Cambridge Film Festival 2010 Brochure
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Wednesday 22 September, 10.30pm |<br />
Thursday 23 September, 1.30pm<br />
WE ARE WHAT<br />
WE ARE (CFF 18)<br />
(SOMOS LO QUE HAY)<br />
Director: Jorge Michel Grau. Starring: Francisco Barreiro, Alan Chávez, Paulina<br />
Gaitán. Mexico <strong>2010</strong>. 90 mins. Spanish with English subtitles.<br />
The horror genre continues to be redefined in this new<br />
film about a poverty-stricken family with unusual dietary<br />
requirements. When a middle-aged man dies in the street,<br />
his widow and three children are drawn into an increasingly<br />
desperate struggle for survival. Without father to provide fresh<br />
‘meat’ what will they do? Beautifully shot in a Mexico City that<br />
is unusually devoid of bright sunshine, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE is<br />
equal parts horror, family drama and coming-of-age tale. After<br />
screenings at Cannes and the Fantasia film festivals earlier in<br />
the year, it has gained much support online and is a must-see<br />
for anyone who can stomach the subject matter.<br />
Print source: Artificial Eye<br />
Thursday 16 September, 5.00pm | Friday 17 September 1.30pm<br />
THE WILDEST DREAM (PG)<br />
Director: Anthony Geffen. Starring: Conrad Anker, Leo Houlding.<br />
USA <strong>2010</strong>. 94 mins.<br />
George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to<br />
conquer the untouched Mount Everest. Last seen 800 feet below<br />
the summit in 1924, the clouds rolled in and he disappeared<br />
into legend. His death stunned the world. 75 years later,<br />
climber Conrad Anker’s life became intertwined with Mallory’s<br />
after finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact.<br />
The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth,<br />
which Mallory had promised to place on the summit. Haunted<br />
by Mallory’s story, Conrad returns to Everest to unravel the<br />
mysteries surrounding his disappearance. THE WILDEST DREAM<br />
is narrated by Liam Neeson and features the voices of Ralph<br />
Fiennes as George Mallory, the late Natasha Richardson as Ruth<br />
Mallory, and Alan Rickman as Noel Odell, the last person to see<br />
Mallory alive.<br />
Print source: Altitude <strong>Film</strong>s<br />
Thursday 16 September, 8.00pm | Friday 17 September, 10.30am<br />
WINTER’S BONE (15)<br />
Director: Debra Granik. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin<br />
Breznahan. USA <strong>2010</strong>. 100 mins.<br />
Hailed as one of the first Oscar contenders of the year, and<br />
emerging from Sundance with the Grand Jury Prize, WINTER’S<br />
BONE is set in the rural American Ozark country, and tells the<br />
tale of Ree Dolly, who learns that her father left the family<br />
house as collateral against his bail before disappearing. If<br />
she can’t find him, she and her siblings and her mentally ill<br />
mother will be homeless. Jennifer Lawrence shines as Ree,<br />
trying desperately to break through the silence that greets her<br />
at every turn, as she digs deeper into the local drugs trade to<br />
save her family. Sure to be one of the most talked about films<br />
this year, unsettling and powerful, WINTER’S BONE is an instant<br />
classic.<br />
Print source: Artificial Eye<br />
www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk Box Office: 0871 902 5720 23<br />
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