BBC FOUR WORLD CINEMA AWARD 2006 The winner
of this year's Award was announced in a special live programme on 26 January
2006 - the winner was Downfall.
The Award, now in its third year, rewards the best
in foreign language filmmaking. The judges, actress Amanda Donohoe, critic Jonathan Romney and producer and director Stephen Woolley, chose the winner from a shortlist of six films nominated by the UK's leading critics, film-school heads and festival directors.
2046 Wong
Kar-Wai, China/France/Germany/Hong Kong, 2004 A sensual, erotic journey
through memory and love, studded with almost painterly images: a writer (Tony
Leung) returns from the year 2046 to explore his past. BBC
Films review
DOWNFALL Oliver
Hirschbiegel, Germany/Italy/Austria, 2004 Featuring an epic portrayal
of Adolf Hitler by Bruno Ganz, Downfall captures the last days of the Third Reich
in riveting detail. BBC
Films review Director
interview
HOUSE
OF FLYING DAGGERS Zhang
Yimou, China/Hong Kong, 2004 Amazing martial arts scenes and beautiful
imagery combine in Yimou's second swordplay and chivalry outing, following on
from BBC Four World Cinema Award-nominated Hero. BBC
Films review BBC
Collective: Takeshi Kaneshiro interview
LOOK
AT ME Agnès
Jaoui, France/Italy, 2004 A witty study in individualism and power
in relationships: teenage choral singer Lolita (Marilou Berry) struggles to gain
recognition from her father, a celebrated writer, in this well observed drama. BBC
Films review
THE
SEA INSIDE Alejandro
Amenábar, Spain, 2005 A moving biopic of euthanasia activist
Ramón Sampedro (Javier Bardem), a quadriplegic battling in the courts for
the right to end his life. BBC
Films review Javier
Bardem interview
TROPICAL
MALADY Apichatpong
Weerasethakul, Thailand 2005 A super-sensual exploration of mysticism
from writer-director Weerasethakul, set in a lush Thailand. BBC
Films review
