Todo Sobre mi Madre

Come to the Wolfson College Seminar Room at 8pm this Sunday 7th of March, and to celebrate Women's day, we will be showing the Oscar winning film "All About my Mother" ("Todo Sobre mi Madre"), directed by internationally acclaimed Pedro Almodovar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes and Penelope Cruz.


This is a poignant film about the strength of woman's heart, in all its shapes and sizes. Its story starts with Manuela, a nurse coordinating organ transplants in Madrid, and her son Esteban, an aspiring writer scribbling amongst his notes a tale for her: "All About my Mother". His tale is brutally cut short by a car accident as he tries to get an autograph from his favourite actress, Huma Rojo. In a sad twist of irony, she has to decide the fate of her son's heart, and unable to continue her job. Remembering her son's birthday wish she goes to Barcelona, to find all about Esteban's father: Lola.

Let the Right One In

Come to the Wolfson College Seminar Room at 8pm this Sunday 31st of January to see Let the Right One In (Låt den Rätte Komma In), a Swedish film based on the famous novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. The film's direction transcends genres, going beyond artificial labels to "aim for the heart", as Clint Eastwood would say :)

The story begins when a young boy, Oskar, witnesses the arrival of a new neighbour in the depth of night. He soon meets the strange, pale skinned girl Eli, who seems to pay no heed to the bitter cold of the Swedish winter, and only comes out at night. A deep bond of affection soon develops between them, but Oskar's innocence soon gives way to experience as she teaches him how to deal with the tormentors he must face each day at school. But Oskar soon discovers the true bitterness of experience when he discovers Eli's secret...