Monika’s Pensieve

As usual, the beginning of the year (aka exam time) is full of interesting releases ;-P My main list would probably be unmanageably long if not that I’m a bit more picky these days. And my maybe list could have included even more releases if I hadn’t limited myself - really ;)
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Eyes Wide Open (Israel/Germany/France, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 2nd July 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 20th May 2009
Runtime: 91′
Director: Haim Tabakman
Production House: Arte, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Israel Film Fund, Keshet Broadcasting, Pimpa Film Productions, Riva Filmproduktion, Totally
Plot: (from imdb)
A married, Orthodox Jewish father of four falls in love with a twenty two year [...]

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Lebanon (Germany/Israel/France, 2009)
Seen: Wednesday, 21st April 2010 (cinema)
Runtime: 93′
Director: Samuel Maoz
Production House: Ariel Films, Arsam International, Arte France, Israeli Film Fund, Metro Communications, Paralite
Plot: (from imdb)
June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a [...]

Now that March is coming to an end, there’s probably not that much point in posting this, but I figured I’d do it for continuity’s sake ;)
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Alice in Wonderland (USA, 2010)
Release Date (Poland): 5th March 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 3rd March 2010
Runtime: 108′
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Production House: [...]

This is my last ENH film festival post, but I’m still reaaally behind with my film diary. My excuse is that I’m writing my BA project (again ;) ).
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The Corporation (Canada, 2003)
Runtime: 145′
Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
Production House: Big Picture Media Corporation
Plot: (from imdb)
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent [...]

The building of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land has been in the media for a while now, but personally I found the coverage on it confusing and never really understood what was going on. Below is an excellent video report on the problem, I really recommend it - it’s a great way to finally start [...]

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Waltz with Bashir (Israel/Germany/France/USA/Finland/Switzerland/Belgium/Australia, 2008)
Seen: Monday, 13th April 2009 (cinema)
Runtime: 90′
Director: Ari Folman
Production House: Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion GmbH
Plot: An animated documentary that tries to piece together a memory from the Israeli-Lebanese war in 1982. Where was Ari Folman during the Sabra and Shatila massacre and what was [...]

Fortunately, April is not as confusing as March ;) Nothing that I’m veeery excited about though.
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Waltz With Bashir (Israel/Germany/France/USA/Finland/Switzerland/Belgium/Australia, 2008)
Polish Distributor: Against Gravity (3rd April 2009)
I spotted this originally during the Warsaw Film Festival last year.
Che: Part One (France/Spain/USA, 2008)
Polish Distributor: SPInka (3rd April 2009)
Release Date (worldwide): 21st May 2008
Runtime: 126′
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Benicio [...]

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Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (Israel/France/USA, 2007)
Seen: Wednesday, 11th December 2008 (cinema)
Runtime: 87′
Polish Distributor: Kino Świat (21st November 2008)
Director: Eran Kolirin
Cast: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
Production House: July August Productions, Sophie Dulac Productions, Bleiberg Entertainment
Plot: An Egyptian police orchestra gets lost in Israel.
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Impressions In Short
I was a little worried this would be one of [...]

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The Warsaw Film Festival starts on Friday, so it’s high time I looked into what they’re showing and choose something - a task which is not as easy as it sounds (on top of which I’m feeling a little guilty right now - I should be correcting the documentation of my degree project rather [...]