Movie Recommendations, Vol. 7

Here are some films and PBS programs, we have enjoyed over the last several months:

• Artic Son: A beautiful documentary from the PBS series POV.
  
• After the Wedding: A classic from Denmark
• Avenue Montaigne
  
• Devil's Playground: When Amish kids turn 16, they are allowed to experience the "English" world. Nevertheless, an astounding 90% decide to join the church and adopt the Amish lifestyle.
  
• The Pursuit of Happyness
  
• Family Law (from Argentina)
  
• Following Sean
• The Squid and the Whale
  
• The Bridge: Suicides and the Golden Gate Bridge
  
• Once: A gem from Dublin, Ireland!
  
• 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
• Waitress (a classic film written & directed by the late Adrienne Shelly)
  
• Sex Slaves (an online chat with the filmmakers)
  
• Notes on a Scandal (Judi Dench + Cate Blanchett)
  
• Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
  
• A Good Year (Ridley Scott directs a romance set in Provence)
• The Girl From Paris
  
• Black Gold (from Independent Lens, a documentary on Fair Trade and Coffee in Ethiopia)
  
• The Power of Community: Cuba and Peak Oil
  
• A Zen Life (a documentary on the life of D.T. Suzuki)
  
• Quinceanera (Indie film set in Echo Park; 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner)
• Winter Passing (Ed Harris and Will Ferrell in a moving indie drama)
  
• So Much, So Fast (Frontline documentary chronicling the journey of a family's fight against ALS)
  

Previous Movie Recommendations can be found here.