Mountain Cinema Club: Foreign Films & Select Films

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Fall 2003
Wednesday
Oct. 1
- Man Without a Past Finland
With delicate, deadpan humor, a man loses his memory during a mugging, then creates a new life for himself on the fringes of Helsinki. Filled with social compassion, dark jokes, and a great rock and roll soundtrack.
In Finnish, subtitles (not rated) 97 min.
Wednesday
Oct. 15
- Bend It Like Beckham England
A lively, warmhearted dramatic comedy that blends tradition and modernity.. The young daughter of middle-class Punjabi immigrants, residing in a London suburb, has a passion for soccer that puts her at odds with her parents. England's top grossing film ever. (By director of one of the Club's favorite films, "What's Cooking?") .
In English, (not rated) 1 hr.55 min.
Wednesday
Nov. 5
- Dancer Upstairs Spain
First time feature director John Malkovich's take on the guerilla Shining Path Movement in Peru in the early '80's. An honest man is caught in a world of intrigue, power, and passion.
In English (not rated) 2 hr. 8 min.
Wednesday
Nov. 19
- L'Auberge Espangnole France and Spain
Comedy. Seven scruffy, eager students, each from a different country in Europe, are crammed into an old-world apartment in Barcelona. A French student spends his year abroad in an atmosphere of gentle communal chaos. Audrey Tautou (Aemilie) plays his girlfriend.
In French, English subtitles (no rated) 1 hr 56 min.
Wednesday
Dec. 3
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Winged Migration France
Mesmerizing Oscar nominated film. Migrations followed over seven continents, 40 countries. If you love photography, travel, nature, music, the 89 minutes of this film will "fly" by. A film to be enjoyed again and again.
Scan narrative in English. (not rated) 89 min.