

The Limits of Control (Jim Jarmusch, 2009) Geoff Andrew is Head of Film Programme at BFI Southbank.Ī Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009) To provide some context for my choices, I included 2009 US commercial releases La mujer sin cabeza ( The Headless Woman, Lucrecia Martel, 2008) and Tôkyô sonata (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2008) on my 2008 list (they were #1 and #2 respectively), while I have yet to see Cahiers du cinéma favourites Les Herbes folles ( Wild Grass, Alain Resnais, 2009) and Vincere (Marco Bellocchio, 2009). Runners-up: Bright Star (Jane Campion, 2009), El cant dels ocells ( Birdsong, Albert Serra, 2008), Jerichow (Christian Petzold, 2008), Madeo ( Mother, Bong Joon-ho, 2009), Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte ( The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke, 2009) Una semana solos ( A Week Alone, Celina Murga, 2007)ġ0. Aruitemo aruitemo ( Still Walking, Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008)ĩ. 35 rhums ( 35 Shots of Rum, Claire Denis, 2008) and White Material (Claire Denis, 2009)ħ. 36 vues du Pic Saint Loup ( Around a Small Mountain, Jacques Rivette, 2009)ĥ. L’Heure d’été ( Summer Hours, Olivier Assayas, 2008)Ĥ. ( Police, Adjective, Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009)Ģ.

He also maintains the weblog Tativille.ġ. PhD candidate in Film Studies and History of Art at Yale University. ( Police, Adjective, Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009) Les Herbes folles ( Wild Grass, Alain Resnais, 2009) Singularidades de uma Rapariga Loura ( Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl, Manoel de Oliveira, 2009) Les Plages d’Agnès ( The Beaches of Agnès, Agnès Varda, 2008) Los abrazos rotos ( Broken Embraces, Pedro Almodóvar, 2009) Zum Vergleich ( In Comparison, Harun Farocki, 2009)ģ5 rhums ( 35 Shots of Rum, Claire Denis, 2008)Īlle Anderen ( Everyone Else, Maren Ade, 2009)

Tired of these dutiful acts of carnality, Christina disturbs the domestic balance.NASA Design Engineer and author of the Strictly Film School website.ĭas weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte ( The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke, 2009) The father is the only family member who can leave the manicured lawns of their self-inflicted exile, earning their keep by managing a nearby factory, while the only outsider allowed on the premises is his colleague Christina, who is paid to relieve the son of his male urges. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the über-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet.
