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The Artist

In 1927 Hollywood, George Valentin, a silent film star, faces a threat to his career with the rise of sound films. Simultaneously, a young extra named Peppy Miller is ascending to stardom and great popularity. The events of the film intertwine with the tumultuous upheaval of the film industry. “The Artist” was awarded five Oscars, including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Directing (Michel Hazanavicius), Actor in a Leading Role (Jean Dujardin), Costume Design, and Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Ludovic Bource).

The film is a tribute to the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Kapernaum (Capharnaüm)

A 12-year-old Lebanese boy, Zain, is suing his parents for bringing him into this world. The childhood of Zain and his siblings in the slums of Beirut has been cut short. When his sister experiences a harsh fate as a result of child marriage, Zain has had enough and runs away from home. The kind cleaner Rahil offers her a home and Zain helps by looking after her young son Yona. But when Rahil unexpectedly disappears, Zain must muster all his strength, courage and ingenuity to take care of himself and Yonas. How long can they survive in a world where there is only a fading spark of hope left? The film was directed by Nadine Labaki. In roles e.g. Zain Al Rafeea and Yordanos Shiferaw.

Published: February 15, 2019

Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate

Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate is the story of an extraordinary talent who defied the norms of his time. It focuses on the artist’s last years and the productive period he spent in Arles, France. The journey to the beautiful light and colors of the south was tinged by a stormy friendship with Paul Gaugain (Oscar Isaak) – and van Gogh’s own mental breakdown. Ignoring doubters and scoffers, working in modest circumstances, Van Gogh created some of the world’s most beloved works of art. His most important supporter was his younger brother Theo (Rupert Friend), who saw Vincent as an interpreter for future generations. Other roles include e.g. Mads Mikkelsen, Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric. Director Julian Schnabel, known as a painter himself, rejects the typical conventions of a biopic and focuses on depicting the landscape of Van Gogh’s mind. (Source: Finnkino Oy)

Anna Karenina

Based on Leo Tolstoy’s unforgettable classic, the film brings the greatest love novel in world literature to the big screen. Anna Karenina’s (Keira Knightley) marriage to high-ranking St. Petersburg official Alexei Karenin (Jude Law) is shaken when Anna meets Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). The lovers surrender to the whirlwinds of passion, but their happiness soon turns into a tragedy. The story is also a description of tsarist Russia in the 1870s and the state society, which shackles the participants of the triangle drama in its framework. The film was directed by Joe Wright.

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene is an authentic and humane portrayal of one of the most mysterious and misunderstood spiritual figures in history. The biblical biopic tells the story of Maria (Rooney Mara), a young woman who is looking for a new way to live. Defying the narrow-minded values of her time, Maria leaves her family and joins a new movement led by the charismatic Jesus of Nazareth (Joaquin Phoenix). Soon she finds his place in the movement and her role on the journey that leads towards Jerusalem. Based on a screenplay by Helen Edmundson and Philippa Goslett, the film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tahar Rahim. The film was directed by Garth Davis.

Billy Elliot

1984, Northern England. The miners of a small town are on strike and the atmosphere is tense. 11-year-old Billy Elliot’s father and brother are on strike, but Billy has other things in mind. Tired of the school’s brutal boxing training, he becomes interested in the girls’ ballet dance. Soon Billy is already on the parquet practicing standing on his toes. The home crowd is not exactly fond of Billy’s new hobby. However, as the strike only gets worse, Billy continues his training, secretly – with the help of ballet teacher Mrs. Wilkinson. Young Billy has gifts and possibilities are limitless. But will his old family ever accept a boy who squirms in dancing shoes? Directed by Stephen Daldry. In roles e.g. Jamie Bell and Julie Walters.

Coco

In the Disney-Pixar film Coco, music has been forbidden in Miguel’s family for many generations, but still the boy dreams of a career as a musician, inspired by his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. As a result of a mysterious chain of events, Miguel ends up in the colorful Land of the Dead, where he meets an irresistible crook named Hector. Together, they go on an amazing adventure to find out the true story of Miguel’s family. Directed by Lee Unkrich.

Ray

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.