Movie Of The Week:

Boyhood

This week's featured movie is Boyhood, a truly unique piece of cinema that has been recorded over a quite incredible 12 years. The film has been received with open arms not only by critics, but also the general public, who have given Richard Linklater's work a score of 99% on the popular rating website Rotten Tomatoes.

The film tells a fictional story featuring a group of actors who recorded their parts in time with their ageing bodies over a 12 year period. The children inevitably grow up to become teenagers and young adults, encountering the many challenges life throws at them on the way. The same is of course true of the adults, who face their own problems as they grow older.

To get a greater insight, read this review by Matt Zoller Seitz of rogerebert.com.

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Foreign Language Films (Without English Subtitles):

Hotell

Hotell is a Swedish drama film written and directed by Lisa Langseth, which was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

The movie centres around Erika, a woman for whom life was all going so well, until she prematurely delivers a critically ill child. The magnitude of the situation places her into a spiral of depression, for which she starts attending group therapy. There she encounters a small group of people who also have to overcome serious issues, and together they decide to start over by going to where they believe they'll enjoy anonymity - hotel rooms.

Rio I Love You

Rio I Love You is the latest film from the Cities of Love franchise, created and produced by Emmanuel Benbihy. Following on from the theme used in Paris, je t'aime, and New York, I Love You, Rio I Love Youis another collection of short stories based on characters either living in or visiting the colourful city of Rio.

Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho

Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho is Brazilian feature film based on the award winning short film written by Daniel Ribeiro.

The same team are at hand for this full length version, which tells the story of Leo, a blind teenager whose relationship with close friend Gabriel is tested by the arrival of a new classmate at school. For more info, see this review in the Hollywood reporter.

Kaze tachinu

Another film out this weekend is Japanese anime production Kaze tachinu, which was the highest grossing film in Japan last year. Set between the 1st and 2nd world wars, the film is based on a fictionalized biography of Jiro Horikoshi, who designed two aircraft used by Japan in WW2. To learn more, check out this article in the Hollywood Reporter.