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Formerly YUGOSLAVIA/MACEDONIA/GREECE / TURKEY
Directed by Emir Kusturica - Arizona Dream 1991. Stars Faye Dunaway, Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis in an intriguing European view of the strangeness of America. Black Cat, White Cat Fellini-style Yugoslav comedy about two gypsy patriarchs and their unruly families. Life is a Miracle. Allegoric tale set in Bosnia in 1992 at the outbreak of war. Maradona 2008. Documentary about Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player. Underground Epic allegory covering the German bombing of Belgrade in 1941 to the present day.
Before the Rain Dir. Milcho Manchevski, 1994. A solemn triptych that takes us from the ethnic tensions in Macedonia to the urban strife of London and back again. (VHS) Brides Dir. Pantelis Voulgaris, Greece 2005. Fascinating and moving story of mail order brides travelling to the US. Cabaret Balkan Dir. Goran Paskaljevic. A series of brutally incisive short theatrical pieces reflecting contemporary Yugoslavia. (VHS) Closely Observed Trains Dir. Jiri Menzel. Czech tragicomedy. Academy Award Winner Best Foreign Film 1968. Dark Blue World Dir. Jan Sverak. World War II flying drama. Czech and English language. The Death of Mr Lazarescu Dir. Cristi Puiu, 2005. An extremely black Romanian comedy. Divided We Fall Dir. Jan Hrebejk, Czech, 2000. A WWII drama similar to “Life is Beautiful” in that the film allows humour and humanity to comingle with the absolute horror of war. Eternity and a Day Dir. Theo Angelopoulos, Greece, 1998. A dying author prepares to leave his beloved home by the sea and settle things with his daughter. Winner of the Palme D'Or at Cannes. Stars Bruno Ganz. Fateless Dir. Lajos Koltai. WWII drama based on the novel by by the Nobel prize winning writer Imre Kertesz. Hungarian. The Firemen’s Ball Dir. Milos Formon, Czech, 1967. Forman’s landmark comedy of a small town civic celebration. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Dir. Cristian Mungiu, 2007. Set in Bucharest in 1987 this is a thoughtful study of the battle between personal responsibility and societal structures in late communist Eastern Europe by exploring the issue of abortion. I Served the King of England Dir. Jiri Menzel, Czech, 2006. A look at the glamourous life of an old world Prague hotel. Kolya Dir. Jan Sverak, Czech, 1997. Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film is a sheer delight. Martha and I Dir. Jiri Weiss, Czech drama set in the 30's, winner of Gold Award, Venice. (VHS) My Sweet Little Village Dir. Jiri Menzel, unique Czech blend of farce and comedy. A cinematic delight. (VHS) No Man’s Land Dir. Danis Tanovic. Bosnian Tanovic’s taut witty script is the secret to this film’s success in mounting a darkly comic, but very suspenseful, satirical attack on the absurdity of war. A Touch of Spice Dir. Tassos Boulmetis. Touching Greek romance, a modern day fable with resonance. 2005. Ulysses' Gaze Dir. Theo Angelopoulos, 1995. A filmmaker returns from the US to his hometown in Greece after an abscene of 35 years where he hopes to trace the missing 3 reels of the first film ever shot in the Balkans. Stars Harvey Keitel. Yol Dir. Serif Gören, 1982. Political expatriate, Yilmaz Gurney’s extraordinary Turkish odyssey. (VHS)
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