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AY CARMELA! Director: Cast:
Set in 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. Carlos Saura Carmen Maura
Carmela and Paulino own a travelling Writer: Andrés Pajares
cabaret company and entertain the Re- Carlos Saura, Gabino Diego
publican Army. Together with Gustavete, Rafael Azcona Genre:
a helpless youngster, they decide to based on the Comedy,
return to Valencia where the war is less play by Jose Drama
cruel and food more plentiful. Exploiting Sanchis Year of
Carmela’s sex-appeal, Paulino manages to Sinisterra Production: 1990
steal some petrol from an army truck, and
soon they are on their way to freedom - or
so they think.

BEGINNER’S LUCK Director: Genre:
Mark Feinman knows he’s going to be Nick Cohen & Comedy,
big in show business...it’s just a matter of James Callis Drama
time. In a flash of inspiration he decides to Writer: Year of
tour a Shakespeare play around Europe. Nick Cohen & Production: 2001
Undaunted by his inexperience and lack of James Callis
organisational skills, he gathers together Cast:
probably the worst cast of misfits ever Julie Delpy
assembled. Having reached rock bottom, James Callis
Mark makes a final stab at leadership and Steven Berkoff
announces a new booking in a glamor-
ous Parisian venue. In the city of love and
lights they find out their problems have
only just begun.

BEST OF TIMES Director: Genre:
Roger Comedy
Jack Dundee wishes he could turn the
clock back ten years to the worst mo- Spottiswoode Year of
ment of his life which continues to haunt Writer: Production: 1986
him: the day he caused his team to lose Ron Shelton
the high school football final when he Cast:
dropped a touchdown pass from the star Robin Williams
quarterback. Jack resorts to desperate Kurt Russell
measures to try and rewrite history and
make a rematch a reality.

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