Bonnaire and Kevin Kline (in
first French-speaking role) shine in this feel-good comedy set in idyllic Corsica. Hélène's newfound obsession with chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both their lives.
Pierre Thoretton’s documentary on the relationship between fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and his lover, Pierre Berge. NR, 98 mins, 2011
Tom Shadyac produced and directed many successful Hollywood comedies including Ace Ventura and Bruce Almighty. After a serious accident, he emerged a changed man. A probing documentary exploring our world and what we can do to make it better. NR, 76 mins, 2011
Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. Dutch, English and German with subtitles. R, 103 mins, 2011
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Michelangelo Frammartino’s wondrous docu-essay, inspired by Pythagoras’s belief in four-fold transmigration, traces the cycle of life through the daily rituals of life in the southern Italian region of Calabria. Italian with subtitles. NR, 88 mins, 2011
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex-Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford. PG13, 120 mins, 2011
Tells the true story of Johann Rettenberger, a champion marathoner who leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between jobs (and away from police cavalcades). A lean, visceral study of pathological compulsion. German with subtitles. NR, 90 mins, 2011
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Kevin is whisked away from his dreary home by six mischievous dwarves who have “borrowed” a map from the Supreme Being. The map allows them to travel through history and meet a host of figures and steal their treasures. A