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[/amazon_link]- Headhunters (“Hodejegerne”, Norwegian, subtitled, 2011) : Short-statured Roger Brown is a very successful head-hunter in Norway. He is also, unbeknownst to his beautiful wife Diana, a skilled art thief. When he comes to know that an acquaintance has had an expensive painting bequeathed to him, his fingers itch to steal it. This time however, things don’t quite go his way. This well-made suspenseful film has a lot of, sometimes grisly, violence; advise caution for the squeamish.
– Queen to play (“Joueuse”, French, subtitled, 2009) : Helene is a hotel maid and also cleans for surly, absent-minded Mr. Kroger (Kevin Kline). When she discovers the game of chess, and is enamored with it, she finds that there are few in her blue-collar, working class circle who appreciate it. She asks Mr. Kroger to help her hone her skill at chess.
– Scent of a Woman : This Al Pacino classic has him as a blind, retired army man Lt. Col. Frank Slade. Bristly and rude-natured, Slade lives with his niece. When she must leave for a few days, prep school student Charlie is hired to “babysit” him. A wonderful, slightly dated film, this is a good watch.
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[/amazon_link]- The Well-Digger’s Daughter (“La fille du puisatier”, French, subtitled, 2011) : An almost Bollywood like film, this is a tale of a poor well-digger’s daughter in love with a wealthy shopkeeper’s dashing son. This film manages an old-world simplicity, mixed together with notions of honor, love and patriarchy.
– Main meri patni aur woh : A rare, quirky film out of Bollywood, this has Rajpal Yadav as Mithilesh Shukla, a short, nondescript guy married to a tall, beautiful woman. When his wife’s smart, handsome, well-spoken college-time friend moves to the neighborhood, Shukla is beset with insecurity. Here’s the full review of this wonderful movie.
