Domineering. Otherworldly. Repressed. These best describe the varied relationships to be featured on-screen and for film dialogue this April 16, Saturday, 1:00 PM, at pelikula@titusbrandsma (24 Acacia St. Bgy. Mariana, New Manila, Quezon City).

The Return / Vozvrashcheniye
Andrei Zvyagintsev, Russia, 2003.
106 minutes.

Set to muted colors and Mozart’s Requiem, the stark, spartan and evocative film focuses on two boys, Vanya and Andrey, the enigmatic return of their long-lost father whom they know only from an old photograph, and a journey of almost mythic proportions beset with scolding, hardships and hostility that will change their lives forever.

2004 Golden Globe - Best Foreign Language Film (nom). 2003 Venice FF - Golden Lion, Best First Film, 3 other awards (win). 2003 Russian Guild of Film Critics - Best Film, Best Debut (director), Best Cinematography (win). 2003 European Awards - European Discovery of the Year (win). Wins and noms in other filmfests.

3-Iron / Bin-Jip
Kim Ki-duk, South Korea/Japan.
88 minutes.

A quirky urban drama about a motorcycle-bound young man--a drifter—in his 20's who puts up food flyers on people's doors and squats in houses he knows are vacant. When he runs into a beautiful but battered woman, a strange, almost ephemeral relationship ensues, transcending time and space.

2004 Venice FF - Special Director's Award, 3 other awards (win); Golden Lion Award (nom). 2004 Villadolid Int’l FF - Golden Spike Award (win). 2004 European Film Awards - Screen International Award (nom).

The Embalmer / L'Imbalsamatore
Matteo Garrone, Italy, 2002.
96 minutes.