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\n\tWell-reviewed limited releases including psycho-sexual drama Blue Film<\/em>, Ildik\u00f3 Enyed\u2019s Silent Friend<\/em> and documentaries about Linda Perry (timed to her first solo album in over 25 years), python hunting in the Everglades and gun control are new at the indie film box office this weekend as studio giants The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> and Mortal Kombat II <\/em>face off overhead.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Silent Friend<\/strong><\/em> from 1-2 Special, written and directed by Ildik\u00f3 Enyedi\u00a0((My Twentieth Century, On Body And Soul<\/em>) opens in New York (Angelika, Lincoln Center, BAM) with LA and a handful of other markets next week, rolling out out through June. Stars Tony Leung, newcomer Luna Wedler. Enzo Brumm, and L\u00e9a Seydoux. Premiered at Venice, Deadline review here. At 97% on Rotten Tomatoes (32 reviews). <\/p>\n \n\tIn the heart of an old German university grows a centuries old, majestic ginkgo tree. As the years pass, the distinguished plant bears witness to the private lives of those who seek shade under its boundless branches. In 2020, a visiting neuroscientist conducts a series of experiments into the possibilities of botanical consciousness. In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by studying the behavior of a simple geranium. And in 1908, the university\u2019s first female student\u2019s photographic inquiries reveal sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants. Over time, each is transformed by the quiet, enduring power of nature.<\/p>\n \n