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La Maison de NinaLa Maison de Nina (2005)
Dir. Richard Dembo
Feat. Agnes Jaoui, Sarah Adler, Katia Lewkowicz
Quietly accomplished French drama focused on the relationships within the fragile structures of the 'houses of hope': houses run by surrogate mothers…
La Petite JerusalemLa Petite Jerusalem (2005)
Dir. Karin Albou
Feat. Elsa Zylberstein
Passion must be reconciled with faith for two sisters growing impatient with family and religious boundaries, while living in the drab Parisian…
Lackawanna BluesLackawanna Blues (2005)
Dir. George C. Wolfe
Feat. S. Epatha Merkerson, Mos Def, Delroy Lindo
An evocative series of linked vignettes set around the memories of playwright Ruben Santiago–Hudson, about a New York boarding house in the…
Ladies in LavenderLadies in Lavender (2005)
Dir. Charles Dance
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone
During the pre–WW2 period, a handsome Polish stranger (Bruhl) is washed up on a beach in Cornwall and taken into care by two aging spinster…
Last DaysLast Days (2005)
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento
A questionable meditation on a besieged, drug–addled rock–star, clearly modelled on Kurt Cobain, as he inhabits a remote, decaying…
Lie With MeLie With Me (2005)
Dir. Clement Virgo
Feat. Lauren Lee Smith, Eric Balfour
Honest, if ultimately limited, study of sexual connection and consummation between two emotionally–confused twentysomethings in…
Little FishLittle Fish (2005) Recommended
Dir. Rowan Woods
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving
Another bleakly intense and beautiful drama from the dir. of THE BOYS, here depicting the efforts of a heroin addict (Blanchett) to put her life back…
Live and BecomeLive and Become (Va, vis et deviens) (2005)
Dir. Radu Mihaileanu
Set against a little–known human catastrophe in which thousands of Ethiopian Jews (Falasha) were evacuated to Israel during civil unrest in the…
Lonesome JimLonesome Jim (2005)
Dir. Steve Buscemi
Feat. Liv Tyler, Casey Affleck, Seymour Cassel
Another droll indie gem from actor–turned–director Buscemi (TREES LOUNGE), here charting the apathetic trajectory of a listless…
Look Both WaysLook Both Ways (2005) Recommended
Dir. Sarah Watt
Feat. Justine Clarke, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes
A melancholy comedy with inspired flashes of animation, this impressive feature film debut from writer–director Sarah Watt nicely freshens the…

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