MONDAY 29 JULY
Baby Bump(s) 7:30PM
M
France, 2017
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: French
Director: Noémie Saglio
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Camille Cottin, Lambert Wilson, Stéfi Celma
What's it about?
Avril and her mother Mado (Binoche) couldn't be more different. Avril (Cottin) is 30, married, and has a salaried job. In the way she lives her life she is the exact opposite of her mother, an eternal teenager, carefree and brash. But when the two women become pregnant at the same time and under the same roof, a clash is inevitable.
The Wackness
9:20PM
MA15+
USA, 2008
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Language: English
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby
What's it about?It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro (Peck) spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist (Kingsley) for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter (Thirlby). Winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
TUESDAY 30 JULY
The Lunchbox 7:30PM
PG
India, France, Germany, 2013
Genre: Drama, Romance
Language: English, Hindi
Director: Ritesh Batra
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
What's it about?
Lonely housewife Ila (Kaur) decides to try adding some spice to her stale marriage by preparing a special lunch for her neglectful husband. Unfortunately, the delivery winds up in the hands of Saajan (Khan), an irritable widower. Curious about her husband's response, Ila adds a note to the next day's lunchbox, and thus begins an unusual friendship in which Saajan and Ila can talk about their joys and sorrows without ever meeting in person.
Irrfan Khan opens up about The Lunchbox, love letters and his favourite foods (interview)
The Lunchbox Review: Gentle romance gets the flavours just right
Heartbreaker 9:30PM
MA15+
France, 2010
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Language: French
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Starring: Romain Duris, Julie Ferrier, Vanessa Paradis, Jacques Frantz
What's it about?
Alex (Duris) and his sister Mélanie (Ferrier) run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man (Frantz) to break up the wedding of his daughter (Paradis). The only problem is that they only have one week to do so. Nominated for five César Awards in 2011, including Best Film.
Heartbreaker Review: A winning romantic comedy
WEDNESDAY 31 JULY
The Grandmaster 7:30PM
M
Hong Kong, 2013
Genre: Action, Drama
Language: Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese
Director: Wong Kar Wai
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Jin Zhang
What's it about?
Ip Man's (Tony Leung) peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian (Qingxiang Wang) seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er (Ziyi Zhang) who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honour. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the meantime, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San (Jin Zhang). From legendary director Wong Kar-Wai (In The Mood For Love, 2046).
The Grandmaster Review: Martial-arts nostalgia becomes Wong Kar-wai's best in years.
The Wave 9:30PM
M
Norway, 2015
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Language: Norwegian
Director: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro
What's it about?
Although theorised (both in reality and within the film's fictional world), no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist (Joner) is one of those caught in the middle of it.
