ARTISOKKA - HELSINKI WOMAN FILM FESTIVAL IN TAMPERE 12.-16.2

[Alejandro_Lorenzo]

ARTISOKKA - HELSINKI WOMAN FILM FESTIVAL IN TAMPERE 12.-16.2. 2007
Niagara Cinema, Kehräsaari

The focus point of the Artichoke Film Festival is WOMEN ON THE SCREEN
- as film makers and performers.

Tickets 6 euros/screening, 24 euros for all six films. Tickets are
sold in advance at Niagara's box office.

Mon 12.2. at 16.30

Andrea Arnold: RED ROAD (UK/Denmark 2006) -K18- 113 min
Language: ENGLISH

Red Road is the first in a planned trilogy using the characters
created by Dogme95 filmmakers Lone Scherfig (Wilbur Wants To Kill
Himself) and Anders Thomas Jensen (Open Hearts).

?The films take place in Scotland but apart from that the writers are
free to place them anywhere according to geography, social setting or
ethnic background.
The interpersonal relationships of the characters differ from film to
film and they may be weighted differently as major or minor
characters. The development of the characters in each story or genre
does not affect the other scripts. All of the characters must appear
in all of the films. The various parts will be cast with the same
actors in the same parts in all of the films." ? Lone Scherfig &
Anders Thomas Jensen

Tue 13.2. at 16.30

Susanne Bier: EFTER BRYLLUPPET -AFTER THE WEDDING (Denmark/Sweden 2006)
-K13- 120 min
Subtitled in English, Language: DANISH, SWEDISH, HINDI, ENGLISH


Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) is an idealistic man who works for an orphanage
in India. By his own choice, Jacob hasn?t lived in Denmark for 20
years. However, his orphanage is always in desperate need of funds,
and when Jørgen (Ralf Lassgård), a Danish businessman, contacts him
about a large domation, he imposes a condition on Jacob: he must come
to Denmark to sign their contact.
As it happens, Jacob's arrival coincides with the wedding of Jørgen?s
daughter, and Jacob is invited. There, Jacob discovers that the mother
of the bride is in fact the love of his youth. The wedding becomes a
landmark meeting of the past and the future and puts Jacob in the
dilemma of his life. ? Production notes

Wed 14.2. at 16.30

Pratibha Parmar: NINA´S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS (UK 2006) -K13- 94min
Language: ENGLISH

Nina Shah is a feisty young Indo-Scottish woman with an identity
crisis. When her father dies suddenly, Nina is forced to return and
run the family owned Curry House. This reunites her with her childhood
friend Bobbi, a Bollywood drag queen and brings her face to face with
Lisa, a charismatic young woman to whom Nina?s father sold 50% of the
restaurant. Nina embarks on a personal mission to win the Best of the
West curry competition. But Nina?s feelings are thrown into turmoil
when she realises that she is falling in love? with Lisa! Can she win
both prizes? ? Production notes

Wed 14.2. at 18.30

Collyer: SHERRYBABY (USA 2006) -K18- 96 min
Language: ENGLISH

Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the title character in Sherrybaby, an
ostensibly reformed heroin addict out on parole after three years in
the slammer.
Like its hyped-up heroine, Sherrybaby, based on a true story, explodes
with manic energy that keeps you riveted through parts that might
otherwise be difficult to watch. - - In a realistic touch, Sherry
wears the same clothes again and again as she struggles to pull her
life together. The movie is on her side, and you soon will be, too.
Ruthe Stein, San Fransisco Chronicle

Thu 15.2. at 18.30

John Curran: KIRJAVA HUNTU (The Painted Veil, USA/China 2006) -K13- 125 min
-Finnish subtitles- med svenska texter- Language: MANDARIN, ENGLISH

Based on the classic novel by Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is a
love story set in the 1920s that tells the tale of a young English
couple, Walter, a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman,
who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where
she falls in love with someone else. -- Their journey brings meaning
to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote
and beautiful places on earth. ? Production notes

Fri 16.2. at 18.30

Mira Nair: THE NAMESAKE (India/USA 2006)-K13- 122 min
English subtitles, spoken language: BENGALI, HINDI, ENGLISH

In the capable hands of director Mira Nair, Jhumpa Lahiri's wildly
popular novel about two generations of a Bengali family receives a
loving, deeply felt screen translation that should appease fans of the
book while making many new converts. Bolstered by Nair's lush visual
style and superb performances from ace Bollywood thesps Irrfan Khan,
Tabu and "Harold & Kumar" star Kal Penn. ? Scott Voundas, Variety


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