, multilayered drama by the talented Anthony Minghella. Starring Robin Wright Penn, Juliette Binoche and Jude Law as a landscape architect reevaluating love and life after his office is burglarized.

Café Setareh

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:55:08 -0500

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Three Iranian women navigate the lively living rooms, quiet back streets and private apartments of their tight-knit community in modern Tehran, in this intriguing film that speaks to the universal experiences of love, loss, honor and duty that transcend time and place.

Candy

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:42:59 -0500

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Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish give electrifying performances in this seductive and harrowing tale of two junkies in love, directed by Australian theater wizard Neil Armfield and based on the novel by Luke Davies, with Geoffrey Rush as the lovers' comrade-in-heroin.

Catch a Fire

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:57:34 -0500

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Suspense-filled dramatization of Patrick Chamusso's life as a non-political family man whose apartheid-era false arrest forces him to re-examine his life and make a startling decision.

Cave of the Yellow Dog

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:37:50 -0500

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Byambasuren Davaa's engaging story is infused with serene charm and breathtaking beauty. At the center is six-year-old Nansal, the oldest of three children in a nomadic clan of Mongolian shepherds, who finds a stray dog near the family′s yurt.

Chronicle of an Escape

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:53:52 -0500

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Based on a true story, this intense blend of psychological thriller and escape drama stars Rodrigo de la Serna (Motorcycle Diaries) as a soccer player caught in the madness of the 1976–1983 Argentine military junta's reign of terror.

Days of Glory

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:54:33 -0500

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Winning the prize for best male ensemble acting at Cannes, this stirring World War II epic addresses the plight of North African soldiers fighting under the French flag against the Nazis—and against the racism of their superior officers.

Dreaming of Space

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:59:02 -0500

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In a Russian border town in 1957, a carefree lad's admiration for a mysterious stranger leads him to discover a sense of purpose at a fleeting moment on the precipice of the space race.

Family Law

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0500

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This fresh Argentine comic drama about finding one's place in life offers emotionally rewarding insights into the life of a late-bloomer Ariel Perelman, a young, floundering law professor who lives in the shadow of his much-admired attorney father.