Monday 23 March 2009

that Obscure Object of Desire

WAFS invites you this Sunday 29th of March to see the screening of "That Obscure Object of Desire" by Luis Buñuel.

Synopsis:

Mathieu, a rich, middle-aged Frenchman, arrives to the station and boards a train. After him arrives a young girl, her face bruised, searching each wagon with her eyes. Just as she reaches Mathieu's wagon, he emerges, a cube of water in hand and pours it over her head. Back in his cabin, he relates to his fellow passengers how young Conchita became his unfulfilled, obscure object of desire...


To help you make up your mind, here's a link to the trailer.

Sunday 15 March 2009

Burnt by the Sun

WAFS invites you this Sunday 22nd of March to see the screening of Oscar winning "Burnt by the Sun" by Nikita Mikhalkov.

Synopsis:

1936, Russia.
General Sergei Kotov, his wife Marusia and their young daughter Nadia are spending the summer in their villa. The idyllic atmosphere abruptly changes with the arrival of "uncle Mitya", whose charming manners, games and piano virtuosity hold Marusia and Nadia spellbound. Between Sergei and Mitya, now an NKVD official, past vendettas and present duties will ripen into a bitter summer fruit. Has Sergei been flying too close to the Sun?..


To help you make up your mind, here's a link to the trailer.

Monday 9 March 2009

the Celebration

WAFS invites you this Sunday 15th of March to see the screening of "The Celebration" by Thomas Vinterberg.

Synopsis:


Helge, a respected and esteemed patriarch, turns 60. To celebrate, he invites family and guests to his hotel. What should have been a time of celebration turns into a family feud, when Helge's son Christian accuses him of sexually abusing him and his late sister, Linda, who has recently committed suicide. Fair truth or vile lies? Skeletons tumble in heaps out of the family closet and onto the dining table...


To help you make up your mind, here's a link to the trailer.

Monday 2 March 2009

the Seventh Seal

WAFS invites you this Sunday 8th of March to see the screening of "The Seventh Seal", the classic film that brought Ingmar Bergman international acclaim.

Synopsis:


A Knight returns from the Crusades to Sweden only to find it ravaged by the Plague. Not only this, but Death has come for him too. The Knight challenges Death to a game of Chess, which they play out during their trip back to the Knight's castle, where his wife awaits. As the battle of wits progresses, the Knight must come to terms with not only his mortality, but with his broken faith and existential crisis...


To help you make up your mind, here's a link to the opening scene.