Wednesday
Sept. 20 |
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Beautiful
People UK
An outrageous black comedy packed full of colorful and moving characters,. and
stories that intersect back and forth as they present a warped and hilarious look
at Serb and Croat relationships. Seen in numerous encounters that take place mainly
in present day London. A winner at Cannes in 1999. "Must be seem to be believed."
Palm Springs Film Festival.
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Wednesday
Oct. 4 |
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King
of Masks in Chinese
A beautiful film about an aging street performer, the King of Masks, who seeks
a son to whom he can pass on his secret skill. "Visually stunning and emotionally
rich." Palm Springs Film Festival
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Wednesday
Oct.18 |
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Butterfly
Spain
Award-winning Fernando Fernan-Gomez offers an unforgettable portrayal as a warm,
wise teacher in a beautiful but harrowing film. Takes place in an ancient Galician
village about to be swept up in the Spanish Civil War.
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Wednesday
Nov. 1 |
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Me,
Myself, I France/USA - In English
(This is not the film Me, Myself and Irene) Who hasn't wondered whether they've
taken the right path in life? A thirtyish successful, journalist pines for the
man she rejected 13 years earlier. She gets into a minor accident and the next
thing she knows she is meeting, face to face, her alter ego who is married to
her former suitor. An entertaining comedy.
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Wednesday
Nov. 15 |
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Color of Paradise
Iran
Over a holiday, the father of a young boy at a school for the blind in Teheran,
grudgingly takes him to their home in the beautiful mountains in northern Iran.
His widowed father sees him as an obstacle in his path to matrimony. "A masterfully
directed, complex piece of film making with beautiful cinematography and lush
sound, leading toward a powerful final image". Santa Barbara Weekly
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Wednesday
Dec. 6 |
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East-West
in French and Russian
An intimate epic about the fate of a Russian-born doctor and his French wife who
decide to accept Stalin's invitation to return to USSR after WWII to help rebuild
the devastated country. Inspired by real life experiences. Catherine Deneuve plays
a famous French actress who tires to help them. |
