Wednesday, July 10, 2013

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL



 Join us on Tuesday evenings during July and August for screenings of some of the best current and classic foreign language films.  All screenings begin at 6:45 pm and  contain English subtitles.  Refreshments are provided. 

JULY 2, 2013
A SEPARATION (2011) (123 min.) Rated PG-13
A married couple is faced with a difficult decision – whether to leave Iran to give their child a better life or stay and take care of a parent with Alzheimer’s.  IN PERSIAN/FARSI AND FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

JULY 9, 2013
THE INTOUCHABLES (2011) (112 min.) Rated R
This film explores the friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and the young man from the streets who takes care of him.  IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

JULY 16, 2013
WHERE DO WE GO NOW? (2011) (102 min.) Rated PG-13
In a small Lebanese village, there are tensions between the Christian and Muslim men.  It is up to the women of the village to figure out how to keep the peace.  IN ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

JULY 23, 2013
BABETTE’S FEAST (1987) (102 min.) Rated G
Two sisters live in desolation on the coast of Denmark.  Their lives are changed when a mysterious stranger arrives in town.  From a story by Isak Dinesen.  IN DANISH AND FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

JULY 30, 2013
MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE (2010) (83 min.) Not Rated
In a small French town,  a nearly illiterate man meets an old woman who is reading excerpts from her novel aloud.  Starring Gerard Depardieu.  IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITL
 
 
AUGUST 6, 2013
THE WELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTER (2011) (107 min.) Not Rated
Daniel Auteull stars as a father who is torn between a sense of honor and love for his daughter when she becomes pregnant.  This is a remake of the 1940 classic film.  IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
AUGUST 13, 2013
BON VOYAGE (2003) (114 min.) Rated PG-13
Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani star in this romantic comedy  about a motley group of Parisians who flee south to escape the German occupation. IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
AUGUST 20, 2013
O’HORTON (2007) (90 min.) Rated PG-13
An aging train engineer embarks on a journey of self-discovery that takes him on a series of adventures with family, friends, and strangers.  IN NORWEGIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
AUGUST 27, 2013
MY LIFE AS A DOG (1985) (101 min.) PG-13
Charming coming-of-age story about a young boy who is sent to stay with relatives when his mother becomes ill.  IN SWEDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.