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At the York Student Cinema this week, we have a selection of excellent but very different films from the astonishing modern classic Pan’s Labyrinth to romantic drama Love and Other Drugs and Danny Boyle’s critically-acclaimed and Oscar-nominated 127 Hours.
Director Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece has been hailed as the greatest fantasy film ever made by critics around the world. Set during the brutal aftermath of the Spanish Civil war, it sees a young girl named Ophelia discover a fantastical world of magic and monsters (as dark and terrible as her own), in which she must pass three audacious tasks. A simple backdrop, but layered upon this is so much skill and talent that it has created a hauntingly strange and beautiful tale of childhood that will live forever in the annals of cinema.
Starring the ever-popular Anne Hathaway alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, this intriguing romantic drama follows playboy drugs salesman Jamie Randall (Gyllenhaal) who finds his entire life changed when he meets and falls in love with Maggie (Hathaway), who holds a dark secret. What results is a touching, funny and loving film that remains emotionally honest throughout and will capture the heart.
Directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire) and nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture and Actor. This film tells of Aaron Ralston’s (James Franco) miraculous escape after having spent 127 Hours trapped with his arm crushed beneath a boulder. A fascinating and intriguing film, that Franco makes for an incredibly tense nerve shredding experience.
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