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ManderlayManderlay (2005)
Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe
Part two of Lars von Trier’s ‘USA’ trilogy reemploys DOGVILLE’s Brechtian framework of stage outlines and minimal props in the odyssey of…
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm SchoolMarilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman
Old–fashioned melodrama, shading into elegaic whimsy, in which a widowed baker (Carlyle) helps and learns the story of a car crash victim…
Mario's WarMario's War (La Guerra di Mario) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Antonio Capuano
Feat. Valeria Golino
Confronting Italian drama focused on a young boy taken away from his abusive mother to be cared for by a generous upper–class couple attempting…
MaryMary (2005) Recommended
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Matthew Modine, Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker
Badboy dir. Abel Ferrara returns to form with an intense, unpredictable study of Christian faith and the possiblities of redemption in the modern…
Match PointMatch Point (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Scarlett Johansson
Widely touted as Woody Allen's finest film since the mid–80's, this is also his least characteristic – set in London and entirely…
Memoirs Of A GeishaMemoirs Of A Geisha (2005) Recommended
Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li
The ravishing Zhang Ziyi takes the lead in this exotically pleasing, if contentious adaptation of Arthur Golden's 'insider' novel, as a young woman…
Method, TheMethod, The (El Método) (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Marcelo Pineyro
Feat. Eduardo Noriega, Najwa Nimri, Ernesto Alterio
This smart black comedy for the 21st century sees corporate ethics slyly dissected as seven candidates blindly compete for an executive position in a…
Mickybo and MeMickybo and Me (2005) Recommended
Dir. Terry Loane
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Gina McKee, Susan Lynch
Widely praised though little–seen drama which observes the friendship between two young lads – one Catholic, one Protestant –…
Missing In AmericaMissing In America (2005)
Dir. Gabrielle Savage Dockterman
Feat. Danny Glover, David Strathairn, Ron Perlman
Set around a "bush vet", a reclusive Vietnam veteran (Glover) who lives in the lonely pine forests of Washington State, this solid drama takes an…
Mistress of SpicesMistress of Spices (2005)
Dir. Paul Mayeda Berges
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Ayesha Dharkar
A beautiful Indian 'spice mistress' (Rai) emigrates to San Francisco, where she opens a dispensary, having to obey three special edicts –…

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