Chocolat
A fable of emotional liberation and chocolate. A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of Boat Gypsies float down the river the prejudices of the Mayor leads to a crisis.
Director: Lasse Hallström
Stars: Alfred Molina Aurelien Parent Koenig Carrie-Anne Moss John Wood Johnny Depp Judi Dench Juliette Binoche Lena Olin Leslie Caron Peter Stormare
Chariots of Fire
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
Director: Hugh Hudson
Stars: Alice Krige Ben Cross Cheryl Campbell Daniel Gerroll Ian Charleson Ian Holm John Gielgud Lindsay Anderson Nicholas Farrell Nigel Havers
Calendar Girls
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
Director: Nigel Cole
Stars: Annette Crosbie Celia Imrie Ciarán Hinds Geraldine James Helen Mirren John Alderton Julie Walters Linda Bassett Penelope Wilton Philip Glenister
By the Sea
Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.
Director: Angelina Jolie
Stars: Aldo Buontempo Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt George Camilleri Marika Green Mélanie Laurent Melvil Poupaud Niels Arestrup Richard Bohringer Sarah Naudi
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.
Director: Yves Simoneau
Stars: Aidan Quinn Anna Paquin August Schellenberg Brian Stollery Chevez Ezaneh Colm Feore Duane Howard Fred Dalton Thompson Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse Wayne Charles Baker
Brothers
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
Director: Jim Sheridan
Stars: Bailee Madison Carey Mulligan Clifton Collins Jr. Jake Gyllenhaal Mare Winningham Natalie Portman Patrick John Flueger Sam Shepard Taylor Geare Tobey Maguire