Theatr Mwldan Film Society / Cymdeithas Ffilm Theatr Mwldan

Lars Von Trier | 2009 | 108’ | (18)

This controversial horror from Denmark’s provocative director stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a grieving couple who retreat to a cabin in the woods where they encounter strange and terrifying occurrences. Gainsbourg won Best Actress for her performance at Cannes, where the film divided opinion, drawing both accusations of misogyny and praise for Von Trier’s exploration of the violent underbelly of the Christian story of sin and redemption. Warning! Contains scenes of explicit sexual violence.

Ffilm arswyd ddadleuol am bâr sy’n cilio i gaban yn y fforest i alaru. Yno mae pethau rhyfedd a dychrynllyd yn digwydd. Ffilm sy’n archwilio’r stori Gristnogol o bechod ac achubiaeth.

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Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | 2009 | 127’

The latest film from the Spanish maestro stars Penelope Cruz in a state of almost hyperreal gorgeousness, a sublime beauty in whose presence Almodóvar’s camera goes into a swooning trance. Unravelling the painful memories of a torrid, sex-crazed love affair between a director and his leading lady, the film is shot in the style of ‘50s American film noir at its most hard–boiled. Signature Almodóvar themes such as Fate, the mystery of creation, guilt, unscrupulous power, deception and betrayal, are treated with elegance and exuberance.

Ffilm ddiweddaraf y cyfarwyddwr enwog Almodóvar gyda’r seren Penelope Cruz sy’n troi o gwmpas perthynas nwydus rhwng cyfarwyddwr a’i brif actores. Wedi ei ffilmio yn null film noir America’r 50au gydag ymdriniaeth o themâu nodweddiadol y cyfarwyddwr.

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Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | 2009 | 127’

The latest film from the Spanish maestro stars Penelope Cruz in a state of almost hyperreal gorgeousness, a sublime beauty in whose presence Almodóvar’s camera goes into a swooning trance. Unravelling the painful memories of a torrid, sex-crazed love affair between a director and his leading lady, the film is shot in the style of ‘50s American film noir at its most hard–boiled. Signature Almodóvar themes such as Fate, the mystery of creation, guilt, unscrupulous power, deception and betrayal, are treated with elegance and exuberance.

Ffilm ddiweddaraf y cyfarwyddwr enwog Almodóvar gyda’r seren Penelope Cruz sy’n troi o gwmpas perthynas nwydus rhwng cyfarwyddwr a’i brif actores. Wedi ei ffilmio yn null film noir America’r 50au gydag ymdriniaeth o themâu nodweddiadol y cyfarwyddwr.

Cast | Awards

Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | 2009 | 127’

The latest film from the Spanish maestro stars Penelope Cruz in a state of almost hyperreal gorgeousness, a sublime beauty in whose presence Almodóvar’s camera goes into a swooning trance. Unravelling the painful memories of a torrid, sex-crazed love affair between a director and his leading lady, the film is shot in the style of ‘50s American film noir at its most hard–boiled. Signature Almodóvar themes such as Fate, the mystery of creation, guilt, unscrupulous power, deception and betrayal, are treated with elegance and exuberance.

Ffilm ddiweddaraf y cyfarwyddwr enwog Almodóvar gyda’r seren Penelope Cruz sy’n troi o gwmpas perthynas nwydus rhwng cyfarwyddwr a’i brif actores. Wedi ei ffilmio yn null film noir America’r 50au gydag ymdriniaeth o themâu nodweddiadol y cyfarwyddwr.

Cast | Awards

Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | 2009 | 127’

The latest film from the Spanish maestro stars Penelope Cruz in a state of almost hyperreal gorgeousness, a sublime beauty in whose presence Almodóvar’s camera goes into a swooning trance.  Unravelling the painful memories of a torrid, sex-crazed love affair between a director and his leading lady, the film is shot in the style of ‘50s American film noir at its most hard–boiled.  Signature Almodóvar themes such as Fate, the mystery of creation, guilt, unscrupulous power, deception and betrayal, are treated with elegance and exuberance.

Ffilm ddiweddaraf y cyfarwyddwr enwog Almodóvar gyda’r seren Penelope Cruz sy’n troi o gwmpas perthynas nwydus rhwng cyfarwyddwr a’i brif actores. Wedi ei ffilmio yn null film noir America’r 50au gydag ymdriniaeth o themâu nodweddiadol y cyfarwyddwr.

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(15) | Courtney Hunt | USA | 2008 | 97’

On the border of a Mohawk reservation located between New York State and Quebec, two women – one white (Melissa Leo) and one Mohawk (Misty Upham) – are drawn by the lure of ready cash into smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States across the treacherous frozen waters of the St Lawrence river. This taut, suspenseful thriller is a troubling of borders both cultural and national and testament to the virtues of communion, empathy and compassion. Tennessean writer/director Courtney Hunt’s film scooped the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2008.

Ffilm gyffro yn llawn tyndra wedi ei gosod yng ngwlad y Mohawk rhwng Talaith Efrog Newydd a Quebec. Mae dwy fenyw yn cael eu denu gan arian i smyglo mewnfudwyr anghyfreithlon ar draws dyfroedd peryglus rhewedig yr Afon St Lawrence.

(15) | Duncan Jones | UK | 2009 | 96’

Sam Rockwell’s mining engineer is working for a corporation that’s found a new source of energy for clapped-out planet Earth, but as he nears the end of his three-year contract on the moon-base, cabin fever begins to take hold. This cleverly conceived and consistently intriguing old-school science fiction thriller eschews special effects and action-oriented clatter. Instead it delivers a cerebral adventure that’s as thought-provoking as it is thrilling, which nevertheless looks fantastic, from the authentic moon-base to the weird lunar surface. Taking its time to set up a very convincing future world before introducing a mind-bending turn of events, the film finally unloads a great pay-off.

Ffilm ffug wyddonol sy’n gyffrous ac yn afaelgar. Mae Sam yn beiriannwr sy’n gweithio i gwmni sy’n cynaeafu ac anfon ffurf newydd o ynni yn ôl i’r Ddaear er mwyn cynnal yr hen blaned ffaeledig. Ond tua diwedd ei gyfnod o dair blynedd yno, mae’n dechrau cael hen ddigon, ac yna mae pethau rhyfedd yn dechrau digwydd iddo.

(15) Lance Daly | Ireland | Sweden | 2008 | 75’

A feisty and captivating coming-of-age drama which follows two young tweens, Kylie (Kelly O’Neill) and Dylan (Shane Curry), who run away from their troubled family homes on the outskirts of Dublin at Christmas time. The pair head for the centre of the city, where they glimpse human life in all its colourful diversity, but as darkness falls and the night wears on, an uglier side of the city emerges. Curry and O’Neill are phenomenal in their first ever acting roles and by journey’s end, their fusion of youthful anxiety and child-like yearning has established itself as a beautifully realised epitaph to social unrest.

Ffilm afaelgar a bywiog am grwt a chroten yn eu harddegau sy’n ffoi o’u cartrefi ar gyrion Dulyn ar adeg y Nadolig. Mae’r pâr yn mynd i ganol y ddinas ac yn gweld yno bywyd dynol yn ei holl ogoniant, yn dda ac yn ddrwg. Perfformiadau gwych gan yr actorion ifainc.

(PG) | Gu Chanwei | China | 2007 | 105’

Gu Changwei’s follow-up to his debut Peacock, And The Spring Comes won Wenli Jiang the best actress award at the 2007 Rome Film Festival. This film charts the fortunes and aspirations of a small group of misfits in a small town in central China.

Mae’r ffilm hon yn dilyn hynt a helynt grŵp bach o fisffitiaid yn nhref fach yng Nghanolbarth Tsieina.

“Determinedly unconventional, yet engaging and moving” Beyond Hollywood

Screening as part of the Chinese Film Festival, organized by the Confucious Institute at University of Wales Lampeter

PG

Zhang Yuan China 1999 90 mins.

2009 is the 60th birthday of the People’s Republic of China and China Classic Film Festival www.chinaclassicfestival.com is marking the occasion by showcasing the cream of Chinese cinema at venues across Wales. Seventeen Years is a simple family drama that evolves into a moving study of immutable family ties and is also a scathing indictment of the political and penal system in China.

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A free reception will also be provided for all those attending the film at 5.30.p.m.

Guest speaker 6.15.p.m.
Seventeen Years