Another year, 2010
Director: Mike Leigh
Origin: UK
Language: English
Running time: 129 minutes
Over the course of a tumultuous year, contented medical counselor Gerri (Ruth Sheen) and her geologist husband, Tom (Jim Broadbent), see their friends and relations through a series of happy events and heartbreaks -- including a birth and a death. Imelda Staunton and Oliver Maltman co-star in this character-driven ensemble dramedy from writer-director Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky, Vera Drake, Secrets & Lies). (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: PG-13 for some language
U.S. box office: $3,205,244
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
December 7, 2011 - "Biutiful" (2010)
Biutiful, 2010
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin: Mexico | Spain
Languages: Spanish | Chinese | Wolof
Running time: 148 minutes
Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) -- a divorced father raising two children -- is determined to atone for his life as a black marketeer in this engrossing character study that unfolds in the slums of Barcelona, Spain. Co-starring Maricel Álvarez as Uxbal's estranged wife, director Alejandro González Iñárritu's haunting tale received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for Disturbing images, language, some sexual content, nudity and drug use
U.S. box office: $5,100,937
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin: Mexico | Spain
Languages: Spanish | Chinese | Wolof
Running time: 148 minutes
Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) -- a divorced father raising two children -- is determined to atone for his life as a black marketeer in this engrossing character study that unfolds in the slums of Barcelona, Spain. Co-starring Maricel Álvarez as Uxbal's estranged wife, director Alejandro González Iñárritu's haunting tale received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for Disturbing images, language, some sexual content, nudity and drug use
U.S. box office: $5,100,937
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
November 30, 2011 - "In a Better World"
Reminder: No screening on November 23 - Happy Thanksgiving.
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We return on November 30 to screen:
In a Better World, 2010
Director: Susanne Bier
Origin: Denmark | Sweden
Languages: Danish | Swedish | English | Arabic
Running time: 119 minutes
Danish director Susanne Bier delves into the realm of fathers, sons and their perceived burden of male responsibility with this Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning drama about the interplay between two dysfunctional families. With his father working abroad, bullied Elias (Markus Rygaard) finds solace in a budding friendship with a volatile new student (William Jøhnk Nielsen). But the boys' shared revenge only seems to invite more violence. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for Violent and disturbing content some involving preteens, and for language
U.S. box office: $999,046
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
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We return on November 30 to screen:
In a Better World, 2010
Director: Susanne Bier
Origin: Denmark | Sweden
Languages: Danish | Swedish | English | Arabic
Running time: 119 minutes
Danish director Susanne Bier delves into the realm of fathers, sons and their perceived burden of male responsibility with this Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning drama about the interplay between two dysfunctional families. With his father working abroad, bullied Elias (Markus Rygaard) finds solace in a budding friendship with a volatile new student (William Jøhnk Nielsen). But the boys' shared revenge only seems to invite more violence. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for Violent and disturbing content some involving preteens, and for language
U.S. box office: $999,046
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
November 16, 2011 - "Peepli Live"
Peepli Live, 2010
Directors: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui
Origin: India
Language: Hindi
Running time: 95 minutes
When indigent farmers Natha (Omkar Das) and Budhia (Raghuvir Yadav) stand to lose their land over a loan they can't repay, a government official comes up with a modest proposal: Commit suicide and collect a subsidy that's paid to the relatives of deceased farmers. As Natha weighs his options, a journalist learns of his predicament and the media circus begins. Anusha Rizvi directs this satirical take on a real-life crisis afflicting India's underclass. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $754,836
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Directors: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui
Origin: India
Language: Hindi
Running time: 95 minutes
When indigent farmers Natha (Omkar Das) and Budhia (Raghuvir Yadav) stand to lose their land over a loan they can't repay, a government official comes up with a modest proposal: Commit suicide and collect a subsidy that's paid to the relatives of deceased farmers. As Natha weighs his options, a journalist learns of his predicament and the media circus begins. Anusha Rizvi directs this satirical take on a real-life crisis afflicting India's underclass. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $754,836
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
November 9, 2011 - "I Am Love" (2009)
I am Love, 2009
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Origin: Italy
Languages: Italian | Russian | English
Running time: 120 minutes
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton shows off her multilingual skills in this Italian melodrama, in which family dissension, unbidden desire and other tensions bubble to the surface during the patriarch's birthday party. When the seemingly picture-perfect Recchi family gathers at the family manse to celebrate the great old man, the veneer of civility falls quickly away in director Luca Guadagnino's lush, atmospheric film. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for Sexuality and nudity
U.S. box office: $5,004,648
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Origin: Italy
Languages: Italian | Russian | English
Running time: 120 minutes
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton shows off her multilingual skills in this Italian melodrama, in which family dissension, unbidden desire and other tensions bubble to the surface during the patriarch's birthday party. When the seemingly picture-perfect Recchi family gathers at the family manse to celebrate the great old man, the veneer of civility falls quickly away in director Luca Guadagnino's lush, atmospheric film. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for Sexuality and nudity
U.S. box office: $5,004,648
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
November 2, 2011 - "Leaving" (2009)
Leaving, 2009
Director: Catherine Corsini
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 85 minutes
Bored with her life of leisure, Suzanne (Kristin Scott Thomas) decides to reestablish her career as a physiotherapist. But first, she'll need an office ... and that's where her troubles begin in this drama from Catherine Corsini. As soon as Suzanne meets the man her husband hired to construct her backyard office, she falls hard -- and the attraction is mutual ... and dangerous. Sergi López and Yvan Attal co-star. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $174,694
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Director: Catherine Corsini
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 85 minutes
Bored with her life of leisure, Suzanne (Kristin Scott Thomas) decides to reestablish her career as a physiotherapist. But first, she'll need an office ... and that's where her troubles begin in this drama from Catherine Corsini. As soon as Suzanne meets the man her husband hired to construct her backyard office, she falls hard -- and the attraction is mutual ... and dangerous. Sergi López and Yvan Attal co-star. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $174,694
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
October 26, 2011 - "Butterfly" (1999)
Butterfly, 1999
Director: Jose Luis Cuerda
Origin: Spain
Languages: Spanish | Latin
Running time: 96 minutes
At the onset of the Spanish Civil War, a sheltered boy (Manuel Lozano) in rural northern Spain forms an indelible bond with his kindly leftist teacher (Fernando Fernán Gómez), who imparts his love for nature to the young student. Director Jose Luis Cuerda gentle and nostalgic drama, based on the short stories of Manuel Rivas, was nominated for 13 Goya Awards (the Spanish Oscar), winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for adult content, adult language, nudity, strong sexual content.
U.S. box office: $2,086,098
Watch the trailer at Netflix.
Director: Jose Luis Cuerda
Origin: Spain
Languages: Spanish | Latin
Running time: 96 minutes
At the onset of the Spanish Civil War, a sheltered boy (Manuel Lozano) in rural northern Spain forms an indelible bond with his kindly leftist teacher (Fernando Fernán Gómez), who imparts his love for nature to the young student. Director Jose Luis Cuerda gentle and nostalgic drama, based on the short stories of Manuel Rivas, was nominated for 13 Goya Awards (the Spanish Oscar), winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for adult content, adult language, nudity, strong sexual content.
U.S. box office: $2,086,098
Watch the trailer at Netflix.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
October 19, 2011 - "Of Gods and Men" (2010)
Of Gods and Men, 2010
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Origin: France
Languages: Arabic | French
Running time: 122 minutes
Awarded Grand Prix honors at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, this compelling historical drama relates the ordeal of seven French Trappist monks in the mountains of Algeria who are taken captive by Islamic fundamentalists. Before the monks' abduction, they have ample reason to believe they may be in danger, but their assumption that there can and must be common ground between Islam and Christianity leads them to remain at the monastery. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: PG-13 For a momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images and brief language
U.S. box office: $3,954,651
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Origin: France
Languages: Arabic | French
Running time: 122 minutes
Awarded Grand Prix honors at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, this compelling historical drama relates the ordeal of seven French Trappist monks in the mountains of Algeria who are taken captive by Islamic fundamentalists. Before the monks' abduction, they have ample reason to believe they may be in danger, but their assumption that there can and must be common ground between Islam and Christianity leads them to remain at the monastery. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: PG-13 For a momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images and brief language
U.S. box office: $3,954,651
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
October 12, 2011 - "Poetry" (2010)
Poetry, 2010
This is the second of two films to be screened by director Chang-dong Lee
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Origin: South Korea
Language: Korean
Running time: 139 minutes
A poetry-writing class inspires serenely self-possessed grandmother Mija (Jeong-hie Yun) to open her senses to her suburban surroundings, but in rushes an array of unsettling discoveries in this lyrical South Korean melodrama. Along with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease comes information that Mija's teenage grandson was party to a horrific incident, and it is left to Mija to compose order from the untidy emotional consequences. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $355,044
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Read the director's bio on Wikipedia.
This is the second of two films to be screened by director Chang-dong Lee
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Origin: South Korea
Language: Korean
Running time: 139 minutes
A poetry-writing class inspires serenely self-possessed grandmother Mija (Jeong-hie Yun) to open her senses to her suburban surroundings, but in rushes an array of unsettling discoveries in this lyrical South Korean melodrama. Along with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease comes information that Mija's teenage grandson was party to a horrific incident, and it is left to Mija to compose order from the untidy emotional consequences. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $355,044
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Read the director's bio on Wikipedia.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
October 5, 2011 - "Secret Sunshine" (2007)
Secret Sunshine, 2007
This is the first of two films to be screened by director Chang-dong Lee
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Origin: South Korea
Language: Korean
Running time: 142 minutes
Trying to piece her life back together after the death of her husband, Lee Shin-ae (Do-yeon Jeon) moves to the small village where he was born with her young son in tow. Life seems to return to normal, until the boy is kidnapped and Shin-ae is devastated. Jeon won the Best Actress award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in this emotionally gripping drama by director Chang-dong Lee. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Read the director's bio on Wikipedia.
This is the first of two films to be screened by director Chang-dong Lee
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Origin: South Korea
Language: Korean
Running time: 142 minutes
Trying to piece her life back together after the death of her husband, Lee Shin-ae (Do-yeon Jeon) moves to the small village where he was born with her young son in tow. Life seems to return to normal, until the boy is kidnapped and Shin-ae is devastated. Jeon won the Best Actress award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in this emotionally gripping drama by director Chang-dong Lee. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Read the director's bio on Wikipedia.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
September 28, 2011 - "Blue Valentine" (2010)
Blue Valentine, 2010
Please note the MPAA rating below, especially if you are uncomfortable with "graphic sexual content"
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 112 minutes
Once crazy about each other, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling) have now grown apart. Cindy is bored and disenchanted with her life while Dean languishes in the emotional emptyness of their sexless, routine life in rural Pennsylvania. As they muddle through their marriage, they hearken back to the golden days when life was filled with possibility and romance. Derek Cianfrance writes and directs this drama. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R: Strong graphic sexual content, language, and a beating.
U.S. box office: $9,701,559
Watch the trailer
Please note the MPAA rating below, especially if you are uncomfortable with "graphic sexual content"
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 112 minutes
Once crazy about each other, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling) have now grown apart. Cindy is bored and disenchanted with her life while Dean languishes in the emotional emptyness of their sexless, routine life in rural Pennsylvania. As they muddle through their marriage, they hearken back to the golden days when life was filled with possibility and romance. Derek Cianfrance writes and directs this drama. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R: Strong graphic sexual content, language, and a beating.
U.S. box office: $9,701,559
Watch the trailer
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
September 21, 2011 - "Vision" (2009)
Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, 2009
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Origin: Germany | France
Languages: German | Latin
Running time: 110 minutes
Directed by longtime star of independent German cinema Margarethe von Trotta, this reverent biopic chronicles the fascinating story of 12th-century Christian mystic and scientist Hildegard von Bingen (Barbara Sukowa). Despite living in an era when women are proscribed from preaching and interpreting scripture, Hildegard believes that the visions she experiences are a gift from God that she must reveal -- even at the risk of condemnation. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Origin: Germany | France
Languages: German | Latin
Running time: 110 minutes
Directed by longtime star of independent German cinema Margarethe von Trotta, this reverent biopic chronicles the fascinating story of 12th-century Christian mystic and scientist Hildegard von Bingen (Barbara Sukowa). Despite living in an era when women are proscribed from preaching and interpreting scripture, Hildegard believes that the visions she experiences are a gift from God that she must reveal -- even at the risk of condemnation. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Watch the trailer at IMDB.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
September 14, 2011 - "Even the Rain" (2010)
Even the Rain, 2010
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Origin: Spain | France | Mexico
Language: Spanish
Running time: 103 minutes
In this provocative film-within-a-film, director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) heads to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a film about Christopher Columbus's trespasses in the New World, only to find the locals protesting present-day exploitation of the poor. Sebastián is sympathetic to the cause, but realities collide when lead actor Daniel (Juan Carlos Aduviri), cast as a rebel against the Spanish, becomes a key figure in the current demonstrations. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $558,342
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Origin: Spain | France | Mexico
Language: Spanish
Running time: 103 minutes
In this provocative film-within-a-film, director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) heads to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a film about Christopher Columbus's trespasses in the New World, only to find the locals protesting present-day exploitation of the poor. Sebastián is sympathetic to the cause, but realities collide when lead actor Daniel (Juan Carlos Aduviri), cast as a rebel against the Spanish, becomes a key figure in the current demonstrations. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $558,342
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - "Vincere" (2009)
Vincere, 2009
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Origin: Italy | France
Language: Italian
Running time: 128 minutes
Ida Dalser (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) falls for young Benito Mussolini (Filippo Timi) in Milan and sells everything she has to help the future dictator fund his newspaper, Popolo d'Italia. But when World War I separates the newly wedded couple, Mussolini marries another woman. Ida demands to retain her rights as Mussolini's wife and the mother of his son, but the Fascists have other plans for the dictator's dark secret in this gripping biopic. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $619,162
Watch the trailer.
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Origin: Italy | France
Language: Italian
Running time: 128 minutes
Ida Dalser (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) falls for young Benito Mussolini (Filippo Timi) in Milan and sells everything she has to help the future dictator fund his newspaper, Popolo d'Italia. But when World War I separates the newly wedded couple, Mussolini marries another woman. Ida demands to retain her rights as Mussolini's wife and the mother of his son, but the Fascists have other plans for the dictator's dark secret in this gripping biopic. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $619,162
Watch the trailer.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
August 31, 2011 - "White Material" (2009)
White Material, 2009
Director: Claire Denis
Origin: France | Cameroon
Language: French
Running time: 106 minutes
This is the second of two films we are screening by director Claire Denis.
Writer-director Claire Denis returns to Africa -- her childhood home and the site of her 1988 film, Chocolate -- to spin this tale of a country torn apart by civil war, as African soldiers force French nationals to abandon their land. At the center of the story is Maria (Isabelle Huppert), a white woman who ignores her family's fears and steadfastly refuses to leave her coffee plantation. Isaach De Bankolé and Christopher Lambert also star. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $302,819
More information about Claire Denis (on RottenTomatoes.com).
See the trailer at IMDB.
Director: Claire Denis
Origin: France | Cameroon
Language: French
Running time: 106 minutes
This is the second of two films we are screening by director Claire Denis.
Writer-director Claire Denis returns to Africa -- her childhood home and the site of her 1988 film, Chocolate -- to spin this tale of a country torn apart by civil war, as African soldiers force French nationals to abandon their land. At the center of the story is Maria (Isabelle Huppert), a white woman who ignores her family's fears and steadfastly refuses to leave her coffee plantation. Isaach De Bankolé and Christopher Lambert also star. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $302,819
More information about Claire Denis (on RottenTomatoes.com).
See the trailer at IMDB.
Monday, August 22, 2011
August 24, 2011 - "35 Shots of Rum" (2007)
35 Shots of Rum, 2007
Director: Claire Denis
Origin: France | Germany
Languages: French | German
Running time: 100 minutes
This heartfelt slice-of-life drama by filmmaker Claire Denis tells the story of widower Lionel (Alex Descas), a train driver, and his grown daughter, Sophie (Mati Diop). The two spend most of their time together, but change is in the cards. A neighbor (Grégoire Colin) becomes attracted to Sophie, a family friend retires and Lionel tries to maintain a friendship with his ex-girlfriend (Nicole Dogue). (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: PG
U.S. box office: $177,511
More information about Claire Denis.
See the trailer at IMDB.
Director: Claire Denis
Origin: France | Germany
Languages: French | German
Running time: 100 minutes
This heartfelt slice-of-life drama by filmmaker Claire Denis tells the story of widower Lionel (Alex Descas), a train driver, and his grown daughter, Sophie (Mati Diop). The two spend most of their time together, but change is in the cards. A neighbor (Grégoire Colin) becomes attracted to Sophie, a family friend retires and Lionel tries to maintain a friendship with his ex-girlfriend (Nicole Dogue). (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: PG
U.S. box office: $177,511
More information about Claire Denis.
See the trailer at IMDB.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Announcing the Fall 2011 season . . .
Cinematheque for All – Fall 2011
The Fall 2011 Season is August 24 – December 14, 2011. All screenings for this season begin at 7:00 p.m. in Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room B124, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, on the Purdue University campus. Parking is available in the Northwestern Avenue parking garage.
Two by French director Claire Denis:
The Fall 2011 Season is August 24 – December 14, 2011. All screenings for this season begin at 7:00 p.m. in Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room B124, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, on the Purdue University campus. Parking is available in the Northwestern Avenue parking garage.
Two by French director Claire Denis:
- Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 35 Shots of Rum, 2007; Director: Claire Denis, Origin: France | Germany, Language(s): French | German, Running time: 100 minutes
- Wednesday, August 31, 2011, White Material, 2009; Director: Claire Denis, Origin: France | Cameroon, Language(s): French, Running time: 106 minutes
- Wednesday, September 7, 2011, Vincere, 2009, Director: Marco Bellocchio, Origin: Italy | France, Language(s): Italian, Running time: 128 minutes
- Wednesday, September 14, 2011, Even the Rain, 2010, Director: Icíar Bollaín, Origin: Spain | France | Mexico, Language(s): Spanish, Running time: 103 minutes
- Wednesday, September 21, 2011, Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, 2009, Director: Margarethe von Trotta, Origin: Germany | France, Language(s): German | Latin, 110 minutes
- Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Blue Valentine, 2010, Director: Derek Cianfrance, Origin: USA, Language(s): English, Running time: 112 minutes
- Wednesday, October 5, 2011, Secret Sunshine, 2007, Director: Chang-dong Lee, Origin: South Korea, Language(s): Korean, Running time: 142 minutes
- Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Poetry, 2010, Director: Chang-dong Lee, Origin: South Korea, Language(s): Korean, Running time: 139 minutes
- Wednesday, October 19, 2011, Of Gods and Men, 2010, Director: Xavier Beauvois, Origin: France, Language(s): Arabic | French, Running time: 122 minutes
- Wednesday, October 26, 2011, Butterfly, 1999, Director: Jose Luis Cuerda, Origin: Spain, Language(s): Spanish | Latin, Running time: 96 minutes
- Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Leaving, 2009, Director: Catherine Corsini, Origin: France, Language(s): French, Running time: 85 minutes
- Wednesday, November 9, 2011, I am Love, 2009, Director: Luca Guadagnino, Origin: Italy, Language(s): Italian | Russian | English, Running time: 120 minutes
- Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Peepli Live, 2010, Director: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui , Origin: India, Language(s): Hindi, Running time: 95 minutes
- Wednesday, November 23, 2011, NO SCREENING
- Wednesday, November 30, 2011, In a Better World, 2010, Director: Susanne Bier, Origin: Denmark | Sweden, Language(s): Danish | Swedish | English | Arabic, Running time: 119 minutes
- Wednesday, December 7, 2011, Biutiful, 2010, Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Origin: Mexico | Spain, Language(s): Spanish | Chinese | Wolof , Running time: 148 minutes
- Wednesday, December 14, 2011, Another year, 2010, Director: Mike Leigh, Origin: UK, Language(s): English, Running time: 129 minutes
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Sneak Peek - opening film for Fall 2011
We haven't completed the season for the fall yet, but here is the first film we will screen:
35 Shots of Rum, 2007
Director: Claire Denis
This heartfelt slice-of-life drama by filmmaker Claire Denis tells the story of widower Lionel (Alex Descas), a train driver, and his grown daughter, Sophie (Mati Diop). The two spend most of their time together, but change is in the cards. A neighbor (Grégoire Colin) becomes attracted to Sophie, a family friend retires and Lionel tries to maintain a friendship with his ex-girlfriend (Nicole Dogue).(from Netflix.com)
This will be the first of two films directed by Claire Denis.
The season will also feature Susanne Bier's (After the Wedding, Brothers) Oscar-winning latest, and films starring Kristen Scott Thomas and Tilda Swinton.
We're excited to share the Fall 2011 season with you . . . the official season list will be posted soon.
35 Shots of Rum, 2007
Director: Claire Denis
This heartfelt slice-of-life drama by filmmaker Claire Denis tells the story of widower Lionel (Alex Descas), a train driver, and his grown daughter, Sophie (Mati Diop). The two spend most of their time together, but change is in the cards. A neighbor (Grégoire Colin) becomes attracted to Sophie, a family friend retires and Lionel tries to maintain a friendship with his ex-girlfriend (Nicole Dogue).(from Netflix.com)
This will be the first of two films directed by Claire Denis.
The season will also feature Susanne Bier's (After the Wedding, Brothers) Oscar-winning latest, and films starring Kristen Scott Thomas and Tilda Swinton.
We're excited to share the Fall 2011 season with you . . . the official season list will be posted soon.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
August 10, 2011 - "Troubled Water" (2008)
Troubled Water, 2008
Director: Erik Poppe
Origin: Norway | Sweden | Germany
Languages: Norwegian | Danish
Running time: 115 minutes
After serving time in prison for murdering a child, Jan Thomas (Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen) takes a job as a church organist and becomes involved with Anna (Ellen Dorrit Petersen), a pastor and single mother -- but the crime he insists he didn't commit still haunts him. Jan keeps his past a secret from Anna, but when a local woman (Trine Dyrholm) recognizes him as the convicted killer of her son, his new life is threatened in this tense drama. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Director: Erik Poppe
Origin: Norway | Sweden | Germany
Languages: Norwegian | Danish
Running time: 115 minutes
After serving time in prison for murdering a child, Jan Thomas (Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen) takes a job as a church organist and becomes involved with Anna (Ellen Dorrit Petersen), a pastor and single mother -- but the crime he insists he didn't commit still haunts him. Jan keeps his past a secret from Anna, but when a local woman (Trine Dyrholm) recognizes him as the convicted killer of her son, his new life is threatened in this tense drama. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
August 3, 2011 - "Samson and Delilah" (2009)
Samson and Delilah, 2009
Director: Warwick Thornton
Origin: Australia
Languages: Aboriginal | English
Running time: 101 minutes
In the desert of Central Australia, aimless Samson (Rowan McNamara) takes a fancy to Delilah (Marissa Gibson), a fellow teen who takes care of her grandmother. Branded as outcasts by the rest of the community, Samson and Delilah set out for Alice Springs on a grueling road trip. The epic journey subjects the aboriginal duo to poverty, addiction and hunger in writer-director Warwick Thornton's sparse and grittily beautiful feature debut (from Netflix.com)
Director: Warwick Thornton
Origin: Australia
Languages: Aboriginal | English
Running time: 101 minutes
In the desert of Central Australia, aimless Samson (Rowan McNamara) takes a fancy to Delilah (Marissa Gibson), a fellow teen who takes care of her grandmother. Branded as outcasts by the rest of the community, Samson and Delilah set out for Alice Springs on a grueling road trip. The epic journey subjects the aboriginal duo to poverty, addiction and hunger in writer-director Warwick Thornton's sparse and grittily beautiful feature debut (from Netflix.com)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
July 27, 2011 - "Welcome" (2009)
Welcome, 2009
Director: Philippe Lioret
Origin: France
Languages: French | Kurdish | English | Turkish
Running time: 110 minutes
When authorities forbid young Kurdish refugee Bilal (Firat Ayverdi) from crossing the English Channel to reunite with his girlfriend in England, the 17-year-old resolves to swim to his love -- and finds an unlikely ally in the form of swim instructor Simon (Vincent Lindon). Facing an inevitable divorce from his wife (Audrey Dana), the middle-aged teacher takes the resolute youth under his wing in this stirring, beautifully acted French drama. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $13,461
This is one of two People's Choice selections for this season.
Director: Philippe Lioret
Origin: France
Languages: French | Kurdish | English | Turkish
Running time: 110 minutes
When authorities forbid young Kurdish refugee Bilal (Firat Ayverdi) from crossing the English Channel to reunite with his girlfriend in England, the 17-year-old resolves to swim to his love -- and finds an unlikely ally in the form of swim instructor Simon (Vincent Lindon). Facing an inevitable divorce from his wife (Audrey Dana), the middle-aged teacher takes the resolute youth under his wing in this stirring, beautifully acted French drama. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $13,461
This is one of two People's Choice selections for this season.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
July 20, 2011 - "Adam's Apples" (2005)
Adam's Apples, 2005
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Origin: Denmark
Language: Danish
Running time: 94 minutes
Utopian clergyman Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen) finds his starry-eyed outlook challenged by neo-Nazi Adam Pedersen (Ulrich Thomsen) in this black comedy from director Anders Thomas Jensen. Just out of prison and ordered to perform community service at Ivan's rural church, the sullen Adam is tasked with tending the chapel's beloved apple tree. But he's determined to undercut Ivan's rosy worldview … which proves harder than Adam ever imagined. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language and violence
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Origin: Denmark
Language: Danish
Running time: 94 minutes
Utopian clergyman Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen) finds his starry-eyed outlook challenged by neo-Nazi Adam Pedersen (Ulrich Thomsen) in this black comedy from director Anders Thomas Jensen. Just out of prison and ordered to perform community service at Ivan's rural church, the sullen Adam is tasked with tending the chapel's beloved apple tree. But he's determined to undercut Ivan's rosy worldview … which proves harder than Adam ever imagined. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language and violence
Saturday, July 9, 2011
July 13, 2011 - "Whisky" (2004)
Whisky, 2004
Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll
Origin: Uruguay | Argentina | Germany | Spain
Languages: Spanish | Portuguese | Italian
Running time: 94 minutes
An award winner at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, this droll comedy from Uruguay tells the story of sock factory owner Jacobo and his employee Marta, two people who work together but barely communicate. But when Jacobo's estranged brother -- a happily married man -- visits, the competitive Jacobo tells his sibling that he and Marta are husband and wife. Pretending to have an intimate bond, the "couple" soon finds their lives radically altered. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll
Origin: Uruguay | Argentina | Germany | Spain
Languages: Spanish | Portuguese | Italian
Running time: 94 minutes
An award winner at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, this droll comedy from Uruguay tells the story of sock factory owner Jacobo and his employee Marta, two people who work together but barely communicate. But when Jacobo's estranged brother -- a happily married man -- visits, the competitive Jacobo tells his sibling that he and Marta are husband and wife. Pretending to have an intimate bond, the "couple" soon finds their lives radically altered. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
July 6, 2011 - "Disengagement" (2007)
Disengagement, 2007
Director: Amos Gitai
Origin: France
Languages: Hebrew | English | French | Italian | Arabic
Running time: 115 minutes
When her father's death brings her estranged Israeli stepbrother, Uli (Liron Levo), back into her life, Ana (Juliette Binoche) leaves the comforts of France and travels back to Israel, where she hopes to find the now-grown daughter she left behind 20 years ago. Jeanne Moreau, Barbara Hendricks and Dana Ivgy co-star in this politically charged drama from director Amos Gitai, who also co-wrote the script. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Director: Amos Gitai
Origin: France
Languages: Hebrew | English | French | Italian | Arabic
Running time: 115 minutes
When her father's death brings her estranged Israeli stepbrother, Uli (Liron Levo), back into her life, Ana (Juliette Binoche) leaves the comforts of France and travels back to Israel, where she hopes to find the now-grown daughter she left behind 20 years ago. Jeanne Moreau, Barbara Hendricks and Dana Ivgy co-star in this politically charged drama from director Amos Gitai, who also co-wrote the script. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
June 29, 2011 - Tulpan (2008)
Tulpan, 2008
Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy
Origin: Kazakhstan | Russia | Germany | Poland | Switzerland | Italy
Languages: Kazakh | Russian
Running time: 100 minutes
Freshly discharged from the Russian navy, young Asa (Askhat Kuchencherekov) returns to the arid Kazakh steppe to find a bride and become a shepherd. But his plans go awry when Tulpan, the only eligible bachelorette around, rejects him because his ears are too big. What's more, Asa turns out to be a lousy shepherd. Can his persistence win Tulpan's love, the respect of his flock and the life he dreams of? Documentarian Sergei Dvortsevoy directs. (from Netflix.com)
U.S. box office: $156,331
Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy
Origin: Kazakhstan | Russia | Germany | Poland | Switzerland | Italy
Languages: Kazakh | Russian
Running time: 100 minutes
Freshly discharged from the Russian navy, young Asa (Askhat Kuchencherekov) returns to the arid Kazakh steppe to find a bride and become a shepherd. But his plans go awry when Tulpan, the only eligible bachelorette around, rejects him because his ears are too big. What's more, Asa turns out to be a lousy shepherd. Can his persistence win Tulpan's love, the respect of his flock and the life he dreams of? Documentarian Sergei Dvortsevoy directs. (from Netflix.com)
U.S. box office: $156,331
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
June 22, 2011 - "Animal Kingdom" (2010)
Animal Kingdom, 2010
Director: David Michôd
Origin: Australia
Language: English
Running time: 113 minutes
When his mother dies suddenly, a 17-year-old boy (James Frecheville) finds himself drawn into the clutches of a diabolical criminal family, until a good-hearted detective (Guy Pearce) makes a concerted effort to change the boy's fate. Australian writer-director David Michôd's first feature-length drama won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for violence, drug content and pervasive language
U.S. box office: $1,043,798
Director: David Michôd
Origin: Australia
Language: English
Running time: 113 minutes
When his mother dies suddenly, a 17-year-old boy (James Frecheville) finds himself drawn into the clutches of a diabolical criminal family, until a good-hearted detective (Guy Pearce) makes a concerted effort to change the boy's fate. Australian writer-director David Michôd's first feature-length drama won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: R for violence, drug content and pervasive language
U.S. box office: $1,043,798
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
June 15, 2011 - "Father of My Children" (2009)
Father of My Children, 2009
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 110 minutes
When a man who seemingly has everything takes his own life, the question on everyone's mind is, why? This drama penned and helmed by Mia Hansen-Løve explores that quandary by recounting the weeks before and after a film producer's suicide. With an adoring family, a job that fulfills him completely and a charismatic bearing that masks all woes, producer Grégoire Canvel appears at the top of his game. But underneath the surface, trouble is brewing. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $144,022
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 110 minutes
When a man who seemingly has everything takes his own life, the question on everyone's mind is, why? This drama penned and helmed by Mia Hansen-Løve explores that quandary by recounting the weeks before and after a film producer's suicide. With an adoring family, a job that fulfills him completely and a charismatic bearing that masks all woes, producer Grégoire Canvel appears at the top of his game. But underneath the surface, trouble is brewing. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $144,022
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
June 8, 2011 - Still Walking (2008)
Still Walking, 2008
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Origin: Japan
Language: Japanese
Running time: 114 minutes
To commemorate his brother's death by accidental drowning 15 years earlier, Ryota Yokoyama (Hiroshi Abe) and his new wife reunite with the rest of his family, only to discover that his parents are still overcome with grief. Writer-director Hirokazu Koreeda offers this deeply compelling reflection on the bond -- sometimes resilient, sometimes fragile -- between family members. Yoshio Harada and Ryôga Hayashi co-star. (from Netflix.com)
We've also screened Koreeda's film "Nobody Knows" during a previous season.
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $163,512
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Origin: Japan
Language: Japanese
Running time: 114 minutes
To commemorate his brother's death by accidental drowning 15 years earlier, Ryota Yokoyama (Hiroshi Abe) and his new wife reunite with the rest of his family, only to discover that his parents are still overcome with grief. Writer-director Hirokazu Koreeda offers this deeply compelling reflection on the bond -- sometimes resilient, sometimes fragile -- between family members. Yoshio Harada and Ryôga Hayashi co-star. (from Netflix.com)
We've also screened Koreeda's film "Nobody Knows" during a previous season.
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $163,512
Thursday, May 26, 2011
June 1, 2011 - "Get Low" (2009)
Get Low, 2009
Director: Aaron Schneider
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 103 minutes
Oscar winners Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek team up to tell the true story of irascible Felix Bush, a backwoods Tennessee loner who planned his funeral in 1938 while he was still around to attend -- and enjoy -- the proceedings. Director Aaron Schneider's deft blend of dark humor and poignancy also stars Bill Murray as Frank Quinn, the huckster owner of a failing funeral home, and Lucas Black as his dubious assistant. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and brief violent content
U.S. box office: $9,171,777
Director: Aaron Schneider
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 103 minutes
Oscar winners Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek team up to tell the true story of irascible Felix Bush, a backwoods Tennessee loner who planned his funeral in 1938 while he was still around to attend -- and enjoy -- the proceedings. Director Aaron Schneider's deft blend of dark humor and poignancy also stars Bill Murray as Frank Quinn, the huckster owner of a failing funeral home, and Lucas Black as his dubious assistant. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and brief violent content
U.S. box office: $9,171,777
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
May 25, 2011 - Micmacs (2009)
Micmacs, 2009
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 105 minutes
French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet takes a satirical look at the global arms trade with this foreign-language comedy starring Dany Boon as Bazil, who rallies his friends to take down weapons manufacturers responsible for his father's death. Bazil also discovers a dump into an underground haven for cool tools and sculptures crafted from discarded junk. Dominique Pinon, André Dussollier and Jean-Pierre Marielle co-star. (from Netflix.com)
Jeunet also directed "A Very Long Engagement", "Amelie", "The City of Lost Children", and "Delicatessen".
MPAA rating: Rated R for some sexuality and brief violence.
U.S. box office: $1,260,917
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 105 minutes
French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet takes a satirical look at the global arms trade with this foreign-language comedy starring Dany Boon as Bazil, who rallies his friends to take down weapons manufacturers responsible for his father's death. Bazil also discovers a dump into an underground haven for cool tools and sculptures crafted from discarded junk. Dominique Pinon, André Dussollier and Jean-Pierre Marielle co-star. (from Netflix.com)
Jeunet also directed "A Very Long Engagement", "Amelie", "The City of Lost Children", and "Delicatessen".
MPAA rating: Rated R for some sexuality and brief violence.
U.S. box office: $1,260,917
Monday, May 16, 2011
Announcing the Summer 2011 season
The Summer 2011 Season is May 18 – August 10, 2011. All screenings for this season begin at 7:00 p.m. in Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room B124, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, on the Purdue University campus. Parking is available in the Northwestern Avenue parking garage.
- Wednesday, May 18, 2011, North Face, 2008, Directed by Philipp Stölzl; Origin: Germany | Austria | Switzerland; Language(s): German | Swiss German; 126 min
- Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Micmacs, 2009, Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet; Origin: France; Language(s): French; 105 minutes
- Wednesday, June 1, 2011, Get Low, 2009, Directed by Aaron Schneider; Origin: USA; Language(s): English; 103 minutes
- Wednesday, June 8, 2011, Still Walking, 2008, Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda; Origin: Japan; Language(s): Japanese; 114 minutes
- Wednesday, June 15, 2011, Father of My Children, 2009, Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve; Origin: France; Language(s): French; 110 minutes
- Wednesday, June 22, 2011, Animal Kingdom, 2010, Directed by David Michôd; Origin: Australia; Language(s): English; 113 minutes
- Wednesday, June 29, 2011, Tulpan, 2008, Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy; Origin: Kazakhstan | Russia | Germany | Poland | Switzerland | Italy; Language(s): Kazakh | Russian; 100 minutes
- Wednesday, July 6, 2011, Disengagement, 2007, Directed by Amos Gitai; Origin: France; Language(s): Hebrew | English | French | Italian | Arabic; 115 minutes
- Wednesday, July 13, 2011, Whisky, 2004, Directed by Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll; Origin: Uruguay | Argentina | Germany | Spain; Language(s): Spanish | Portuguese | Italian; 94 minutes
- Wednesday, July 20, 2011, Adam's Apples, 2005, Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen; Origin: Denmark; Language(s): Danish; 94 minutes
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011, Welcome, 2009, Directed by Philippe Lioret; Origin: France; Language(s): French | Kurdish | English | Turkish; 110 minutes (People's Choice)
- Wednesday, August 3, 2011, Samson and Delilah, 2009, Directed by Warwick Thornton; Origin: Australia; Language(s): Aboriginal | English; 101 minutes
- Wednesday, August 10, 2011, Troubled Water, 2008, Directed by Erik Poppe; Origin: Norway | Sweden | Germany; Language(s): Norwegian | Danish; 115 minutes (People's Choice)
Friday, May 13, 2011
May 18, 2011 - "North Face" (2008)
North Face, 2008
Reminder: We move to Forney Hall, B124 for the Summer 2011 season, starting with this film.
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Origin: Germany | Austria | Switzerland
Languages: German | Swiss German
Running time: 126 min
In 1936, young German climbers Toni Kurz (Benno Fürmann) and Andreas Hinterstoisser (Florian Lukas) face off against a rival Austrian duo in an attempt to be the first team to scale the infamous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps. As the men make the treacherous climb, journalist Luise (Johanna Wokalek) -- Toni's childhood love -- covers the biggest story of her career. Philipp Stölzl helms this drama based on a true story. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $710,993
Reminder: We move to Forney Hall, B124 for the Summer 2011 season, starting with this film.
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Origin: Germany | Austria | Switzerland
Languages: German | Swiss German
Running time: 126 min
In 1936, young German climbers Toni Kurz (Benno Fürmann) and Andreas Hinterstoisser (Florian Lukas) face off against a rival Austrian duo in an attempt to be the first team to scale the infamous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps. As the men make the treacherous climb, journalist Luise (Johanna Wokalek) -- Toni's childhood love -- covers the biggest story of her career. Philipp Stölzl helms this drama based on a true story. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $710,993
Help us complete the Summer 2011 season
We have finally rated 81 films and narrowed the list to the top 13 for our summer season. It's going to be a great season!
The problem is, we need to choose 12, because we held one film over from the spring season.
So please, help us out. Here are trailers for three films we are considering. Watch them, and then cast your vote using the poll at the top right of the blog page. The top two will appear in the summer season.
Thanks!
The problem is, we need to choose 12, because we held one film over from the spring season.
So please, help us out. Here are trailers for three films we are considering. Watch them, and then cast your vote using the poll at the top right of the blog page. The top two will appear in the summer season.
- Troubled Water trailer (from Norway/Sweden/Germany)
- Welcome (from France)
- Alamar (from Mexico)
Thanks!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
End of the Winter season!
We just finished screening "Eldorado", and now the Winter 2011 season is complete.
We now take off two weeks before starting the Summer 2011 season May 18.
Look for email and Web site announcements in the near future. There will be 13 films in the season, starting with "North Face". You'll even be able to vote for a film to include in the final list.
Have a great beginning to May, and we'll see you May 18!
Steven and Karrie
We now take off two weeks before starting the Summer 2011 season May 18.
Look for email and Web site announcements in the near future. There will be 13 films in the season, starting with "North Face". You'll even be able to vote for a film to include in the final list.
Have a great beginning to May, and we'll see you May 18!
Steven and Karrie
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
April 27, 2011 - Eldorado (2008)
Eldorado, 2008
Director: Bouli Lanners
Origin: Belgium | France
Language: French
Running time: 80 min
When he walks in on Elie (Fabrice Adde) trying to rob him, car dealer Yvan (writer-director Bouli Lanners) spares the would-be thief's life and instead forces the young drug addict to accompany him on a cross-country road trip. Packed in Yvan's beat-up Chevy, the unlikely pair sets off on an unpredictable journey through the Belgium countryside and cross paths with a parade of characters, including a supposed psychic and a blue-haired nudist. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $10,443
Director: Bouli Lanners
Origin: Belgium | France
Language: French
Running time: 80 min
When he walks in on Elie (Fabrice Adde) trying to rob him, car dealer Yvan (writer-director Bouli Lanners) spares the would-be thief's life and instead forces the young drug addict to accompany him on a cross-country road trip. Packed in Yvan's beat-up Chevy, the unlikely pair sets off on an unpredictable journey through the Belgium countryside and cross paths with a parade of characters, including a supposed psychic and a blue-haired nudist. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $10,443
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
April 20, 2011 - Terribly Happy (2008)
Terribly Happy, 2008
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
Origin: Denmark
Language: Danish
Running time; 90 min
When Copenhagen cop Robert (Jakob Cedergren) winds up in the isolated town of Skarrild, he plans to bide his time recovering from his disreputable past so he can return to the city. But life in Skarrild is anything but peaceful in this tense thriller set in Denmark. As Robert becomes drawn into the odd local happenings, he also finds himself protecting mysterious beauty Ingerlise (Lene Maria Christensen) from her abusive husband. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $70,059
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
Origin: Denmark
Language: Danish
Running time; 90 min
When Copenhagen cop Robert (Jakob Cedergren) winds up in the isolated town of Skarrild, he plans to bide his time recovering from his disreputable past so he can return to the city. But life in Skarrild is anything but peaceful in this tense thriller set in Denmark. As Robert becomes drawn into the odd local happenings, he also finds himself protecting mysterious beauty Ingerlise (Lene Maria Christensen) from her abusive husband. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $70,059
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
April 13, 2011 - A Single Man (2009)
A Single Man, 2009
Director: Tom Ford
Origin: USA
Languages: English | Spanish
Running time: 99 min
This stream-of-consciousness, 1960s-era drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth, in an Oscar-nominated role), an English-born, Los Angeles college professor reeling from the recent death of his lover of 16 years. Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directoral debut with this luminous film, which is based on Christopher Isherwood's novel. Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lee Pace and Nicholas Hoult co-star. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content
U.S. box office: $9,166,863
Director: Tom Ford
Origin: USA
Languages: English | Spanish
Running time: 99 min
This stream-of-consciousness, 1960s-era drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth, in an Oscar-nominated role), an English-born, Los Angeles college professor reeling from the recent death of his lover of 16 years. Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directoral debut with this luminous film, which is based on Christopher Isherwood's novel. Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lee Pace and Nicholas Hoult co-star. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content
U.S. box office: $9,166,863
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
April 6, 2011 - "La Moustache" (2005)
Director: Emmanuel Carrere
Origin: France
Languages: French | English | Cantonese
Running time: 87 min
Marc (Vincent Lindon) has worn a mustache all his adult life. One day on a whim, he decides to shave it off. Certain his wife will comment on the drastic change in his appearance, Marc is baffled when neither she nor friends notice at all. Even more disturbing is that once he calls attention to it, everyone insists he's never had a mustache. Emmanuel Carrere's film adaptation of his novel won a 2005 Cannes Directors' Fortnight award. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Origin: France
Languages: French | English | Cantonese
Running time: 87 min
Marc (Vincent Lindon) has worn a mustache all his adult life. One day on a whim, he decides to shave it off. Certain his wife will comment on the drastic change in his appearance, Marc is baffled when neither she nor friends notice at all. Even more disturbing is that once he calls attention to it, everyone insists he's never had a mustache. Emmanuel Carrere's film adaptation of his novel won a 2005 Cannes Directors' Fortnight award. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
March 30, 2011 - "Mother" (2009)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Origin: South Korea
Language: Korean
Running time: 128 min
A murder rocks a South Korean town and suspicion quickly falls on a reclusive, mentally challenged -- and alibi-free -- young man (Bin Won). When an inept public defender botches the boy's case, his mother (Hye-ja Kim) sets out to prove her son's innocence. Acclaimed director Joon-ho Bong (Memories of Murder) explores the lengths a mother will go to protect her child in this atmospheric crime thriller. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language, some sexual content, violence and drug use
U.S. box office: $547,292
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Origin: South Korea
Language: Korean
Running time: 128 min
A murder rocks a South Korean town and suspicion quickly falls on a reclusive, mentally challenged -- and alibi-free -- young man (Bin Won). When an inept public defender botches the boy's case, his mother (Hye-ja Kim) sets out to prove her son's innocence. Acclaimed director Joon-ho Bong (Memories of Murder) explores the lengths a mother will go to protect her child in this atmospheric crime thriller. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language, some sexual content, violence and drug use
U.S. box office: $547,292
Thursday, March 17, 2011
March 23, 2011 - Flame and Citron (2008)
We're back to Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239 this week . . .
Flame and Citron, 2008
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Origin: Denmark | Germany | Norway | France | Sweden | Finland | Czech Republic
Languages: Danish | German
Running time: 130 min
Based on actual events, this exciting drama tells the story of World War II Danish Resistance fighters Flame (Thure Lindhardt) and Citron (Mads Mikkelsen). Taking orders from Resistance leader Aksel Winther (Peter Mygind), the two systematically assassinate Danish collaborators and Nazi officers. But they are far from heroic in their personal lives, and filmmaker Ole Christian Madsen explores the serious flaws of these complex men. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $145,109
Flame and Citron, 2008
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Origin: Denmark | Germany | Norway | France | Sweden | Finland | Czech Republic
Languages: Danish | German
Running time: 130 min
Based on actual events, this exciting drama tells the story of World War II Danish Resistance fighters Flame (Thure Lindhardt) and Citron (Mads Mikkelsen). Taking orders from Resistance leader Aksel Winther (Peter Mygind), the two systematically assassinate Danish collaborators and Nazi officers. But they are far from heroic in their personal lives, and filmmaker Ole Christian Madsen explores the serious flaws of these complex men. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $145,109
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March 16, 2011 - Please Give
This week only -- this screening will be in Forney Hall, Room B124, while they repair the seats in our regular screening room.
Please Give, 2010
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 90 min
Life gets knotty when successful Manhattan couple Alex (Oliver Platt) and Kate (Catherine Keener) develop a relationship with the granddaughters of Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), the cantankerous elderly woman who owns the apartment next to theirs -- and who must die so they can expand their home. The all-star cast includes Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall and Lois Smith in this indie feature from writer-director Nicole Holofcener (Friends with Money). (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity
U.S. box office: $4,033,268
Please Give, 2010
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 90 min
Life gets knotty when successful Manhattan couple Alex (Oliver Platt) and Kate (Catherine Keener) develop a relationship with the granddaughters of Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), the cantankerous elderly woman who owns the apartment next to theirs -- and who must die so they can expand their home. The all-star cast includes Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall and Lois Smith in this indie feature from writer-director Nicole Holofcener (Friends with Money). (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity
U.S. box office: $4,033,268
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
March 9, 2011 - Lion's Den
Lion's Den, 2008
Director: Pablo Trapero
Origin: Argentina | South Korea | Brazil
Languages: Spanish | French
Running time: 113 min
After waking to find her apartment a bloody mess, with her ex-lover Nahuel dead and her ex-lover Ramiro (Rodrigo Santoro) wounded, Julia (Martina Gusman) finds herself pregnant and in prison. Incarcerated with other mothers, she gives birth and tries to raise her son behind bars. As she continues to push for a new trial, Julia also deals with her formerly estranged mother, Sofía (Elli Medeiros), who now wants to take her son from her. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $13,689
Director: Pablo Trapero
Origin: Argentina | South Korea | Brazil
Languages: Spanish | French
Running time: 113 min
After waking to find her apartment a bloody mess, with her ex-lover Nahuel dead and her ex-lover Ramiro (Rodrigo Santoro) wounded, Julia (Martina Gusman) finds herself pregnant and in prison. Incarcerated with other mothers, she gives birth and tries to raise her son behind bars. As she continues to push for a new trial, Julia also deals with her formerly estranged mother, Sofía (Elli Medeiros), who now wants to take her son from her. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $13,689
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
March 2, 2011 -- Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry, 1997
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Origin: Iran | France
Language: Persian
Running time: 95 min
In Iranian director's Abbas Kiarostami's award-winning drama, Mister Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) drives about Tehran looking for someone to bury him when he commits suicide -- or rescue him if he fails. But it's difficult to find anyone who will help. A taxidermist (Abdolrahman Bagheri) eventually agrees, mostly so he can use the money to care for his sick son. But there's another reason -- he once attempted suicide himself. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: PG
U.S. box office: $311,873
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Origin: Iran | France
Language: Persian
Running time: 95 min
In Iranian director's Abbas Kiarostami's award-winning drama, Mister Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) drives about Tehran looking for someone to bury him when he commits suicide -- or rescue him if he fails. But it's difficult to find anyone who will help. A taxidermist (Abdolrahman Bagheri) eventually agrees, mostly so he can use the money to care for his sick son. But there's another reason -- he once attempted suicide himself. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: PG
U.S. box office: $311,873
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
February 23, 2011 - Comedy of Power
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
This is the last of three films we will screen by the late French director, Claude Chabrol.
Comedy of Power, 2006
Director: Claude Chabrol
Origin: France | Germany
Language: French
Running time: 110 min
So relentless she's nicknamed "The Piranha," Judge Jeanne Charmant-Killman (Isabelle Huppert) digs deep when she uncovers corporate malfeasance. But her investigation of an embezzling CEO soon points to the highest levels of government and puts her life in danger. Directed by renowned French filmmaker Claude Chabrol, this suspenseful thriller was inspired by a French corruption scandal known as the Elf Affair. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $75,937
To find out more about his career, read Claude Chabrol's obituary in the New York Times.
This is the last of three films we will screen by the late French director, Claude Chabrol.
Comedy of Power, 2006
Director: Claude Chabrol
Origin: France | Germany
Language: French
Running time: 110 min
So relentless she's nicknamed "The Piranha," Judge Jeanne Charmant-Killman (Isabelle Huppert) digs deep when she uncovers corporate malfeasance. But her investigation of an embezzling CEO soon points to the highest levels of government and puts her life in danger. Directed by renowned French filmmaker Claude Chabrol, this suspenseful thriller was inspired by a French corruption scandal known as the Elf Affair. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $75,937
To find out more about his career, read Claude Chabrol's obituary in the New York Times.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
February 16, 2011 - The Flower of Evil
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Flower of Evil, 2003
This is the second of three films we will screen by the late French director, Claude Chabrol.
Director: Claude Chabrol
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 104 min
François (Benoit Magimel) returns home from four years of school in Chicago to his family's estate in Bourdeaux, where he finds anonymous leaflets suggesting that his beloved Aunt Line (Suzanne Flon) may have caused the 1944 death of her father. The leaflets threaten the mayoral campaign of Francois's stepmother, Anne (Nathalie Baye), and soon, the family is caught in a vicious circle of history as all the secrets of the past come to light.
MPAA rating: Rated R for language
U.S. box office: $181,798
To find out more about his career, read Claude Chabrol's obituary in the New York Times.
The Flower of Evil, 2003
This is the second of three films we will screen by the late French director, Claude Chabrol.
Director: Claude Chabrol
Origin: France
Language: French
Running time: 104 min
François (Benoit Magimel) returns home from four years of school in Chicago to his family's estate in Bourdeaux, where he finds anonymous leaflets suggesting that his beloved Aunt Line (Suzanne Flon) may have caused the 1944 death of her father. The leaflets threaten the mayoral campaign of Francois's stepmother, Anne (Nathalie Baye), and soon, the family is caught in a vicious circle of history as all the secrets of the past come to light.
MPAA rating: Rated R for language
U.S. box office: $181,798
To find out more about his career, read Claude Chabrol's obituary in the New York Times.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
February 9 - La Ceremonie (first of three by Chabrol)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
La Ceremonie, 1996
This is the first of three films we will screen by the late French director, Claude Chabrol.
Director: Claude Chabrol
Origin: France | Germany
Language: French
Running time: 112 min
The Lelievres, a wealthy French family, have everything they could ever want, with the exception of a capable maid. Into their lives comes Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire), a shy girl whose peculiar nature is overlooked by the Madame (Jacqueline Bisset) because of her stellar work ethic. When the reserved Sophie befriends a local woman named Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert), the two begin to plot against the unapproachable family.
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $670,659
To find out more about his career, read Claude Chabrol's obituary in the New York Times.
La Ceremonie, 1996
This is the first of three films we will screen by the late French director, Claude Chabrol.
Director: Claude Chabrol
Origin: France | Germany
Language: French
Running time: 112 min
The Lelievres, a wealthy French family, have everything they could ever want, with the exception of a capable maid. Into their lives comes Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire), a shy girl whose peculiar nature is overlooked by the Madame (Jacqueline Bisset) because of her stellar work ethic. When the reserved Sophie befriends a local woman named Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert), the two begin to plot against the unapproachable family.
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $670,659
To find out more about his career, read Claude Chabrol's obituary in the New York Times.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Ajami - January 26, 2011
Ajami, 2009
Directors: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Origin: Germany | Israel
Languages: Arabic | Hebrew
Running time: 120 min
When their uncle wounds an important clan member, 13-year-old Nasri (Fouad Habash) and his older brother, Omar (Shahir Kabaha), fear he has put their whole family in terrible danger in this moving, Oscar-nominated drama set on the West Bank. A truce is arranged, but Omar must start selling drugs to pay the fine he now owes. Meanwhile, a number of other locals struggle to negotiate the political and social tinderbox of Jaffa's Ajami neighborhood. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $621,240
Directors: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Origin: Germany | Israel
Languages: Arabic | Hebrew
Running time: 120 min
When their uncle wounds an important clan member, 13-year-old Nasri (Fouad Habash) and his older brother, Omar (Shahir Kabaha), fear he has put their whole family in terrible danger in this moving, Oscar-nominated drama set on the West Bank. A truce is arranged, but Omar must start selling drugs to pay the fine he now owes. Meanwhile, a number of other locals struggle to negotiate the political and social tinderbox of Jaffa's Ajami neighborhood. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $621,240
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Winter's Bone - January 19, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Winter's Bone, 2010
Director: Debra Granik
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 100 min
In this noir drama set deep in Ozark territory, resilient teenager Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) goes on the trail of her missing drug-dealing father when his absence jeopardizes the safety of their family. The deadbeat dad has a critical court date pending, and Ree is determined that he make it -- despite the objections of the insular Dolly clan. Director Debra Granik's unflinching drama won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for some drug material, language and violent content
U.S. box office: $6,232,472
Winter's Bone, 2010
Director: Debra Granik
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 100 min
In this noir drama set deep in Ozark territory, resilient teenager Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) goes on the trail of her missing drug-dealing father when his absence jeopardizes the safety of their family. The deadbeat dad has a critical court date pending, and Ree is determined that he make it -- despite the objections of the insular Dolly clan. Director Debra Granik's unflinching drama won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for some drug material, language and violent content
U.S. box office: $6,232,472
The Secret in Their Eyes - January 12, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The Secret in Their Eyes, 2010
Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Origin: Argentina | Spain
Language: Spanish
Running time: 129 min.
A startling discovery comes to light for retired Argentine criminal investigator Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) as he pens a biographical novel about the unsolved case of a young newlywed's brutal rape and murder years ago. Past and present intertwine for Espósito and colleague Irene Menéndez Hastings (Soledad Villamil) in director Juan José Campanella's Oscar-winning character study in which justice, pain and love collide. (Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for a rape scene, violent images, some graphic nudity and language
U.S. box office: $6,390,014
The Secret in Their Eyes, 2010
Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Origin: Argentina | Spain
Language: Spanish
Running time: 129 min.
A startling discovery comes to light for retired Argentine criminal investigator Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) as he pens a biographical novel about the unsolved case of a young newlywed's brutal rape and murder years ago. Past and present intertwine for Espósito and colleague Irene Menéndez Hastings (Soledad Villamil) in director Juan José Campanella's Oscar-winning character study in which justice, pain and love collide. (Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for a rape scene, violent images, some graphic nudity and language
U.S. box office: $6,390,014
Announcing the Winter 2011 season
The Winter 2011 season of Cinematheque for All includes:
Wednesday, January 12, 2011, The Secret in Their Eyes, 2010 Director: Juan Jose Campanella; Origin: Argentina | Spain; Language: Spanish; 129 min.Wednesday, January 19, 2011, Winter's Bone, 2010 Director: Debra Granik; Origin: USA; Language: English, 100 min
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, Ajami, 2009 Director: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani; Origin: Germany | Israel; Language: Arabic | Hebrew, 120 min
Three directed by the late Claude Chabrol:
- Wednesday, February 2, 2011, La Ceremonie, 1996 Director: Claude Chabrol; Origin: France | Germany; Language: French, 112 min
- Wednesday, February 9, 2011, The Flower of Evil, 2003 Director: Claude Chabrol; Origin: France; Language: French, 104 min
- Wednesday, February 16, 2011, Comedy of Power, 2006 Director: Claude Chabrol; Origin: France | Germany; Language: French, 110 min
Wednesday, March 2, 2011, Lion's Den, 2008 Director: Pablo Trapero; Origin: Argentina | South Korea | Brazil; Language: Spanish | French, 113 min
Wednesday, March 9, 2011, Please Give, 2010 Director: Nicole Holofcener; Origin: USA; Language: English, 90 min
Wednesday, March 16, 2011, Flame and Citron, 2008 Director: Ole Christian Madsen; Origin: Denmark | Germany | Norway | France | Sweden | Finland | Czech Republic; Language: Danish | German, 130 min
Wednesday, March 23, 2011, Mother, 2009 Director: Joon-ho Bong; Origin: South Korea; Language: Korean, 128 min
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, La Moustache, 2005 Director: Emmanuel Carrere; Origin: France; Language: French | English | Cantonese, 87 min
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, A Single Man, 2009 Director: Tom Ford; Origin: USA; Language: English | Spanish, 99 min
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, Terribly Happy, 2008 Director: Henrik Ruben Genz; Origin: Denmark; Language: Danish, 90 min
Wednesday, April 20, 2011, Eldorado, 2008 Director: Bouli Lanners; Origin: Belgium | France; Language: French, 80 min
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, North Face, 2008 Director: Philipp Stölzl; Origin: Germany | Austria | Switzerland; Language: German | Swiss German, 126 min
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