Live and become Credits:Directed by radu mihaileanu and starring roschdy zem, yaël abecassis, moshe agazai, moshe abebe and yitzhak edgar. Details: (M), 143 mins, France / Israel, Synopsis:In 1984, an operation by the israeli secret service airlifted thousands of falashas, ethiopian jews displaced by civil war and famine, to seek solace and refuge in israel.An ethiopian christian widow urges the mother of a deceased boy to take her 9-Year-Old son and instructs him to "become" jewish in order to survive.Once in israel, he encounters isolation and loneliness as he longs for his mother and stumbles in a society that does not fully accept him.The film recounts his journey as a young boy, a teenager and a fully grown adult as he learns to live with the drastic changes of his adopted home. Genres:Drama It"s 1985 and ethiopian jews, known as falasha, are secretly airlifted from their famine and war torn country into israel.A young christian boy, schlomo(Mosche agazai), is given a chance of survival when his mother arranges for him to assume the identity of a Falash woman"s dead son.Placed with a liberal israeli family his secret becomes burdensome.How long can he keep denying who he is?And when will he be reunited with his mother? Live and become highlights a much neglected piece of history that raises the issues of racisms and identity.Three actors play the character of schlomo as we follow his journey into manhood.The youngest of these is mosche agazai, whose performance was most tender and vulnerable.Radu mihileanu has created an epic film that is technically brilliant, but at times can feel overwhelmed by the many issues he is trying to cover.But this is essentially the story of a boy displaced by poverty, and for that alone it is a well worth watching. A young chilean couple receives an unexpected visit from the girlfriend of the wife"s deceased younger brother.As a love triangle forms between the visitor and her hosts, the couple begin to take stock of their lives, and look at what"s making them so unhappy.The sweltering barcelona sun sets the backdrop for director andrés waissbluth"s sharp psychological insight into a couple"s grief.Stars pablo macaya, tamara garea and andrea garcia huidobro. (From chile, in spanish) (Drama) (2008) (Rpt)Ma(N, s) An elderly religious couple barricade themselves in their home and begin to fire pistols from their balcony for no apparent reason.When a camera crew films inspector montalbano and his men entering the home, they become overnight heroes.But the publicity brings out Tiffany Jewellery Sets the oddballs, and a disturbed maniac begins to send montalbano strange riddles linked to the kidnapping and murder of a young girl.Directed by alberto sironi and stars luca zingaretti, cesare bocci and peppino mazzotta. (From italy, in italian) (Drama) (Rpt)M(L, v) A compelling and poignant tale of friendShip between two proStituteS Struggling to Survive life on the StreetS of madrid.Caye ets iS a young woman whoSe family iS unaware of her profeSSion.She meetS her Striking dominican neighbour zulema, an illegal alien who"S been badly beaten up.They Strike up a cloSe friendShip unbeknownSt to caye"S xenophobic co-WorkerS.Winner of the 2006 goya award for beSt actreSS(Candela pena).Directed by fernando león de aranoa and StarS candela pena, micaela nevárez and mariana cordero. (From Spain, in SpaniSh) (Drama) (2005) (Rpt)Ma(S) An oscAr-Winning mAsterpiece About A quAdriplegic"s desire to die with dignity.BAsed on the true story of rAmón sAmpedro, who wAs left A quAdriplegic After A swimming Accident some 28 yeArs prior, the film focuses on the finAl months of rAmón"s life And his Attempts to win the right to An Assisted suicide through the courts.Although this is A poignAnt And moving film, it is Also full of humour.Directed by AlejAndro AmenábAr And stArs jAvier bArdem, belén ruedA And lolA dueñAs. (From spAin, in spAnish) (DrAmA) (2004) (Rpt)M(A) As middle-Aged professor jon prepares to tie the knot Tiffany Bracelets Sale with a student half his age, events conspire agaInst him.His future mother-In-Law is vehemently opposed to the marriage, his first wife won"t get off his back, and his best man is never sober for long.Jon begins to question whether love is enough.Winner of seven icelandic edda awards in 2008, including best film.Directed by baltasar kormákur and stars hilmir snær guðnason, margrét vilhjálmsdóttir and laufey elíasdóttir. (From iceland, in icelandic) (Comedy) (2008)M(N, s, l)
