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FEATURE FILMSTHE PAST (LE PASSE)d. Asghar Farhadi, France, Italy, 2013 26 JULY 19:30 SUNCOAST A; 27 JULY 13:30 SUNCOAST CThe Past comes from masterful director Asghar Farhadi whose A Separation won both theBest Foreign Picture Oscar this year as well as Best Film at DIFF in 2012. The Past picks upalmost exactly where A Separation left off, with a husband and wife divided by a literalpartition, both barely able – or willing – to communicate. The location, though, has shiftedfrom Tehran to Paris, and this time round the spouses, Ahmad and Marie, are alreadyestranged and about to formalise a split that has long since come to pass. The result isanother work of intensely moving neo-realism from this gifted director. African Premiere.French and Italian with English subtitles, 130 minTHE PLACE BEYOND THE PINESd. Derek Cianfrance, United States, 20 JULY 21:00 NOuVEAU; 22 JULY 20:30 NOuVEAU;201226 JULY 20:30 NOuVEAU; 28 JULY 21:30 NOuVEAUThe highly anticipated new drama from director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine)precisely and powerfully explores the consequences of motorcyclist Luke’s (AcademyAward nominee Ryan Gosling) fateful decision to commit a crime in order to support hischild. The incident leads to him being targeted by policeman Avery (Bradley Cooper), andthe two men become locked in a tense collision course which will have a devastatingimpact on both of their families in the years to come. Bleak and rawly energetic, The PlaceBeyond the Pines will haunt your dreams with its compelling narrative. African Premiere.English, 140 minTHE PRESIDENT (LE PRESIDENT)d. Jean-Pierre Bekolo, Cameroon,20 JULY 17:30 SUNCOAST B; 23 JULY 22:00 SUNCOAST BGermany, 2013In this intelligently rendered mix of mockumentary and drama, the disappearance ofthe President of Cameroon a few days before the elections is a sign that the ‘spectre’ hastaken over. Young people are becoming restless, intellectuals are debating national issues,prisoners are making political plans and people are asking difficult questions. With this film,which contains the stories of succession, independence and revolution, director Jean-PierreBekolo presents a very different African narrative, one which attempts to interrupt notionsof genre, not just by mixing fiction and reality but also in its treatment of form and imagery.Filmmakers in attendanceFrench with English subtitles, 65 min72 34th Durban International Film Festival