At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take find out more...

The 'story' is structured round three journeys undertaken by the Narrator and his friend Robinson to research the source of English Romanticism. As the pair attempt to get a grip on the city's history, contemporary events distract them from their planned route and their focus on the past. A scathing commentary on the effects of more than a decade of Conservatism, the film touches on figures as diverse as Baudelaire, John Major and the Chippendales and is one of the most original British features find out more...

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'My Winnipeg' is an outstanding achievement in cinema that combines private experience with collective memory to exemplarily explicate the meaning of so simplistic and yet so complicated a term such as 'home'. Maddin creates a stunning and intelligent reflection of his home town, breathing new life into traditional modes of cinematic language. A superb film and an absolute must-see. find out more...