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.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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.
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