Films — by Collection

Staff Picks: Jule Hartung

After a youth spent behind the Iron Curtain my love for world cinema and travel began as the Berlin wall came down and I 'escaped' Germany to explore. After roaming Europe I settled in London where I worked in independent cinemas to pay for my studies and was then inspired to embark on a career in film distribution. I became the Head of Marketing for Tartan Films, a role I very much enjoyed, until I made the life change of starting a family and emigrating to Wellington, with my Kiwi partner. From the other side of the world, my passion for cinema helps to fulfill my need for travel and escape.

Folies Bergère

La ritournelle

Marc Fitoussi

Isabelle Huppert is touching and funny as a farmer’s wife who takes off to Paris on a whim in this poignant comedy of 50-something upheaval – and romance in unexpected places.

Human Capital

Il capitale umano

Paolo Virzì

Two of Italy’s leading actresses, Valeria Golino and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, star in a stylish whodunit based on Stephen Amidon’s best-selling book of the same name, expertly intertwining love, class and ambition.

Two Days, One Night

Deux jours, une nuit

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

This tense and affecting drama from two-time Palme d’Or winners the Dardenne brothers depicts the weekend-long crusade of a working-class woman to be reinstated in her job. Marion Cotillard is riveting in the central role.