Cosmo Landesman
Whale Rider
Set in a small New Zealand community, this is the story of a young Maori girl, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), who believes it is her destiny to lead her people. But her grandad thinks it’s a job for men only. A wonderful work of understated drama.
PG, 101 mins Cosmo Landesman
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Buffalo Soldiers
A hip, funny look at a bunch of American soldiers stationed in Germany during the late 1980s, surviving the boredom of peace. Joaquin Phoenix is the charming black-marketeer Ray Elwood, who meets his match in tough Sergeant Lee (Scott Glenn).
15, 98 mins Cosmo Landesman
Etre et Avoir
A moving, gentle documentary about a single-classroom school in rural France. The children learn to read and live in a painful world; we learn to respect and love the inspiring teacher, Georges Lopez. A little gem.
U, 104 mins Tim Nagle