Mountain Cinema Club: Foreign Films & Select Films

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Spring 2009
Wednesday
March 18
- Frozen River - USA/Canada
Two women, one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances, are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen St. Lawrence river. In English/French R 97 min. drama
Wednesday
April 1
- Fear and Trembling - Japan
How does a Japanese woman, raised in Europe, fit into the culture of the business world in Japan? In Fr /Jap NR 107 min. comedy
Wednesday
April 15
- Tell No One - France
8 years ago, Alex's wife was murdered. Today...........
she emailed him. (This played for weeks at the Lammle) In French NR 125 min. drama
Wednesday
May 6
- Cherry Blossoms - Germany/Japan
Trudi discovers her husband is suffering from a terminal disease. She keeps that from him and plans a trip to visit their children in Berlin and Japan. Unexpectedly………………. In Germ/Eng/Jap NR 127 min. drama/romance
Wednesday
May 20
- Everlasting Moments - Sweden
A rich canvas of working class life and an intimate family portrait in the early 1900s in Sweden by the director of The Emigrants. In Swedish NR 130 min. drama Nominated for Golden Globe
Wednesday
June 3
  I've Loved You So Long - France
After 15 years in prison, Juliette (Kristen Scott-Thomas) is confronted with the unexpected goodness of her younger sister who makes her part of her family. In French PG13 115 min. drama/mystery
Wednesday
June 17
- The Class - France
An intimate, unflinching portrayal of a racially mixed classroom in Paris over the course of a school year. One of the finalists for 2009 Oscar . Awarded Palme d'Or for best picture (France's version of Oscar). In Fr. PG13 128 min. drama