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.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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
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