20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Fanis, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics, recalls his childhood growing up as a Greek boy in Istanbul and the time spent with his shopkeeper grandfather learning about life and, in particular, the art of cooking. And it was here, in his grandfather's store, that he first fell in love, with Saime. After political tensions over Cyprus in 1963 Fanis's family were deported, but his grandfather stayed in Istanbul, and it is decades later that they meet again as Fanis returns 'home', after yea find out more...

AN EDUCATION (2009)

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An easy going tale of a 1960s eye-opening affair between 16-year-old middle class and Oxford bound smart aleck Jenny and flash 30-something working class Jack set in the glorious suburb of Twickenham. find out more...

ANITA AND ME (2002)

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Menna is on the cusp of teenagedom and eager to sample her naive interpretations of adulthood, but this is the 1970s and she's a young Asian lass living in a small Midlands mining town...so you take what you can get when it comes to role models and for Meena it's the oldest daughter of her spectacularly dysfunctional next door neighbours. Like Bend It Like Beckham Anita and Me is a film of a young girl establishing her identity in conflict with the Asian values of her parents, though in this cas find out more...

AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (1987)

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In a Catholic boarding school during the Nazi occupation of France, Julien Quietin, played by Gaspard Manesse as the character based around Malle, is no ordinary student, he is intelligent and different from the others. A new student arrives at the school one day and becomes a sort of intellectual rival to Julien, but, after some early hostilities, the boys begin to connect and eventually become good friends. Malle does not rely on overly dramatic sequences where not necessary as a way to build find out more...

BANDSLAM (2009)

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Nerdy musicologist Will has moved to a new high school in New Jersey and finds himself being recruited to manage 'it' girl Charlotte's band in an inter-school rock band competition.

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BEAUTIFUL THING (1996)

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A wicked little British movie about colourful goings one hot summer on a London housing estate. A touching tale of love friendship, life and sexuality as two next-door neighbours get to know each other in a film you won't want to end. Watch out for the one-liners in the very sassy script. find out more...

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002)

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Jess is a Sikh teenager with a passion for football, something that her traditionalist parents, who want her to grow up as a nice Asian girl with an arranged marriage and cooking Aloo Gobi, are horrified by. After making friends with white girl Jules she is introduced to the local womens' team, for whom she must play without her parents' knowiledge, and where she develops a forbidden love interest with the coach. Poor girl, her parents find out everything she does, and imagine worse. A witty find out more...

BIRDY (1985)

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Two soldiers return from Vietnam, one mentally scarred, the other physically. We flashback to their childhood and the fascination the slightly crazy one has with flying. So maybe after the horror of war it's a more logical decision to be a bird! A brilliant film about disillusionment, growing up and existential madness. find out more...

BREAKING AWAY (1979)

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Peter Yates' Oscar-winner is a heart-warming coming-of-age story that has also taken its place as the greatest sports movie about cycling ever made. Four friends graduate from high-school and find themselves looking at an uncertain future in small-town America. Dave's passion is cycling and his dream is to be a world-class champion like the Italians he idolises. His passion for cycling takes on new meaning when he and his friends face a team from the local college in the town's annual bike ra find out more...

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (2007)

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Jess Aarons is a shy, artistic, 5th grade boy and the fastest runner in school until new girl in town, outgoing Leslie Burke, busts his speed record. The two form a friendship thru' their love of storytelling and discover that the make-believe world they creat has come to life in a secret forest near their homes. Jess and Leslie's adventures in Terabithia, where they are crowned king and queen, help them face the challenges of growing up and appreciate the simple pleasure of true friendship. Bas find out more...