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THE TOP FIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS OF 2003 MARIA PICCIONI SIMONA TORELLI EVA MULLER CECILE MAGNE Matt Damon, Matthew McConougahy, Hugh Grant, George Clooney, Keanu Reeves…wow, what a wonderful cast!  But don’t worry guys!  Its over to you now; - Kate Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.  Is that enough….?  For more information keep on reading! 1.    The Bourne Identity “He was the perfect weapon until he became a target.”  With its original plot, a clever international setting a white knuckle car chase through Paris, terrific stunts and fight sequences, this film will leave you breathless!  And Matt Damon is really worth it!!!! 2.    Sweet Sixteen Another success for Ken Loach after Billy Elliot.  This time it’s the bitter story of two teenagers on the road to perdition.  Just one piece of advice; do not go and see the original version!  All you will understand is the word ‘fuck’ in all its nuances.  The dialect used is so difficult that everywhere outside of Scotland the film has been subtitled.  3.    Solaris  Beyond George Clooney, his beauty and his dazzling acting, which makes you travel into the depths of your own mind, under the strange influences of mysterious stars.  Is what you are seeing fiction or reality?  This is the main dilemma of the film. 4.    Maid in Manhattan How to resist an irresistible man?  Ralph Feinnes is charming, intelligent, a real gentleman, and about to become a US senator!  And what about Jennifer Lopez?  She is a single mother, a maid in a 5 star hotel...and about to meet the man of her life, but are they ready for this?  Seen ‘Pretty Woman?’  Affected by the ‘Cinderella Syndrome?’  Then this is the film for you!! 5.    The Hours  Brilliant casting!  Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore make this film a masterpiece.  Three different periods, three women, all of them having in common the same problem.  What does it mean to be a woman?  How to face the same difficulties in different ways?  A portrait of strength and fragility through a lifetime.