Theatr Mwldan Film Society / Cymdeithas Ffilm Theatr Mwldan

Cert 12A

Vincent Paronnaud | Marjane Satrapi | France | USA | 2007 | 96′

Graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi tells of her fascinating life in highly original fashion in this animated feature that’s amusing, engaging and accessible. While the young Marjane grows up in a communist family in Tehran, becomes politicized, discovers punk and ABBA, and rebels at college in Austria, Satrapi as director gently pokes fun at her youthful exuberance and innocence, making serious political points easy to swallow. Despite dealing with adult themes, there’s a delightfully childlike element to Persepolis and Satrapi is also very observant when it comes to gender relations, humorously describing her early fumbles with male students with a cunning eye for detail.

Mae’r nofelydd graffig Marjane Satrapi yn adrodd hanes ei bywyd rhyfeddol mewn dull gwreiddiol yn y ffilm ddigrif hon. O deulu comiwnyddol yn Nheran, i fiwsig pync ac ABBA, i wrthryfela yn y coleg yn Awstria - mae Satrapi’n gallu chwerthin ar ben ei ieuenctid ei hun. Er yn ymdrin â themâu oedolion, mae ‘na elfen o ddiniweidrwydd hyfryd yn yr adrodd.

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Cert 12A

Garth Jennings | France | UK | Germany | 2007 | 95’

Set in the early 80s, this is a beautifully whimsical coming-of-age comedy. Shy, ten-year-old Will escapes the confines of a strict religious upbringing by re-enacting the macho exploits of Sly Stallone in the English countryside. He is recruited by Lee Carter, school terror and maker of bizarre home movies. Together the boys cheerfully set the screen on fire until Will’s smothering mum and her Plymouth Brethren threaten to pull the plug. A joyous spirit of mischief is ever-present and Director Jennings has an eye for brilliant visual gags too. The boys’ rapport feels totally authentic, so beyond the belly laughs and sunny 80s nostalgia, this is a portrait of friendship which is truly tender and moving. Tune in and let your inner child run amok.

Wedi ei osod yn yr 80au, mae’r comedi dod i oed hwn yn dilyn hanes Will, crwt swil deng mlwydd oed, sy’n dianc cyfyngiadau ei fagwraeth grefyddol lym i ailberfformio stynts macho Sly Stallone yng nghefn gwlad Lloegr. Mae’n gwneud ffrindiau gyda Lee Carter, a gyda’i gilydd ânt ati i greu ffilmiau cartref, gyda drygioni diniwed a chyfeillgarwch tyner yn llywio’r stori.

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Cert 15

Todd Haynes | USA | Germany | 2007 | 136’

The life and music of Bob Dylan are dramatized by director Todd Haynes who attempts to find the key to Dylan’s life and art by unfolding his larger-than-life personality over seven distinct characters as a series of shifting personae, each performed by a different actor - poet, prophet, outlaw, fake, star of electricity, rock and roll, martyr, born-again Christian - seven identities braided together, seven organs pumping through one life story, as dense and vibrant as the era it inspired. Starring Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale.

Sawl fersiwn ar wyneb Bob Dylan, difyr gweld y meistr yn ymddangos sawl gwaith.

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Cert 18

Cristian Mungiu | Romania | 2007 | 113’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

This acclaimed and award-winning film tells a story that takes place over one long night. Gabita and Otilia are two young women living in an all-female dorm in 1980s Romania. Vague Gabita is pregnant and wants an illegal termination, but she has been dilatory about arrangements with the criminal abortionist. When her staunch friend and room mate Otilia tries to straighten things out she is made to pay her own price to make sure it happens…

Hanes o Rwmania’r 1980au, mae merched yn ei chael hi’n wael yno, ac mae Gabit am gael erthyliad, ond does dim yn syml yno.

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we also showed this film on the 30th

Cert PG

Kenneth Branagh | UK | France | 2006 | 138’

On the eve of the first global war a magical drama unfolds as young prince Tamino sets forth on a perilous journey in pursuit of love, light and peace in a world afflicted by darkness, death and destruction. Tamino waits anxiously with his fellow recruits for the command to go into battle, and in the ensuing chaos he is transported to a twilight world caught between dream and nightmare…. Mozart’s classic opera The Magic Flute is breathtakingly transformed in a spectacular new film version conceived and directed by Kenneth Branagh with a newly-adapted English language libretto by Stephen Fry.

Fersiwn ffilm o opera wefreiddiol Mozart, Y Ffliwt Hud.

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We also showed this on the 23rd

Cert 18

Ang Lee | USA | China | Taiwan | Hong Kong | 2007 | 158’

Ace director Ang Lee’s latest is a tense, handsomely mounted espionage thriller set which begins in 1942 with the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in full force. Mrs Mak, a society woman, walks into a café and makes a phone call. In flashback, we discover that she is Wong Chia Chi, a drama student turned spy on a secret mission to facilitate the assassination of Mr Yee, a hated Japanese collaborator. Set amidst a fascinating and troubled period in Chinese history, where subterfuge was a part of everyday life for many, this is an absorbing, beautifully crafted and emotionally devastating film.

Hanes cynhyrfus Siapan yn y 1940au, mae bywyd yn lliwgar a phethau ddim yn ymddangos fel y dylent.

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We also showed this film on the 16th 17th and 18th

Cert 12A

Eran Kolirin | Israel | France | USA | 2007 | 87’

The story of an Egyptian police marching band stranded in a small Israeli town, Eran Kolirin’s sweet little film has a few sharp points to make about Jewish-Arab relations, but most of the laughs spring from good old-fashioned miscommunication and embarrassment. Stranded and unable to contact their embassy, members of the band are forced to seek shelter with the bemused locals, and must endure a long night of confusion, social gaffes and unrequited lust.

Ffilm annwyl sy’n trafod y berthynas Iddew-Arab ynghyd â dogn helaeth o chwerthin ac ysgafnder.

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We also showed this on the 2nd.

Cert 15

Mohamed Al Daradji | 2005 | Iraq | 110’ DIGITAL | DIGIDOL

Scarred Baghdad 2003… In Iraq’s first post-Saddam feature, three individuals from a mental hospital are forced to wander the streets of Baghdad after the U.S. invasion destroyed their home. They are stuck between the madness they once were treated for and the madness that now surrounds them. We move between the past and the present of these individuals whose lives were changed forever under Saddam Hussein and are now entangled together by the chaos of the American ‘Shock and Awe’ campaign. Ffilm yn dangos sut le oedd yn Baghdad wedi cwymp Saddam, mae bywydau pobl wedi’u rhwygo, sut mae adeiladu eto.
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we also showed this on the 24th

Cert 15

Carlos Reygadas | Mexico | France | Netherlands | Germany | 2006 | 136’

A beautiful cinematic love poem, Silent Light is set on the outskirts of Chihuahua, Mexico in a Menonite community where a medieval German dialect is spoken and traditional values observed. The film centres on the plight of Johan, a husband and father who breaks the community rules by having an affair with another woman. Johans’ inner turmoil is played out against everyday habits and rituals - mealtimes, prayers, and tender moments which punctuate the day.

Cerdd serch sinematig prydferth yw Silent Light, wedi ei gosod ar gyrion Chihuahua, Mecsio mewn cymuned Menonite, lle siaredir tafodiaith Almaeneg canol oesol a lle glynir wrth y gwerthoedd traddodiadol. Mae’r ffilm yn troi o gwmpas bywyd Johan, gwr a thad sy’n torri rheolau’r gymuned trwy gael perthynas gyda gwraig arall. Caiff terfysg mewnol Johan ei bortreadu ochr yn ochr ag arferion beunyddiol – prydau bwyd, gweddïo, ac eiliadau tyner sy’n codi ar hyd yn ystod y dydd.
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Cert PG

Jasmine Dellal | USA | 2006 | 116’

A stunning display of the musical world of the Roma, juxtaposed to the real world they live in. This rich feature documentary celebrates the luscious music of top international Gypsy performers and interweaves stirring real life tales of their home life and social background. Shot by documentary icon Albert Maysles, the film takes place on location in Spain, Macedonia, Romania and India, as well as in Europe and in the USA during the Gypsy Caravan concert tour created by World Music Institute.

Byd lliwgar y Roma gyda cherddoriaeth a pherfformiad egniol a difyr, ffilm mewn arddull ddogfen gyda digon o flas bywyd domestig hefyd. Ffilm sydd ar daith gyda’r bobl symudol yma.

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We also showed this film on the third Feb