Mountain Cinema Club: Foreign Films & Select Films

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Winter/Spring 2003
Wednesday
January 22
- Baran Iran
A life changing decision faces an Iranian teenager as he observes the plight of Afghan refugees. An understated and poignant love story.
In Farsi,subtitled
Wednesday
February 5
- Elling Norway
Oddball but gentle comedy of two misfits trying to find their niche in society. Kevin Spacey has purchased the rights to tis 2001 Oscar finalist, casting himself in the title role.
In Norwegian, subtitled
Wednesday
February 19
- Mad Love Spain
Politics and desire clash among 15th century Flemish and Castilian nobility. Juana, daughter of Queen Isabella of Spain, is a quint essential modern woman born centuries before her time.
In Spanish, subtitled.
Wednesday
March 5
- Sunshine State Us
John Sayle's panoramic exploration of life in a Florida coastal town. A rich mosaic involving two families, one black, one white who are being pressed into selling their property to developers.
In English.
Wednesday
March 19
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Mostly Martha Germany
Martha is a perfectionist chef in Nuremberg whose life is upended by the arrival of an 8 year old niece. Martha is also feeling threatened by a free spirited Italian chef who joins the staff at her restaurant.
In German, subtitled

Wednesday
April 2
- The Way Home South Korea
A spoiled young city boy is sent to live in a tiny rural village with his peasant grandmother. The sentimental appeal of the film is balanced with considerable humor and an unblinking eye toward the realities of a primitive way of life.
In Korean, subtitled
Wednesday
April 16
- The Last September UK
Maggie Smith in a luminous, piercing film which richly portrays a world of privilege on the verge of disintegration in 1920 Ireland, just before the end of British rule in Southern Ireland.
In English
Wednesday
May 7
- Frida Spain
The life of loves of Mexican artist, Frida Kahol, wife of artist Diego Rivera. It was a bold and uncompromising life as a political and artistic revolutionary.
In Spanish, subtitled
Wednesday
May 21
- Rabbit Proof Fence Australia
Three young black girls who have been kidnapped by the Australian government in order to integrate them into white society, escape and travel 1,500 miles to their home in the Australian outback. A true story.
In English
Wednesday
June 4
- To Be Announced