Albert Nobbs (UK-Ireland 2011):Nominated for three Oscars:
Glenn Close (Best Actress In A Leading Role)
Janet McTeer (Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
Best Make Up (Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle)
If - in the 19th Century Ireland - a woman wanted to be independent and single, she had to deceive everyone – by pretending to be a man. Albert (Close), a shy butler who keeps to himself, has been hiding deep secret for years. - He is a woman who has had to dress and behave as a man all her life in order to escape a life of poverty and loneliness.
But when the handsome painter, Hubert Page, arrives at the hotel, Albert is inspired to try and escape the false life she has created for herself.
A warm and witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of people at Dublin's most luxurious hotel: the illegitimate child of a maid, a beautiful couple's impossible love, and Albert…a woman who pretends to be a man to survive.
Starring
GLENN CLOSE
JANET MCTEER
MIA WASIKOWSKA
BRENDAN GLEESON
Directed by RODRIGO GARCIA
Nominated for two SAG awards:
Glenn Close (Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role)
Janet McTeer (Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role)
Nominated for three Golden Globes:
Glenn Close (Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture)
Janet McTeer (Best Performance by an Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture)
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for the song "Lay Your Head Down" music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close
TT3D: Closer to the Edge (UK 2011)JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE BREATHING
…DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE ALIVE
CLOSER TO THE EDGE is a film about the TT, the world-famous motorcycle race that takes place on the Isle of Man every year. Racing along public roads on bikes just inches apart - with speeds hitting 200mph – is extremely demanding and dangerous. Every rider knows that each race might be his or her last. Riders push themselves up to and beyond their limits in their bid to become "king of the mountain".
By vividly recounting the TT's legendary rivalries and the Isle of Man's unique road racing history, this 3D feature documentary will discover why modern TT riders still risk their lives to win the world's most dangerous race.
Directed by RICHARD DE ARAGUES
Official Website: http://www.tt3dmovie.com/
Tamara Drewe"Fantastic fun" The Observer
"a British comedy that actually makes you laugh" Marie Claire
"One of the best films of the year" The Daily Mail
"feel-good film of the year" NYDaily News
Directed by:
STEPHEN FREARS
(The Queen, Dirty Pretty Things)
Starring
GEMMA ARTERTON
(Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans)
DOMINIC COOPER
(An Education, Mamma Mia!)
Norway: January 7th, 2011
Sweden: February 18th, 2011
Denmark: March 10th, 2011
Finland: May 27th, 2011
SYNOPSIS
Based on Posy Simmonds’ beloved graphic novel of the same name,
Tamara Drewe’s present day English countryside is stocked with pompous writers, rich weekenders, bourgeois bohemians, a horny rock star, and other great characters.
When Tamara Drewe sashays back to the bucolic village of her youth, life of the locals is thrown upside down. Tamara - once an ugly duckling - has been transformed into a devastating beauty (with a little help from plastic surgery).
Tamara sets a contemporary comedy of manners into play using the oldest magic in the book—sex appeal.