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Ionawr January 16 @ 1.45 & 8.50, 17 @ 6.45, 18 @ 2.00, 19 @ 2.00 & 6.15MWLDAN 2

BLINDSIGHT (PG)

Lucy Walker | UK | 2008 | 104’

This acclaimed, thoughful and slow burning movie is both a stirring reminder of what humans can achieve against the odds, and a stunning visual experience set against the incredible Himalayan landscape. Sabriye Tenberken set up Braille Without Borders, the only school for blind people in Tibet. Together with world-renowned and blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer, she took a group of blind students on an epic journey to climb Lhakpa Ri, a 7,000 metre peak close to Mount Everest’s north face. What seems like a dangerous if not impossible challenge makes for an incredible journey, far beyond anything they could have imagined.

Ffi lm ddogfen feddylgar sy’n ein hatgoffa o’r hyn gallwn ei gyfl awni er gwaethaf y sefyllfa. Mae Sabriye Tenberken yn sefydlu yr unig ysgol i’r dall yn Nhibet a gyda’r mynyddwr dall enwog Erik Weihenmayer, mae’n mynd â grwp o fyfyrwyr dall i ddringo mynydd ger Everest. Siwrnai anhygoel, tu hwnt i’r dychymyg.

Ionawr January 16 @ 2.00 & 6.20, 17 @ 3.50, 18 @ 3.40, 19 @ 1.30 & 6.40, 20 @ 1.30 & 7.10, 21 @ 3.00 & 8.50, 22 @ 2.40 & 6.40 MWLDAN 1 DEAN SPANLEY (U) Toa Fraser | New Zealand | UK | 2008 100’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL Brilliantly eccentric, this wonderful costume drama based on the novel by Baron Dunsany is subtle, funny and moving, with some very fi ne acting thrown in for good measure, including Peter O’Toole who gives a scorching performance as misanthropic curmudgeon Horatio Fisk. In London, just after the turn of the twentieth century, the dutiful and somewhat disillusioned son Fisk Jnr. (Jeremy Northam) visits his cantankerous father. After attending a lecture about reincarnation by a visiting Hindu Swami, Fisk Jnr. makes the acquaintance of one Dean Spanley and strikes up a bizarre friendship. After the encouragement of a rare Hungarian wine, Spanley hales forth trance-like of a highly unexpected former life, a pre-existence that may just hold the key to the family heartbreak that old Horatio is trying to keep repressed. Full of gorgeously peculiar English quirks and ticks, Dean Spanley is a very special fi lm which uses the wildest imaginings to reveal common emotional truths.

Cawn berfformiad aruthrol gan Peter O’Toole yn y ddrama gomedi ecsentrig hon, sy’n addasiad ar nofel, ac wedi ei gosod ychydig ar ôl troad yr ugeinfed ganrif. Ffi lm am gyfeillgarwch, am drawsfudiad yr enaid ac am fywyd blaenorol annisgwyl!

Ionawr January 16 @ 4.05, 17 @ 2.20, 18 @ 4.05, 20 @ 12.50 & 5.10MWLDAN 2

YOUNG @ HEART (PG)

Stephen Walker | UK | 2007 | 108’

The devil may have all the best tunes, but it’s the elderly who nail them! Expect the unexpected from this true story of the Young @ Heart Chorus, a group of senior citizens who rock on and refuse to let age and ill health get them down. Young @ Heart is not your ordinary singing chorus; in the words of Time Magazine, “These gyrat-ing geriatrics travel around the world belting out rock classics and garnering rave reviews.” Their music goes against the stereotype of their age group with a repertoire that includes The Clash, James Brown, Talking Heads, Sinead O’ Connor and Coldplay! They’re hot, they’re hip and their average age is 81, but rather than be defeated by health problems and tragedies, they transcend them. “Charming, heartwarming and totally kick-ass.” Empire

Dylech ddisgwyl yr annisgwyl yn y ffi lm ddogfen hon sy’n mynd i’r afael â stori wir Côr Young @ Heart. Mae’r grwp o bensiynwr arbennig hyn yn teithio’r byd yn perfformio caneuon sy’n mynd tu hwnt i ystrydebau eu hoedran. Ond yn hytrach na derbyn henaint a salwch, mae aelodau’r côr, sydd ar gyfartaledd yn 81 mlwydd oed, yn parhau i rocio a mwynhau bywyd.

Ionawr January 16 @ 4.20, 17 @ 6.00, 18 @ 1.40, 19 @ 8.50MWLDAN 1

IN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE (15)

Marc Evans | UK | USA | 2008 | 93’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

Marc Evans, Director of In Prison My Whole Life, will be joining us to introduce the screening on Saturday 17 January at 6.00pm. Marc will introduce and discuss the fi lm, and answer your questions after the screening.

Will Francombe was born in London on December 9th 1981. On the same day, over 3,000 miles away, Black Panther and radical journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of a police offi cer. Sentenced to death and awaiting execution ever since, Mumia claimed innocence, attracting support from Amnesty International and Nelson Mandela amongst others, and becoming the most famous and controversial death row inmate in America. On a journey into the dark heart of the Ameri-can judicial system, Francombe takes us to some surprising places and brings us into contact with some of America’s most original minds. The likes of Angela Davis, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Snoop Dogg, Steve Earle, and Amy Goodman take us through a decades-old struggle for equality, fairness and respect that so many Americans strive for to this day. This is the fi rst ever fi lm endorsed by AmnestyInternational, and features a soundtrack by Massive Attack and Snoop Dogg.

Marc Evans is one of Wales’ leading fi lm direc-tors. His previous directing credits include My Little Eye, Snowcake and Trauma, featuring cast members Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Mena Suvari and Colin Firth.

Ffi lm hynod am Mumia Abu Jamal, y dyn mwyaf enwog a dadleuol ar Death Row yn America. Cafodd y Black Panther a’r newyddiadurwr radical ei arestio am lofruddio heddwas ar y noson cafodd Will Francombe ei enw, bron 25 mlynedd yn ôl. Mae’r gymhariaeth felly yn drawiadol ac yn ysgytiol - bu un yn y carchar ers diwrnod geni’r llall.

Ionawr January 16 @ 6.40, 17 @ 4.40 & 9.10, 18 @ 8.50, 19 @ 4.10, 20 @ 3.10 & 7.25, 21 @ 6.25, 22 @ 3.00 & 9.20MWLDAN 2

BURN AFTER READING (15)

Ethan Coen | Joel Coen | USA | 2008 96’

Sporting a spectacular all-star cast including John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, George Clooney, Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt, the Coen brothers’ new screwball comedy is snappy, confi dent, lightly satirical and stridently mischievous. When a CIA analyst’s memoirs accidentally fall into the hands of Linda and Chad, employees of the Hardbodies Fitness Center, events spiral out of control in a cascading series of darkly hilarious encounters. In contrast to their last movie, the Oscar winning No Country for Old Men, this latest fi lm from Joel and Ethan (Fargo, The Big Lebowski) is hugely enjoyable, light-as-fl uff and great entertainment.

Dyma gomedi newydd gwallgo’ y Brodyr Coen sy’n llawn dop o sêr, sy’n hyderus, yn slic, ychydig yn ddychanol ac yn hollol ddrygionus! Mae cofi annau dadansod-dwr CIA yn dod i afael Linda a Chad, gweithwyr canolfan ffi trwydd. Mae’r hyn sy’n dilyn yn gyfres o ddigwyddiadau digrif tu hwnt!

Ionawr January 17 @ 1.15, 18 @ 5.50 MWLDAN 1Ionawr January 21 @ 1.55 & 8.30, 22 @ 5.00, 23 @ 2.40 & 9.00 MWLDAN 2

W. (15)

Oliver Stone | USA | Hong Kong | 2008 | 129’

As George W. Bush prepares to leave the building, it’s a highly appropriate moment to refl ect on one of the most controversial public fi gures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone brings the life of the USA’s 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W. takes its audience through Bush’s eventful life - his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq. Funny, scary, intelligent and absorbing – the fi lm, that is!

Ffi lm ddigynsail am fywyd un o’r dynion mwyaf dadleuol yr oes sydd ohoni. Y cyfarwyddwr Oliver Stone sy’n dod â bywyd Llywydd America i’r sgrîn fawr mewn ffordd unigryw.

CYMDEITHAS FFILM THEATR MWLDAN FILM SOCIETY Ionawr January 18 @ 6.20, 19 @ 8.30 MWLDAN 2

THE CONFORMIST (15)

Bernardo Bertolucci | Italy | France | West Germany | 1970 | 113’

It says a lot about the quality of Il Conformista that Bernardo Bertolucci would be considered a great director even if he’d never made another fi lm. A sensual political period drama, it stars the ace French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant as Marcelo Clerici, a weak-willed Italian who has embraced Mussolini and his Brown Shirts. Perhaps one of the greatest fi lms ever made, The Conformist harks back to a time when intelligence and class were the true hallmarks of great cinema.

Drama gyfnod wleidyddol am Marcelo Clerici, Eidalwr di-asgwrn a groesawodd Mussolini. O bosib, mae’r ffi lm hon, gan y cyfarwyddwr celfydd Bernardo Bertolucci, yn un o’r ffi lmiau gorau a grëwyd erioed.

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Ionawr January 20 @ 3.40 & 9.15, 21 @ 5.10, 22 @ 4.50MWLDAN 1

OF TIME AND THE CITY (12A)

Terence Davies | UK | 2008 | 79’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

A heartfelt and highly personal journey into memories of the recent past from Terence Davies, arguably Britain’s greatest living fi lm director, this engag-ing and deeply moving work of art is a wonderful mix of past and present. A lyrical collage of archive footage of Liverpool from the 1940s and 50s is intercut with newly fi lmed sequences and magically combined with a wonderfully rich selection of music, from Peggy Lee to Mahler, Handel to The Hollies. Bustling docks, long-gone rows of terraced houses and cobbled streets are set alongside the modernisers’ dreams of glamour and re-invention. Hailed as a masterpiece.

Siwrnai bersonol a didwyll i atgofi on y gorffennol diweddar gan gyfarwyddwr blaenaf Prydain, Terence Davies. Yr hyn a gawn yw darnau o ffi lmiau archif o Lerpwl yn y 40au a’r 50au, clipiau ffi lm modern a chyfoeth o gerddoriaeth amrywiol wedi cyfuno’n gelfydd at ei gilydd. Campwaith.

A very warm welcome to the 15th Mwldan Film Festival which fi lls our two screens for two weeks. We hope there’s something for everyone as we present the very best in recent releases from all over the globe in our annual celebration of cinema. We have 115 screenings of 19 different fi lms in 14 days.. get your diary out and indulge, celebrate, enjoy!

Croeso cynnes i 15eg Gwyl Ffi lm ar ddeg y Mwldan fydd yn llanw ein dwy sgrîn ni am bythefnos. Gobeithiwn fod rhywbeth i bawb yno wrth i ni gyfl wyno’r gorau oll mewn ffi lmiau diweddar o bob cwr o’r byd mewn dathliad o sinema. Mwy na 115 dangosiad o 19 ffi lm gwahanol dros 14 diwrnod... estynnwch am eich dyddiadur a joiwch a dathlwch!

Dilwyn DaviesDirector / Cyfarwyddwr

CHEAP SEATS! Take advantage of our traditional offer – save money and see more movies! All seats are just £4.00 for all shows that start before 5.30pm Monday to Friday during the Festival. Seats at all other times are £5.20 (adult) and £4 (child).

SEDDAU RHAD! Cymrwch fantais o’n cynnig traddodiadol – arbedwch arian a gwelwch fwy o ffi lmiau! Pob sedd yn £4.00 yn unig ar gyfer pob sioe sy’n dechrau cyn 5.30yp ddydd Llun i ddydd Gwener yn ystod yr wyl. Mae seddau pob amser arall yn £5.20 (oedolion) a £4 (plant).

Ionawr January 20 @ 5.30, 21 @ 1.10 & 7.00, 22 @ 1.00 & 8.50MWLDAN 1

LA CASA DI DIO (tbc)

Owain Llyr | Cymru | 2008 | 52’

Bu rhyw 1500 o garcharorion yn byw yn Ngwersyll POW Camp 70, yn Henllan, ger Castell Newydd Emlyn. Mae ‘La Casa di Dio’ yn adrodd hanes annisgwyl eglwys a’i hadeiladwyd tu fewn i gaban ‘plasterboard’, gan garcharorion rhyfel Eidalaidd, yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Yn bell o adref, bu’n rhaid i’r carcharorion ymadael â un o’r cabanau ‘prefab’, er mwyn adeiladu eglwys i addoli ynddi. Gan ddefnyddio cynhwysion annisgwyl, megis moron, tobaco, a hen duniau cig eidion, yn ogystal â sment benthyg, addurnwyd yr eglwys gyda ffresco o’r Swper Olaf.

Here’s your chance to play a part in the completion of a movie! After the Italian surrender in North Africa, 1,500 Prisoners Of War were transported to Wales and housed at POW Camp 70 at Henllan, near Newcastle Emlyn. There, inside a plaster-board hut, the Italians built a church; La Casa di Dio tells the story of this unique relic. The prisoners utilised unlikely ingredients including carrots, tobacco, old bully beef tins as well as borrowed cement, and fashioned a church complete with dome and a fresco of The Last Supper. This independent fi lm is as yet unfi nished, but is showing at the Mwldan Festival as a special preview of a local production and some fascinating local histo-ry. If you have memories, or even images of this story, bring them along to a screening!

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Er fod y ffi lm heb ei chwblhau, mae’n ymddangos fel rhan o’r wyl, fel rhagolwg arbennig o gynhyrchiad lleol. Bydd y cyfarwyddwr/ cynhyrchydd Owain Llyr yn cyfl wyno’r ffi lm, ac ar gael i ateb cwestiynnau ar ôl y ffi lm.

Owain Llyr, Director/Producer of La Casa Di Dio, will introduce each of these screenings, and will be available to answer questions after each one.

Ionawr January 16 @ 8.30, 17 @ 8.50, 18 @ 8.30, 19 @ 3.40MWLDAN 1

THE BAADER – MEINHOF COMPLEX (18)

Uli Edel | Germany | France | Czech Republic | 2008 | 149’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

A compelling, exhilarating history of The Baader-Meinhof Gang – or Red Army Faction - whose crazed mix of idealogy and terrorism rocked the very foundations of a still fragile German democracy. Born out of the student protest movements of the ‘60s and a distrust of the German political establishment, the group of ultra left-wing revolutionaries waged a vicious war against what they perceived to be the new face of fascism. This fascinating look at the birth of modern terrorism comes from an excellent fi lmmaking pedigree – its eclectic producer and writer, Bernd Eichinger, was responsible for Downfall.

Ffi lm am hanes cymhellol y Criw Baader Meinhof wnaeth siglo sylfeini democratia-eth yr Almaen gyda’i gymysgedd rhyfedd o ideolegau a therfysgaeth. Rhyfelodd y chwyldroadwyr yn ffyrnig yn erbyn yr hyn wnaethant ystyried yn wyneb ffasgaeth fodern. Astudiaeth ddiddorol tu hwnt.

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Ionawr January 20 @ 9.30, 21 @ 4.35, 22 @ 1.15 & 7.35, 23 @ 7.20MWLDAN 2

AÑO UÑA (15)

Jonas Cuaron | Mexico | 2007 | 79’

Jonas Cuaron (son of Alfonso Cuaron, director of City of Men) spent a couple of years in Mexico photographing people he knew. He then took those casual snaps and pieced them together along with a script to create this amazingly engaging and compelling story. Nobody knows what Cuaron was actually documenting at the time, but the story he produced, exploring the tentative relationship between a 20-something American studying in Mexico and a 14-year-old boy obsessing about the wonders of the opposite sex, is both poignant and funny, and makes for a sweet, touching and refreshingly different movie.

Gan gyfuno ffotograffau a sgript, creodd Jonas Cuaron stori gymhellol a gafaelgar am fyfyriwr ifanc o America sy’n astudio ym Mecsico, a chrwt 14 mlwydd oed sydd wrth ei fodd yn meddwl am ferched. Ffi lm sydd ar yr un pryd yn ddoniol ac yn deimladwy.

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Ionawr January 23 @ 12.45 @ 5.15, 24 @ 2.05 (mwldan 1), 25 @ 1.30 & 8.30, 26 @ 1.50 & 6.25, 27 @ 2.10 & 6.30, 28 @ 4.10, 29 @ 12.00 & 4.30MWLDAN 2

A BUNCH OF AMATEURS (15)

Andy Cadiff | UK | 2008 | 96’

This excellent British comedy features Burt Reynolds as an ageing Hollywood action hero accustomed to the perks of the job. Desperate to reinvigorate his waning career, he’s convinced by his sleazy agent to accept a prestigious invitation to star in the British theatre, playing King Lear at Stratford…. only the Stratford in question is Stratford St John, a sleepy Suffolk village. And the theatre is an old barn, which the villagers want to save from closure by putting on a star-led charity perform-ance. Derek Jacobi, Samantha Bond, Imelda Staunton and Charles Durning also star.

Comedi Brydeinig gyda Burt Reynolds fel arwr ffi lmiau cyffro Hollywood sy’n ceisio ail-fywiogi ei yrfa simsan trwy dderbyn rhan arweiniol King Lear yn Stratford. Ond mae’r profi ad yno yn bell o’r hyn y mae’n disgwyl!

Ionawr January 23 @ 1.00 & 6.10, 24 @ 6.10, 25 @ 3.35, 26 @ 12.45 & 8.15, 27 @ 12.45 & 8.15, 28 @ 5.50, 29 @ 12.20 & 5.50 MWLDAN 1

AUSTRALIA (12A)

Baz Luhrmann | Australia | USA | 2008 165’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

Baz (Moulin Rouge) Luhrmann has pulled out all the stops to create a romantic, old-fashioned epic combining high adventure, awesome landscapes and panting passions, with ravishing images of gorgeous sunsets, limitless horizons, cattle, horses and Japanese warplanes. Nicole Kidman stars as an English aris-tocrat who joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of Australia’s most unforgiving land. Against the backdrop of the Second World War, the pair fall in love and along the way meet Nullah, a mixed race Aboriginal boy left orphaned by the inhumanity of Australian law, whose story makes this fi lm truly Aus-tralian in both its best and worst sense. Nullah’s grandfather, the mystical King George, is played with awesome power by renowned Aboriginal dancer and mu-sician David Gulpilil. This multi-layered story depicts an Australia of the 1940s that is at once compellingly, beautiful and breathtakingly cruel.

Wedi ei ffi lmio yn ardal wyllt Gorllewin Awstralia, mae aristocrat Seisnig (Kidman) yn etifeddu fferm wartheg anferthol, ac yn ymuno â gyrrwr gwartheg (Jackman) i yrru’r anifeiliaid ar draws cefn gwlad creulon.

Ionawr January 23 @ 4.10, 25 @ 1.35 & 6.50, 26 @ 6.15, 27 @ 6.15, 28 @ 3.50, 29 @ 9.05MWLDAN 1

FAR NORTH (15 tbc)

Asif Kapadia | UK | 2008 | 89’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

Sean Bean and Michelle Yeoh star in this eerie fantasy about a supernatu-rally-tinged love triangle fi lmed in a starkly beautiful corner of the planet. Saiva is a determined survivor who has been on the run in the Arctic Tundra for years, where she and her daughter have led an isolated existence, staying one step ahead of the army that destroyed her family and village. When a fugitive turns up, he quickly turns his romantic attention to Saiva’s emotion-ally-starved daughter. The snowscapes (and soundscapes) that frame this story are ravishing, and there are moments when Far North achieves the visionary, timeless quality of a folk tale. A visually dazzling movie about a battle for survival and the madness such isolation engenders, Far North is easily up there with Himalaya for the sheer beauty of its widescreen landscapes.

Mae’r ffi lm hon wedi ei gosod yng nghanol prydferthwch unig yr Arctig. Mae’n dilyn hanes mam a’i merch sy’n ffoi rhag y fyd-din a ddistrywiodd eu teulu a’u pentref, ac sydd bellach yn wynebu heriau newydd ar ôl i ffoadur ymddangos.

Ionawr January 23 @ 9.25, 24 @ 9.25, 25 @ 8.50, 26 @ 3.55MWLDAN 1

PATTI SMITH DREAM OF LIFE (15)

Steven Sebring | USA | 2008 | 109’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

A plunge into the philosophy and artistry of cult rocker Patti Smith, this portrait of the legendary singer, artist and poet explores themes of spirituality, history and self expression. Known as the godmother of punk, she emerged in the 1970’s, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music and trademark swagger. Director Steven Sebring spent ten years following the punk-poetess to produce this fascinating, intimate portrait of the poet, painter, musician and singer, narrated by Patti herself.

Portread o’r gantores gwlt enwog Patti Smith. Daeth y gantores pync, yr arlunydd a’r bardd hon i’r amlwg yn y 70au, gan greu tipyn o argraff gyda’i steil unigryw. Wedi ei draethu gan Patti ei hun.

Ionawr January 25 @ 3.30, 26 @ 3.55, 27 @ 8.35, 28 @ 6.15, 29 @ 2.00 & 8.50MWLDAN 2

NORTH FACE (12A)

Philipp Stolzl | Germany | Austria | Switzerland | 2008 | 121’

Atmospherically shot and packed with stomach-churning views down sheer icy rock faces and nail-biting moments, this fi lm gives the term ‘cliffhanger’ new meaning. Set in 1936 against a Nazi backdrop, two fearless young German climbers, Toni Kurz and Andi Hinterstoisser are among the many competing to be the fi rst to conquer the Eiger’s north face, an 1,800 metre-high wall of ice and rock. During prepa-rations, they meet Toni’s childhood sweetheart, Luise, who has been sent to make a fi lm of the event. When the expedition becomes a battle for sur-vival, Luise sets out to save her former lover in a race against both time and the elements. The real heroine of this movie is the Eiger herself, shown in varying lights and weather conditions, indomitable and indifferent.

Stori wedi ei gosod ym 1936 am y gystadleuaeth rhwng dau Almaenwr ifanc i fod y cyntaf i ddringo wyneb gogleddol yr Eiger, a’r frwydr yn erbyn amser a’r tywydd garw. Ffi lm sy’n dangos y mynydd yn ei holl ogoniant. Peidiwch ag edrych i lawr!

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CYMDEITHAS FFILM THEATR MWLDAN FILM SOCIETY Ionawr January 25 @ 6.00, 26 @ 8.30MWLDAN 2

I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (12A)

Philippe Claudel | France | Germany | 2008 | 117’

This superbly haunting French fi lm is a powerful story of family strug-gles and redemption. After a 15 year absence, Léa slowly and tentatively entices her wary and bitter sister Juliette to step back into the world. Gradually the pieces of Juliette’s story and the crime she committed fall into place, with a revelation at every turn. In her nuanced, complex portrayal of Juliette, Kristin Scott Thomas is simply mesmerizing to watch, her chiselled, patrician face conveying more than words.

Ffi lm Ffrengig rymus sy’n portreadu dychweliad graddol Lea, gyda chymorth ei chwaer, Juliette, yn ôl i’r byd ar ôl absenoldeb o 15 mlynedd. Mae darnau’r jig-so’n dod ynghyd gyda datguddiadau ar hyd y ffordd.

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Ionawr January 27 @ 4.00, 28 @ 1.35 & 9.05, 29 @ 3.35MWLDAN 1

LEMON TREE (PG)

Eran Riklis | Israel | Germany | France | 2008 | 106’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

Personal meets political in this per-tinent and beautifully played drama based on a true story. A Palestinian widow fi nds her beloved lemon grove threatened when an Israeli government minister moves in next door. Lemon Tree turns a simple snapshot of a minor political situation into a touching and memorable analogy for a country divided. Expertly handled by director Eran Riklis, this features a stunning central performance by Hiam Abbass recently seen here in The Visitor.

Dyma ddrama sydd wedi ei seilio ar stori wir am weddw o Balesteina sy’n canfod bygythiad i’w celli annwyl o goed lemwn pan mae gwleidyddwr Israelaidd yn symud i’r ty drws nesaf. Darlun o wlad ranedig.

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Ionawr January 27 @ 4.15, 28 @ 1.55 @ 8.45, 29 @ 6.35MWLDAN 2

THE SILENCE OF LORNA (15)

Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Luc Dardenne | Belgium | 2008 | 105’

Another immensely subtle, skilful emotional drama from the Beglian directors of Rosetta and The Son and The Child. Albanian Lorna is mock-mar-ried to smack addict Claudy to gain Belgian citizenship. She’s working with the local mob to get hitched with a shady Russian and if all goes to plan, he’ll get a green card and she’ll get enough cash to start a new life. Only not everything goes to plan. The result is an absorbing, suspenseful social-real-ist drama of redemption, something spritual, touching and very human, with an enigmatic performance from Arta Doboroshi at its core.

Drama emosiynol a theimladwy am Lorna, merch o Albania sydd wedi priodi Claudy er mwyn cael dinasyddiaeth Gwlad Belg. Yn gyfnewid am arian mae’n cytuno priodi â dihiryn o Rwsia, sydd am yr un hawliau dinasyddiaeth. Mae’r cynllun yn mynd ar gyfeiliorn, beth a ddaw o Claudy?

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