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Bread Makers This short film captures the beauty of a process that has persisted since the Stone Age. Sharing one of the recurrent stylistic motifs of the Georgian documentaries shown here, an uncanny atmosphere is created by the use of post-production sound and chiaroscuro lighting. In effect, the removal of the bread from the oven is witnessed with the same sense of wonder as would greet the appearance of a flying saucer. When sticking the dough to the tandoor, the baker moves half of his body into this dungeon – an image at once frightening and mesmerising. Nowhere else has bread been seen like this, save perhaps for Night of the Living Bread (Kevin S. O’Brien, 1990). But this is hardly a parody: here the most essential human foodstuff meets an expressionist sensibility. In fact, along with Manoel de Oliveira’s O Pão (also showing this year), Khabazebi presents some of the most beautiful images of our daily bread on screen.

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Sukeban: Niku dorei A woman working at a trading company is soon to be married to the boss. But one day a punk schoolgirl forces her way into their office and threatens to reveal her past gang life.

Guitarra A Musical Journey through Spain

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Siesta de verano My dog, the afeternoon light, and the Mediterranean Sea.

La chica francesa the disappearence and adventures of a young voice looking for a french girl

20th Century Music For T... An exciting concert on DVD, performed by Joseph and Anthony Paratore on two pianos, features four groundbreaking works by twentieth century composers.

Mientras Bode toca el pi... A young man worries about his possible death; a girl plays with leftover Christmas fireworks; another young man tries to film a short film and is met with the honest rejection of his friends; a girl finds fleeting moments to read and a pianist tirelessly prepares a piece of music, oblivious to the world that is still spinning outside. A day and a night: enough time for countless events to unfold, here are some of them. What we see is a daily dispersion, a collection of situations and characters that meet and separate.

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