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JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI
WILL SATISFY FOODIES, WORKAHOLICS AND CINEPHILES ALIKE.
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro’s sushi bar.
For most of his life, Jiro has been mastering the art of making sushi, but even at his age he sees himself still striving for perfection, working from sunrise to well beyond sunset to taste every piece of fish; meticulously train his employees; and carefully mold and finesse the impeccable presentation of each sushi creation. At the heart of this story is Jiro’s relationship with his eldest son Yoshikazu, the worthy heir to Jiro’s legacy, who is unable to live up to his full potential in his father’s shadow.
The feature film debut of director David Gelb, JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is a thoughtful and elegant meditation on work, family, and the art of perfection, chronicling Jiro’s life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world, and a loving yet complicated father. Documentary| 1hr 23mins | G | Country of Origin: Japan |
Scoring an impressive 98% on Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jiro_dreams_of_sushi/
THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE DYING
Shot in Europe and New Zealand, The most fun you can have dying tells the tale of young and charming Michael, who learns he has just a few months to live. Determined to have the time of his life, Michael "borrows" the money raised for his treatment and heads overseas.
He is determined to be carefree and irresponsible, with no ties or attachments, everything goes as planned until he meets and falls in love with Sylvie, a beautiful and enigmatic young French woman.
Director: Kirstin Marcon. Cast: Matt Whelan, Roxane Mesquida, Pana Hema-Taylor, Colin Moy
Genre: Drama - Runtime: 97 minutes - Censor\'s rating: R16 - violence,offensive language, drug use & sex scenes
HAPPY FAMILY A delightfully quirky and colourful Italian comedy about a writer holed up in his apartment in Milan one hot summer, trying to punch out a story while being pestered by the characters that come to life around him. The synopsis doesn’t sound all that exciting but trust us on this, if you like modern European cinema, you ought to watch HAPPY FAMILY, it is gorgeously shot, playfully acted, energetically paced ... a real breath of fresh air ! – LIMITED SEASON – Comedy / 90 Minutes / M contains drug use & offensive language / Italy.
A SEPARATION
A middle-class Iranian couple, already in the midst of an unpleasant separation, find themselves drawn into a web of half-truths and manipulation after the husband hires a lower-class caretaker for his Alzheimer\'s-stricken, elderly father. Writer-director Asghar Farhadi has created a complex drama... that teases out the intricacies and contradictions of modern Iranian society. Drama | 2hr 03mins | PG | Iran |.
A Separation has a massive 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, and 94% from audiences. On imdb it is rated 8.6! This film has won a very impressive number of awards, including Best Film Award at Berlin International Film Festival 2011, Sydney Film Festival 2011, Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011, World Cinema Amsterdam Festival 2011, Durban International Film Festival 2011, and Best Foreign Film Award at British Independent Film Awards 2011, Golden Globes 2012, Academy Awards 2012 to name a few.
IN SEARCH OF HAYDN
Documentarian Phil Grabsky (In Search of Mozart, In Search of Beethoven) continues his investigative series with Joseph Hayden, the underappreciated 18th century classical composer.
"Haydn (1723-1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators. Mozart and Beethoven looked up to him as Papa Haydn, and yet today in concert halls he is often overshadowed in favour of his younger contemporaries. As Andras Schiff pointed out: \'The world needs to appreciate him much more: of all the really great composers, he is still the most underrated.\' By speaking to the greatest living exponents of Haydn’s music, this film intends to readdress the balance and to shed light on this forgotten master and his work."
SPUD
Its South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, its Spuds first year at an elite boys only private boarding school.
SPUD (Troye Sivan) is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Initiated into the CRAZY 8 and surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
Through all his adventures, Spuds eccentric English teacher THE GUV (John Cleese), introduces him to great literature and despite his own failing marriage, offers Spud relationship advice.
Armed with only his wits and his diary, Spud takes us from illegal night swimming and schoolboy pranks to the red-hot furnace of the rugby field and cricket pitch. He also invites us into the mind of a boy struggling to come to terms with a strange new world, a boy whose eyes are being opened to love, friendship and complete insanity. Comedy / (M) contains sexual references / South Africa)
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