The Bookshop / La libreria (2017)
Drama
Set in a small town in 1959 England, it is the story of a woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
Starring: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson
Director: Isabel Coixet
Elegy (2008)
Drama | Romance
Charismatic professor David Kepesh glories in the pursuit of adventurous female students but never lets any woman get too close. When gorgeous Consuela Castillo enters his classroom, however, his protective veneer dissolves. Her raven-haired beauty both captivates and unsettles him. Even if Kepesh declares her body a perfect work of art, Consuela is more than an object of desire. She has a strong sense of herself and an emotional intensity that challenges his preconceptions. Kepesh's need for Consuela becomes an obsession, but ultimately his jealous fantasies of betrayal drive her away. Shattered, Kepesh faces up to the ravages of time, immersing himself in work and confronting the loss of old friends. Then, two years later, Consuela comes back into his life — with an urgent, desperate request that will change everything
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper, Deborah Harry
Director: Isabel Coixet
Another Me (2013)
Mystery | Thriller
Fay is a teenage girl whose seemingly perfect life slowly begins to unravel when she suspects that she's being stalked by a mysterious "double" who is out to steal not just her identity, but her life.
Starring: Sophie Turner, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Claire Forlani, Rhys Ifans, Ivana Baquero, Gregg Sulkin
Director: Isabel Coixet
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
Drama | Romance
Hannah, who wears a hearing aid, is forced to go on holiday. On holiday she manages to find a job: caring for Josef, a burn victim on an oil rig who temporarily lost his sight, until he's stable enough to be transferred. There is almost no one on the rig, except a cook, an oceanographer and a few others out at sea. Hannah tends to Josef and he slowly breaks her shell of silence.
Starring: Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Javier Cámara, Danny Cunningham
Director: Isabel Coixet
