Wednesday
Sept. 16 |
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The Forgotten Kingdom (Lesotho, So Africa, drama) Atama leaves the slums
of Johannesburg to return his father's remains to his ancestral village in Lesotho,
a remote
mountainous region. A road trip of mystical beauty to a land of hardships. In
Sesotho w/Eng subtitles NR (PG?) 1hr 37 min. |
Wednesday
Oct. 7 |
- |
The
Liberator (Venezuela, Spain history, drama) Simon Bolivar's campaigns
to liberate twice the territory of Alexander the Great's conquests. Born to privilege,
raised by a family slave, taught by a socialist professor, he took up the cause
of the down trodden and common people. A fighter, a lover, a scholar. In Spanish
w/Eng subtitles. R 1hr 59 min . |
Wednesday
Oct. 21 |
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The
Butterfly (France comedy, drama ) A heartwarming film with a crusty
old man who collects butterflies and a brash 8 year old girl. In French w/Eng
subtitles NR (G? or PG?) 1hr 19 min) |
Wednesday
Nov. 4 |
- |
Samba
(France comedy/drama ) Entertaining chronicle of a kitchen worker
from Ethiopia who meets Alice, a burned-out executive temporarily working in
an overwhelmed social service office to help the undocumented. The lead male
and the writers/directors also did the well-received Intouchables film from a
former series. R French w/Eng subtitles 1hr 58 min. |
Wednesday
Nov. 18 |
- |
The
Puzzle (Argentina drama ) The path of a housewife to a jigsaw puzzle
master is traceable to a broken dinner plate. Rich in imagery and metaphor NR
(PG?) In
Spanish w/Eng subtitles 1hr 14 min
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