Wednesday
March 21 |
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Bonjour
Monsieur Shlomi - Israel
A family of Moroccan ancestry with lives so intertwined they miss the obvious.
Clever, funny, sad, romantic. Winner of eight Israeli film awards. In Hebrew,
English subtitles NR (probably PG) 94 min. |
Wednesday
April 4 |
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Lives of Others - Germany Political Thriller
A cat-and-mouse game between a Stasi (East German security) policeman and a playwright
in East Berlin just before the Wall’s collapse. A suspenseful political thriller.
This is one of the 5 finalists for this year’s best foreign film Oscar. In German,
English subtitles 137 min. NR Note: Brian Watts, professor emeritus, CSUSB,
will give us a brief background of the Stasi at 5:00 (and 7:45). Second showing
will be at 7:45 due to the length of the film. |
Wednesday
April 18 |
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El Norte - Independent USA/UK
Orphaned Mayan peasant brother and sister leave Guatemala, travel through Mexico
and attempt to make a new life in L.A. as young illegal immigrants. Nominated
for best screenplay Oscar. Selected for National Film Preservation Board, USA
and won Gran Prix in Montreal. In Maya, Spanish, with English subtitles. 139 min.
NR Note: The second showing of this film will be at 7:45 due to the length
of the film. |
Wednesday
May 2 |
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The Other Side of the Street - Brazil
A lonely older woman witnesses something strange happening in her neighborhood.
(Actress and writer from a past favorite: Central Station.) In Portuguese, subtitled
in Eng. 97 min. NR |
Wednesday
May 16 |
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Avenue Montaigne - France
A series of interconnected stories about the lives of varied characters who work
(and eat/meet in an old-fashioned bistro) in an arty Parisian neighborhood. A
breezy, bittersweet and charming comedy/drama taking place over three days culminating
on the night when a concert, an art auction and a play coincide. In French, English
subtitles 106 min. NR |
Wednesday
June 6 |
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The
Italian
- Russia
Vanya, a six-year-old boy stuck in a Russian orphanage, has been chosen by an
Italian couple. But before the “deal” can be culminated, Vanya decides his future
lies in finding his true mother. His search takes him into the heart of modern
Russia. The young actor is superb. In Russian, English subtitles 99 min. NR |
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Wednesday
June 20
BONUS FILIM!!
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The Valet - French
From the same director and writer as the hilarious French films we had several
years ago: The Dinner Game and The Closet. This comdey stars Daniel Auteuil, Kristin
Scott Thomas. (PG 13) 83 min |
