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Yossi and Jagger (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Eytan Fox
Starring: Assi Cohen | Ohad Knoller | Yehuda Levi

Michael says: “YOSSI AND JAGGER is a film with a deceptively simple story that comments on several issues in just over an hour. Simply put, this film deals with the love story between two male soldiers in the Israeli Defense

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Lost in Translation (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Bill Murray | Giovanni Ribisi | Scarlett Johansson

Bob G. says: “With LOST IN TRANSLATION, Sofia Coppola neatly captures the slightly Twilight Zone’ish feeling of being out of touch with everything and everyone around you. Yet she does so with such unassuming ease and good humor that you

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This Little Life (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sarah Gavron
Starring: David Morrissey | Kate Ashfield | Linda Bassett | Peter Mullan

Chris says: “Honest and sad little British film about a couple that give birth to a prematurely born baby. Like LILJA 4-EVER (only gentler), it’s not an easy one to watch, but you will get so caught up in the

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The Safety of Objects (2003)

Michael says: “Day 2 of the Boston International Festival of Women’s Cinema saw Rose Troche and her third film, THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS. Based on the short stories of A.M. Homes, Troche elegantly weaves the disparate stories into a unified

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The Republic of Love (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Deepa Mehta
Starring: Bruce Greenwood | Emilia Fox | Jackie Burroughs | Kristen Thomsen

Michael says: “Catching up on my Canadian films, this romance directed by Deepa Mehta (WATER; FIRE) was adapted from a novel by the talented Carol Shields. It played the Toronto International Film Festival in 2003, and was released in Canada

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The Quiet American (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Brendan Fraser | Do Thi Hai Yen | MichaelCaine

Bob says: “I dont know in general, Id say I liked this one. My main problems with it were the following two items: “Frasers character was not very believable. I thought that worked well for him, oddly enough, for most

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O.T.: Our Town (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Michael says: “If 2003 isn’t the ‘Year of the Documentary’ I don’t know what is. Film Movement’s OT: OUR TOWN is a worthy addition to the many outstanding documentaries released this summer. It’s playing at the Coolidge Corner, and I

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Open Hearts (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Susanne Bier
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen | Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Paprika Steen | Sonja Richter | Stine Bjerregaard

Michael says: “You’d think, after ARARAT and WHALE RIDER, that Peg and I have diametrically opposed viewpoints when it comes to films. Not so! Scot and I watched the screener for the Danish film, OPEN HEARTS over the weekend, and

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Nowhere in America (2003)

Michael says: “NOWHERE IN AFRICA is a true epic, telling the tale of a Jewish family’s flight from Nazi occupied Germany to Africa. Walter Redlich travels to a farm in Africa to prepare the way for his wife and daughter.

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Last Wedding (2003)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Bruce Sweeney
Starring: Benjamin Ratner | Frida Betrani | Molly Parker | Tom Scholte | Vincent Gale

Michael says: “Once again, a smart, funny, well-made Canadian film misses out on U.S. theatrical distribution, and is released direct-to-video. Bruce Sweeney’s LAST WEDDING was quite the buzz-worthy film two years ago at the Toronto Film Festival. Fortunately, I was

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