Monthly pick of foreign language films - December 2018
Here are our monthly pick of the foreign language films being released in Britain and Ireland during December 2018.
Sunday 2nd December 2018
The Image Book (Le livre d'image) (15) English, Arabic, French
Do you still remember how, long ago, we trained our thoughts? Most often we'd start from a dream. We wondered how, in total darkness, colours of such intensity could emerge within us. In a soft, low voice. Saying great things. Surprising, deep and accurate matters. Image and words. Like a bad dream written on a stormy night. Under western eyes. The lost paradises. War is here.
Do you still remember how, long ago, we trained our thoughts? Most often we'd start from a dream. We wondered how, in total darkness, colours of such intensity could emerge within us. In a soft, low voice. Saying great things. Surprising, deep and accurate matters. Image and words. Like a bad dream written on a stormy night. Under western eyes. The lost paradises. War is here.
Friday 7th December 2018
Kedarnath Hindi
A Hindu-Muslim love story, Kedarnath portrays how a Muslim pithoo saves a Hindu tourist from the Uttrakhand floods at the pilgrimage, and the love that eventually develops between them.
A Hindu-Muslim love story, Kedarnath portrays how a Muslim pithoo saves a Hindu tourist from the Uttrakhand floods at the pilgrimage, and the love that eventually develops between them.
Meteors (Meteorlar) Kurdish
They come at night and everybody steps out. They light torches and remember those who have walked these streets before them. In the coming hours, the city will be on lockdown: an eclipse appears and meteors start to fall.
They come at night and everybody steps out. They light torches and remember those who have walked these streets before them. In the coming hours, the city will be on lockdown: an eclipse appears and meteors start to fall.
Mug (Twarz) (15) Polish
A man undergoes a face transplant and experiences ensuing identity issues.
A man undergoes a face transplant and experiences ensuing identity issues.
Friday 14th December 2018
An Elephant Sitting Still (Da xiang xi di er zuo) Mandarin
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
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In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
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Khrustalyov, My Car! (Khrustalyov, mashinu!) (18) Russian
Military doctor General Klenski is arrested in Stalin's Russia in 1953 during an anti-Semitic political campaign accused of being a participant in so-called "doctors' plot".
Military doctor General Klenski is arrested in Stalin's Russia in 1953 during an anti-Semitic political campaign accused of being a participant in so-called "doctors' plot".
Sunday 16th December 2018
Taxiwaala (12A) Telugu
Taxiwala is a Telugu movie starring Vijay Deverakonda and Priyanka Jawalkar in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Rahul Sankrityayan.
Taxiwala is a Telugu movie starring Vijay Deverakonda and Priyanka Jawalkar in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Rahul Sankrityayan.
Monday 17th December 2018
Return Of The Hero (Le retour du héros) (12) French
1809, France. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up. But it all goes south when Neuville reappears.
1809, France. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up. But it all goes south when Neuville reappears.
Friday 21st December 2018
Polina, danser sa vie (12A) French, Russian
A young girl from a modest Russian family studies classical ballet. After many difficulties, she succeeds as a young woman to enter the prestigious Bolchoi. However she turns to modern dance, then improvisation, then choreography.
A young girl from a modest Russian family studies classical ballet. After many difficulties, she succeeds as a young woman to enter the prestigious Bolchoi. However she turns to modern dance, then improvisation, then choreography.