Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ FOUR - Winter highlights 2005
International cinema
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
FOUR World Cinema Award
To celebrate the wealth of contemporary, international
film-making and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ FOUR's commitment to international cinema, the channel
presents the second Β– now annual Β– Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ FOUR World Cinema Award,
hosted by Jonathan Ross.
From a shortlist of nominations, voted for by the public,
critics and exhibitors from across the UK, one film will win this prestigious
title.
It is the job of an informed and passionate jury - representing
a cross-section of the film industry, from critics to actors and directors
- to debate and select the winner.
Last year, the jury voted for first-time director Sylvain
Chomet's Belleville Rendez-vous, an inventive animation about
a young cyclist who is kidnapped during the Tour de France.
In the run-up to the event there will be UK-wide theatrical
screenings of the nominated films plus a special edition of The DVD
Collection devoted to the Award.
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ production.
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Noi The Albino
(Iceland, 2003)
Noi, a gifted but alienated 17-year-old, dreams of escaping
from his remote snowbound village with Iris, the beautiful girl from
the local cafΓ©.
Director Dagur Kari's droll and deadpan comedy-drama
Β– one of the most acclaimed directorial debuts of recent years
Β– features an outstanding performance from Tomas Lemarquis
as the eponymous hero.
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Balzac And The Little Chinese
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Balzac And The Little
Chinese Seamstress (China, 2002)
During China's Cultural Revolution, two bourgeois city
boys are sent to the remote countryside for 're-education'.
They befriend the Little Seamstress, the granddaughter
of the local tailor.
Dai Sijie's haunting and beautiful film is based
on his own best-selling autobiographical novel.
Acquisitions Publicity
The Cuckoo
(Russia, 2002)
It is September 1944 and a Finnish sniper and a Red
Army officer Β– sworn enemies Β– find respite and redemption
in the care of a lonely Lapp woman.
Aleksandr Rogozhkin's engaging tragic-comedy
is a beautifully shot anti-war fable.
Acquisitions Publicity
El Bonaerense
(Argentina, 2002)
Escaping judicial retribution in his provincial hometown,
Zapa is sent to Buenos Aires where he joins the police force and has
to face a whole new reality.
Pablo Trapero's pungent, atmospheric tale of
corruption and dark deeds amongst the Buenos Aires 'boys in blue' is
powerful evidence of Argentine cinema's new vigour.
Acquisitions Publicity
Kikujiro
(Japan, 1999)
Brash and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal
companion for little Masao, who is on an odyssey to find the mother
he has never met.
The charismatic Takeshi Kitano stars in Β–
and directs Β– this engaging and highly amusing 'odd couple' story.
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