IFFR 2003

Based on a 19th-century roman à clef by Benjamin Constant that caused a scandal at the time. An 'amour fou' between the handsome young Adolphe and the riper Eleanor, who really belongs to an important French nobleman. With Isabelle Adjani in a beautiful leading role.

main programme features

Adolphe

One of the great contemporary Filipino directors, Mike de Leon, here returns on top form with an often witty and certainly ironic investigation into the story and reputation of a national, revolutionary hero. In this very self-conscious film, two young investigators discover not everything is as it might seem...

3rd World Hero

The following films are eligible for the Amnesty International DOEN Award:

Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles)
Divine Intervention (Elia Suleiman)
Occident (Cristian Mungiu)
Onibus 174 (José Padilha)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phillip Noyce)
Shadow Kill (Adoor Gopalakrishnan)
Ten (Abbas Kiarostami)
The Magdalene Sisters (Peter Mullan)
Woman's Prison (Manijeh Hekmat) 
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