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Recommended
Films:
The Decalogue
(1989) by Krzysztof
Kieslowski
"One of the
great movie achievements of our time" Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue
explores the timeless moral issues of human existence through ten contemporary
tales, each based on one of the Ten Commandments.
(watch
trailer) -(Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune)
The
Decalogue was originally created for Polish Television in 1988-1989,
garnering much attention for its ambition and craftsmanship. It then played
at Venice and at other film festivals, gradually attaining a kind of legendary
status. However, it was unavailable to most of the world for years, because
it was held up in distribution limbo. When first released by Facets in 2001
for the very brief window remaining in its original contract, The
Decalogue garnered instant praise, including being named the number-one
film of the year by both The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly.
In its limited theatrical run, The
Decalogue played the major U.S. markets to sell-out audiences and universal
critical acclaim.
At each step of
its release--first at festivals, then in limited theatrical runs, then on video,
and now on DVD - many reviewers and critics weighed in on the significance of
this important series.
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FALL 2010 SERIES
Showtimes: 2:30pm & 5:30pm
at The Blue Jay Theater
Prices: Matinee: $25 / Evening $35
Memberships
Available To Date (08/31/10):
Matinee 76 | Evening 45
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Wednesday
Sept. 15 |
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Mid-August
Lunch (Italy comedy, drama) View
trailer
A Rome bachelor looks after four octogenarian women for the summer holiday of
Ferragosto. |
Wednesday
Oct. 6 |
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Cautiva
(Argentina, drama, history) View
trailer
Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her
strict Catholic school in Buenos Aires and told that she is really Sofía
Lombardi... |
Wednesday
Oct. 20 |
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Seraphine
(France, drama, biography, art) View
trailer
Séraphine is the story of Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine
de Senlis (Yolande Moreau), a simple and profoundly devout housekeeper who in
1905 at age 41, began painting brilliantly colorful canvases. |
Wednesday
Nov. 3 |
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Skin
(South Africa, drama, mystery) View
trailer
Abraham and Sannie Laing were white yet their daughter was dark. By a biological
quirk, the pigment of an unknown black ancestor had lain dormant for generations
and manifested in Sandra…. |
Wednesday
Nov. 17 |
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Wednesday
Dec. 1 |
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Fall 2010 Films Ordered: Not necessarily in this order/substitution
may occur
As It Is In Heaven (Sweden, drama, music, romance) View
trailer
Internationally acclaimed orchestra conductor returns to his childhood home
after suffering from a breakdown. He finds a new life for himself & inspires
the locals in the choir…
Tear This Heart Out (Mexico, drama) View
trailer
A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the
Mexican revolution. By one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist
Mexican literature.
Many Thanks,
Mary Lindsey,
MCC Support Staff, Membership
Helen Richardson, MCC Support Staff, Film Selections
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