Film Festivals 2002
A great diversity of titles this year included David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive' the fascinating 'Donnie Darko', unusual and very funny bio-pic '24 Hour Party People' and the haunting 'Kandahar'. Isabelle Huppert was rivetting as 'The Piano Teacher' alongside sharp-tongued 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' and Richard Linklater's rotoscope feature 'Waking Life'. Wes Anderson produced 'The Royal Tenenbaums', 'Life and Debt' investigated the effects of globalisation on Jamaica's economy, while back home, Rogernomics came under the lens in 'In a Land of Plenty'
Metropolis (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Rintaro
In this anime feature based on Osamu Tezuka's reinvention of Fritz Lang's sci-fi classic, Tima, an artificial lifeform designed to control the high-te... Read more
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
6.9/10
Director: Scott Hicks
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, David Morse, Mika Boorem
Two Stephen King stories serve as the basis for this coming-of-age tale set in 1960 that focuses on fatherless 11-year-old Anton Yelchin who is befrie... Read more
Liam (2001)
7/10
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anne Reid
This touching, heartfelt offering from Stephen Frears ("Dangerous Liasons", "High Fidelity") captures a child's eye view of the depths of the depressi... Read more
Calle 54 (2001)
7.6/10
Director: Fernando Trueba
Starring: Gato Barbieri, Paquito D'Rivera, Tito Puente, Jerry Gonzalez
Acclaimed as one of the best films ever made about music, this vibrant documentary offers an incredible behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of so... Read more
Kandahar (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Starring: Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi
Nafas, a young Afghan journalist now living in Canada recieves a desperate letter from her sister in Afghanistan who intends to kill herself at the ne... Read more
Va Savoir (2001)
7/10
Director: Jacques Rivette
Starring: Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler
Aka ' Who Knows?'. Jacques Rivette's delightfully bittersweet and highly entertaining comedy follows the romantic escapades of Camille (Jeanne Balibar... Read more
Lumumba (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Raoul Peck
Starring: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas
When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old, self-educated Patrice Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the n... Read more
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (2000)
6.9/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: David Wenham, Derek Jacobi, Sam Neill, Kris Kristofferson, Peter O'Toole
David Wenham plays the canonized Father Damien, a dedicated priest who sacrificed his own life in order to bring dignity and hope to the inhabitants o... Read more
Divided We Fall (2000)
7.8/10
Director: Jan Hrebejk
Starring: Boleslav Polivka, Anna Siskova
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this stark but sometimes humourous effort is set in a Czech town during World War II where the... Read more
The Claim (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski, Peter Mullan, Sarah Polley
Inspired by Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", this sumptuosly photographed saga from Michael Winterbottom ("Jude") is set in a small town in... Read more