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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Thom Andersen

Chris says: “Home to Hollywood, sprawling metropolis Los Angeles is the most photographed city in the world. Thom Andersen’s equally sprawling, ambitious documentary uses this little factoid as a jumping off point to explore not only how filmmakers have portrayed

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Look at Me (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Agnès Jaoui
Starring: Agnès Jaoui | Jean-Pierre Bacri | Keine Bouhiza | Marilou Berri | Virginie Desarnauts

Michael says: “Agnès Jaoui is a talented actress. She is also a talented director and screenwriter! LOOK AT ME is the sixth film she has co-written with her husband Jean-Pierre Bacri (who also stars in LOOK AT ME) and the

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Innocent Voices (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Luis Mandoki
Starring: Carlos Padilla | Gustavo Muñoz | José María Yazpik | Leonor Varela | Ofelia Medina

Bruce says: “INNOCENT VOICES gets my vote for the best cinematography in 2005. From the opening scene of the solders’ footsteps in the rain, it is clear this film will be a visual treat. The night scenes, particularly the frightening

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Happily Ever After (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Yvan Attal
Starring: Alain Chabat | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Yvan Attal

Hilary says: “Writer/director/actor Yvan Attal and real-life wife Charlotte Gainsbourg (stars of 2002 Chlotrudis-eligible MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS) team up again as Vincent and Gabrielle, a couple struggling with marriage, family life, fidelity, and identity. Vincent spends much time

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Fear and Trembling (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Alain Corneau
Starring: Kaori Tsuji | Sylvie Testud | Taro Suwa

Bruce says: “Social satire is tricky business and I, more often than not, find it distasteful. Not so in the case of FEAR AND TREMBLING a wonderful satire of the clash between Japanese corporate culture and the shocking ‘western’ behavior

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The Edukators (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Hans Weingartner
Starring: Daniel Brühl | Julia Jentsch | Stipe Erceg

Bruce says: “***SPOILERS*** “Buoyed by top notch acting and a wickedly comic, insightful script, Hans Weingartner’s THE EDUKATORS keeps us in the edge of our seats while it teaches us some valuable lessons about human nature, politics, ethics and integrity.

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Côte d’Azur (2005)

Michael says: “This delightful French sex farce from the director of THE ADVENTURES OF FELIX, is a pleasure from start to finish. Mark and Béatrix are spending a summer in their seaside villa in Italy with their two teenaged children.

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Café Lumière (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Hsiao-hsien Hou
Starring: Masato Hagiwara | Tadanobu Asano | Yo Hitoto

Bruce says: “CAFÉ LUMIÈRE is Hou Hsaio-hsien’s tribute to Yasujiro Ozu, the Japanese master whose films are noted for their breathtaking beauty and their gentle narrative of everyday life. Ozu’s great attentions to the details of the environment his characters

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Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Shannon says: “I don’t really have time to give this review the attention it deserves, but I saw BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN at the closing night of the Denver International Film Festival on Saturday. I woke up Sunday morning with the film

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6ixtynin9 (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Lalita Panyopas | Tasanawalai Ongartittichai

Bruce says: “After playing in film festivals for over two and one half years (January 2000 – August 2002) 6IXTYNIN9, never found distribution in the United States. As a result of the success of Ratanaruang’s LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE,

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