School for Coquettes

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Lone Scherfig

Cast

Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Støvelbæk, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Sofia Coppola

Cast

Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Lone Scherfig

Cast

Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Br...

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Sharon Maguire

Cast

Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

Cast

Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin, Toni Collette