GIFT BOXES

"Bowling for Columbine, Spellbound, Capturing the Friedmans and Winged Migration have all been unexpected hits.  "OT" deserves a place alongside them."
   - David Ansen, Newsweek

"OT plays like a jazzed-up version of Ulysses' 'Odyssey,' with the cast forced to traverse cultural chasms and scale seemingly insurmountable obstacles."
   - Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

Directed by the Academy Award nominated director of The Garden, Scott Hamilton Kennedy

"Finnish helmer Klaus Haro comes up with an emotionally involving tale that could also resonate beyond the region in specialty situations. Pic is Finland's official submission for the Oscars' foreign film category."
   - Gunnar Rehlin, Variety

Mother of Mine was submitted by its country for the Best Foreign Film category of the Academy Awards�

"The Best Teen Movie Since Donnie Darko."
   - Brian Miller, The Village Voice

"Buttressed by strong performances - particularly newcomer Timmermans in the lead - the film has not an ounce of fat or histrionics. Rarely has so much emotion and excitement been compressed into 90 minutes of screen time."
   - Denis Seguin, Screen Daily

"Strong...A terrific cast!"
   - New York Magazine

"Hilarious, heartwarming British film-making... Superb"
   - Robbie Collin, News of the World

"Witty and warmhearted, it's a feel-good movie that never seems forced."
   - Aaron Hillis, The Village Voice

"Young Thomas Turgoose won our hearts"
   - Elizabeth Weitzman, NY Daily News

"5 Stars!  A film you simply never want to end!"
   - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

"Just about perfect!"
"Surprisingly strong!"
   - Kyle Smith, New York Post

Drama | France | French w/ English Subtitles

"Just another soap opera in less deft hands, Nadir Mokneche's Viva Laldjerie jumps off the screen with humor, poignancy and local color."
   - Lisa Nesselson, Variety

"In this remarkable directorial debut, the stern father of a Muslim family in France has his teenage son drive him to Mecca for the religious pilgrimage known as the hajj."
   - Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

"The feel of a contemporary fable"
   - Tom Dawson, BBC

"One of the wry pleasures of 2004, and certainly the year's most enjoyable Belgian disability road comedy."
   - Jonathan Romney, Film Comment

".hypnotic widescreen photography.which is well written and directed. Salgues' screenplay is perfectly crafted."
   - Deborah Young, Variety

"The cinematography is stunning and director Laurent Salgues camera drinks up the landscape..."
   - Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

"Let's say it out loud; Her Name is Sabine is the most beautiful film that Cannes has given us this year."
   - FIPRESCI (The International Federation of Film Critics)

"You may have seen films about people with mental and physical illnesses, but you've never seen it handled this expertly."
   - Ain't It Cool News

"Damn-near perfect!"
   - Leslie Felperin, Variety

WINNER - Best European Film (Director's Fortnight)
   - Cannes Film Festival

 Yvan and Elie are two loners who wander aimlessly through their lives.  Yvan is a quick-tempered 40-year-old vintage car dealer....

"When Marion Bridge, a small, exquisitely acted Canadian film, is observing the psychological tensions of three grown-up sisters attending their dying mother in a small Nova Scotia town, it uncovers a complexity and depth of feeling rarely glimpsed in a family drama."
   - Stephen Holden, New York Times

"The film is beautifully shot by Stefan Ivanov and wonderfully acted..."
   - John Petrakis, Chicago Tribune

"Tjebbo Penning has fashioned a sleek, highly stylized arthouse thriller that, fragmented in time and space, neatly resolves into a portrait of fictional painter Morlang, a middle-aged megalomaniac who feeds off his muses."
   - Ronnie Scheib, Variety

"Follows in the footsteps of films like Short Cuts and Magnolia...Writer/director Daniel MacIvor does a wonderful job of establishing this small town. to the extent that we feel like we know the place."
   - David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

"For fans of the well-made eccentric Canadian ensemble comedy, today is a good day..."
   - Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe

"Smart and engaging. Olabisi is most definitely a talent to watch."
   - Mark Rabinowitz, Indiewire

"Olabisi exhibits a sure hand with both story and ensemble. Emotional fireworks ring true."
   - Eddie Cockrell, Variety

"Choking Man is everything an independent film should be"
   - Steven Soderbergh

"Delightful"
   - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"With the sure hand of a skilled miniaturist, Mina Shum has crafted a nearly flawless film."
   - Susan Walker, Toronto Star

"Delightful story of love and hope..."
   - Toronto Sun

"The Forest for the Trees is a precisely modulated first film about an idealistic young educator ostracized for her lack of teaching skills and civil graces."
   - Eddie Cockrell, Variety

"Insightful, affecting & tightly realized..."
   - Screen Daily

"...disturbingly frank, compassionat debut film by writer -director Maren Ade features a very moving lead performance by actress Eva Loebau as Melanie..."
   - Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

"Monster Thursday marks the emergence of an electrifying new voice in Scandanavian cinema"
   - Trevor Groth, Sundance Film Festival

Nominated Grand Jury Prize
   - Sundance Film Festival

"A young Hong Kong rebel finds inner peace and a sense of purpose with a group of Zen musicians in the hills of Taiwan in "The Drummer," an entertaining blend of genre elements and spiritual content that plays much better than it sounds on paper."
   - Derek Elly, Variety

"Although not what American studios generally mean by "family fare," this drama is actually excellent family viewing - it both opens a window onto another culture and, through Antonio, speaks the universal language of teen angst."
- Ethan Alter, TV Guide

"Powerful"
   - J. Hoberman, The Village Voice

"Moving. Eimbcke is a master of tone."
   - Lee Marshall, Screen Daily

"Lake Tahoe is a gorgeous, artfully composed.miniature masterpiece"
   - Gary Kramer, Philadelphia City Paper

Teenage Juan crashes his family's car into a telegraph pole on the outskirts of town....

"Impeccable.[with] inherent charm."
   - Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter

"At once a fine character driven drama and an unconventional love story about two lonely people Light of My Eyes is considered part of the resurgence of quality Italian films. "
   - Matt Langdon, DVD Talk

Nominated for 5 David Di Donatello Awards (Italian Oscars�)

"Ginger and Cinnamon is an unpretentious romp about a 14-year-old determined to lose her virginity on a Greek island."
   - Deborah Young, Variety

"I really think it had something to say, and said it well, in this personal look at love, romance and growing up."
   - Don Houston, DVD Talk

"It is a treasure that speaks directly to the idea of love as an ephemeral emotion in all its complexity."
   - Bruce Kirkland, Toronto Sun

"Diamond performances.perfectly calibrated."
   - Maggie Lee, The Hollywood Reporter

Winner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Special Mention
   - Berlin Int'l Film Festival

Winner Silver Berlin Bear for Best Screenplay
   - Berlin Int'l Film Festival

"Impeccable.[with] inherent charm."
   - Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter