Programme for Hilary Term 2010

Click on each film title to go to its Internet Movie Database entry.

21 Jan

Mediterraneo - Salvatores (Italy, 1991)
On an idyllic Greek island, a soldier decides to make love not war.

28 Jan

Election (Hak se wui) - To (Hong Kong, 2005)
Hong Kong Triads are the backdrop to classic crime themes of power & betrayal.

4 Feb

Fresa y chocolate – Alea/Tabío (Cuba/Mexico/Spain, 1994)
Can a gay and a straight man be friends in politically doctrinaire Cuba?

11 Feb
Festen - Vinterberg (Denmark/Sweden, 1998)
They say every family has a secret…some more explosive than others.
18 Feb

Sexmission – Machulski (Poland, 1984)
Two scientists experimenting with time wake up in a future ruled by women.

25 Feb

My Summer of Love - Pawlikowski (UK, 2004)
One hot English summer (?) two girls discover themselves and each other.

4 Mar
Paradise Now – Abu-Assad (Palestine/Israel, 2005)
‘In the next 24 hours, two Palestinian friends may do the unthinkable.' (IMDb)
11 Mar
The Man From Snowy River – Miller (Australia, 1982)
Dubbed ‘The last truly great Western.' Though it's set in Australia.
JOINT EVENT WITH OXFORD UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY
18 Mar

Domésticas – Meirelles/Olival (Brazil, 2001)
São Paolo: five domestic servants: five lives: five dreams of better lives.
JOINT EVENT WITH OXFORD UNIVERSITY BRAZILIAN SOCIETY

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