Mumbai Film Festval 2012
by warangaditya | created - 19 Nov 2012 | updated - 19 Nov 2012 | PublicThese are the film I could grab at my first ever Film Festival
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1. Quand je serai petit (2012)
90 min | Drama
Mathias, aboard a ship with his wife, sees a boy with a striking resemblance to himself and is called - Mathias. He then tracks him to a town north of France to discover that the boys ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Paul Rouve | Stars: Jean-Paul Rouve, Benoît Poelvoorde, Arly Jover, Lisa Martino
Votes: 334
Directed By-Jean-Paul Rouve
My most favorite.
The film in its cozy small world makes you laugh, wonder, surprise, forebode while you never notice that a drop of tear is ready to roll off your eye...
2. The Painting (2011)
TV-PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Three characters of different social classes escape their unfinished painting in search of the Painter, hoping he will complete it.
Director: Jean-François Laguionie | Stars: Jean Barney, Chloé Berthier, JB Blanc, Steve Blum
Votes: 4,527 | Gross: $0.01M
Groundbreaking Taking the animated world on a revealing journey, the film is a Must Watch for every student of Visual Medium.
3. Rust and Bone (2012)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette
Votes: 70,288 | Gross: $2.06M
Impressive Film Making with performances narating rarest of the characters
4. The Hunt (2012)
R | 115 min | Drama
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm
Votes: 364,199 | Gross: $0.69M
With storytelling at is purest, The Hunt is an exceptional film about Friendship, Traditions and... Kindergarten Crush
5. A Royal Affair (2012)
R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm
Votes: 50,796 | Gross: $1.55M
Another Danish Delight of Imposing characters that stay a long after the tale is over.
6. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
Director: Benh Zeitlin | Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes
Votes: 85,054 | Gross: $12.80M
When the world is coming crashing and tumbling down, the Human spirit to Survive, explore and live life just for the joy of it is discovered by the little Hushpuppy
7. Balak Palak (2013)
109 min | Family
Helps parents to realize how important it is to communicate transparently with your child.
Director: Ravi Jadhav | Stars: Shashwati Pimplikar, Madan Deodhar, Bhagyashree Milind, Rohit Phalke
Votes: 1,903
Ekdum Dhin-Chak!! A very fresh Film in Marathi, the film amazingly entertains within the boundaries of excellent Cinema
8. Ship of Theseus (2012)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.
Director: Anand Gandhi | Stars: Aydah El-Kashef, Yogesh Shah, Faraz Khan, Hannan Youssef
Votes: 7,792
An alternate of its kind, the film delves into the Human Physical & Intellectual nature, in an attempt to realize the Unrealizable.
9. Filmistaan (2012)
Not Rated | 117 min | Comedy
In Mumbai, affable Bollywood buff and wanna-be-actor Sunny, who works as an assistant director, fantasizes on becoming a heart-throb star. However, at every audition he is summarily thrown ... See full summary »
Director: Nitin Kakkar | Stars: Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Kumud Mishra, Gopal Datt
Votes: 3,659
The India-Pakistan argument amidst the Bollywood dream, evokes sentiments, emotions, joy, and happiness and an eternal friendship is born.
10. The Last Elvis (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Music
A tragic accident causes an Elvis impersonator to reassess his priorities.
Director: Armando Bo | Stars: John McInerny, Griselda Siciliani, Margarita López, Alberto Ajaka
Votes: 1,674
Sheer charisma, the film has a heart. Life is meant to be Rock and Roll!!!
11. Antiviral (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.
Director: Brandon Cronenberg | Stars: Caleb Landry Jones, Lisa Berry, Sarah Gadon, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 15,407
Firm over the cinematic grounds, the film describes the situation of absolute obsession and the consequential fall into the state of trap.
12. Renoir (2012)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his ... See full summary »
Director: Gilles Bourdos | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret
Votes: 5,991 | Gross: $2.29M
Serene, scenic and delighting. With amazing cinematography and epic performances the film is art at is best
13. Farewell, My Queen (2012)
R | 100 min | Drama, History, Romance
A look at the platonic relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her female readers during the first days of the French Revolution.
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Noémie Lvovsky
Votes: 9,145 | Gross: $0.07M
The film narrates the last three days Sidonie Laborde could stay with her adorable Queen.
14. On the Road (2012)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams
Votes: 43,293 | Gross: $0.72M
Fun, *beep* and quest for uncovering the riddles of life all along the long road!!!
15. Something in the Air (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
In the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young Europeans search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Clément Métayer, André Marcon, Lola Créton, Felix Armand
Votes: 4,708 | Gross: $0.07M
Change is what the youth is restless for, then they come to terms with Life and all that it is all about
16. As Luck Would Have It (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
An out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident looks to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family.
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: José Mota, Salma Hayek, Blanca Portillo, Juan Luis Galiardo
Votes: 2,877
17. The Taste of Money (2012)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Thriller
The assistant of a wealthy socialite reveals her husband's salacious affair. The fallout entangles him in a web of sex, love and deceit that could threaten his life and career.
Director: Im Sang-soo | Stars: Kim Kang-woo, Baek Yun-shik, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Hyo-jin
Votes: 1,717
18. Like Someone in Love (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
In Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.
Directors: Abbas Kiarostami, Banafsheh Modaressi | Stars: Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, Ryô Kase, Denden
Votes: 13,078 | Gross: $0.22M
Close-Ups and Mid-Shots just enough to read the minds of the characters.
19. Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
127 min | Drama
A reenactment of the final days of the 2001 G8 Summit.
Director: Daniele Vicari | Stars: Claudio Santamaria, Jennifer Ulrich, Elio Germano, Davide Iacopini
Votes: 4,057
20. Cosmopolis (2012)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric
Votes: 50,056 | Gross: $0.74M
What the obsession of Money can do is evident...
21. Mars and April (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Based on an acclaimed graphic novel, Mars & Avril is set in Montreal of the future, at the dawn of the first human landing on Mars, and tells the story of a musician who becomes obsessed with his muse.
Director: Martin Villeneuve | Stars: Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani, Robert Lepage
Votes: 869
22. The Fourth State (2012)
115 min | Thriller
A journalist gets caught up in a terrorist plot in Moscow while investigating the Russian secret service.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 2,434
23. Beyond the Hills (2012)
Not Rated | 152 min | Drama
The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga
Votes: 13,199 | Gross: $0.11M
24. Night Across the Street (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A drama centered on an office worker on the verge of retirement who begins to relive both real and imagined memories.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernández, Santiago Figueroa, Valentina Vargas
Votes: 525
25. I.D. (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
On a day when she was alone at home, a laborer comes to paint a wall.
Director: Kamal K.M. | Stars: Geetanjali Thapa, Murari Kumar, Shashi Sharma, Bachan Pachehra
Votes: 198
26. The Angels' Share (2012)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Roger Allam, Gary Maitland
Votes: 27,000 | Gross: $0.30M
27. Afterglow (2012)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Whenever love leaves, it leaves traces. Those traces cling on to old times and familiar spaces.
Director: Pratim D. Gupta | Stars: Priyanshu Chatterjee, Dia Mirza, Soumitra Chatterjee, Anindya Pulak Banerjee
Votes: 144
28. Teddy Bear (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
Dennis, a painfully shy 38-year-old bodybuilder who lives with his mother, sets off to Thailand in search of love.
Director: Mads Matthiesen | Stars: Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lamaiporn Sangmanee Hougaard, David Winters
Votes: 4,792 | Gross: $0.02M
29. Dollhouse (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A group of street teens from Dublin's inner city break into a house in an upper class suburb. The break-in quickly moves into a night of frenzy, scandal and consequence.
Director: Kirsten Sheridan | Stars: Seána Kerslake, Johnny Ward, Kate Stanley Brennan, Shane Curry
Votes: 446
30. Won't Back Down (2012)
PG | 121 min | Drama
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
Director: Daniel Barnz | Stars: Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holly Hunter, Oscar Isaac
Votes: 6,872 | Gross: $5.31M
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