Wednesday
Sept. 18 |
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The Sapphires (Australia, biography, comedy, drama, music) In 1968 four
young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls from the outback, taunted by locals,
learn about love, friendship and war while entertaining US troops in Vietnam
with Motown classics. Based on true experiences, written by the son of one of
the singers. PG. 1 hr 43 mins. In English. |
Wednesday
Oct. 2 |
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The
Well Digger's Daughter (France, drama, romance) Daniel Auteuil is the star
and director of this circa 1914 story by Marcel Pagnol (Jean de Florette and
Manon of The Spring). Setting is in rural Provence. NR (PG?) 1hr 47 mins. In
French, with English subtitles. |
Wednesday
Oct. 16 |
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Kon
Tiki (Norway, action, adventure, biography) The story of legendary explorer
Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,330 mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsa-wood raft
in 1947 to show that South Americans could settle Polynesia in pre-Columbian
times by using only a sextant to plot course, no motor, no back-up plan, no surveillance
monitoring. Beautiful photography.
PG 13. 1hr 41 mins. In English. Director filmed two versions, one in Norwegian
and one in English. |
Wednesday
Nov. 6 |
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The
Other Son (Israel, Palestine, drama) Two young men, one Israeli and the one
Palestinian, discover they were accidently switched at birth. Excellent acting,
compassionate story telling. PG13. 1hr 45 mins. In Arabic, Hebrew, French, with
English subtitles. |
Wednesday
Nov. 20 |
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Quartet
(UK, comedy, romance, drama, music) At a home for retired musicians, the
annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by Jean (Maggie Smith),
an eternal diva and former wife of the residents (Tom Courtney). PG13. 1hr 38
mins. In English.
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