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Cairo International Film Festival's recommended movies of the day
Published in Daily News Egypt on 18 - 11 - 2009


The Hedgehog
Director: Mona Achache. Starring: Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillemic, Togo Igawa and Anne Brochet.
Paloma is the daughter of a snobbish mother and a distracted father, both of whom largely ignore her. She has decided that rather than succumb to the mediocrity of the life around her, she will commit suicide on a given date unless things take a turn for the better. She perceives an ally in the stout, blowsy concierge named Renee Michel. She has a lavishly stocked library in her back room and, when her employers are not looking, she enjoys nothing better than to curl up with a volume or two of Tolstoy.
Showing at: Good News, 6:30 pm.
Black Dog Barking
Director: Mehmet Bahadir Er and Maryna Gorbach. Starring: Cemal Toktas, Volga Sorgu and Erkan Can.
Restless and young, best buddies Selim and Çaça live a meager existence on the outskirts of Istanbul. By day they breed pigeons on the roof, by night they roam the streets with their entourage in their pimped-up car, My Orange Angel. Their neighborhood s view of the city s gigantic business towers accelerates their ambitions. The two buddies want to open their own parking lot business near a gigantic mall, and they just might get lucky, since they re supported by the local mafia boss.
Showing at: Cairo Opera House's Artistic Creativity Center, 9 pm.
Fashion
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse and Arbaaz Khan.
Set against the glittering backdrop of the glamorous but ruthless world of haute couture fashion, this is the story of a small town girl with big dreams. Meghna always knew she was meant to be famous, but she was about to find out the hard way that success came at a price. Fashion is the tale of what happens when the price of success becomes too much to pay.
Showing at: City Stars cinema, 1:30 pm.
The limits of control
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch. Starring: Isaach De Bankolé, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Bill Murray and Gael García Bernal.
Set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain, "The Limits of Control tells the story of a mysterious loner, a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused and dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness.
Showing at: Nile City cinema, 9:30 pm.


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