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José Luis's Pick & Tips (Mar 31, 2006)
This week's pick:
3-Iron: This is not a Hollywood film. If you like foreign or offbeat films, then you will enjoy this Korean film. There is very little dialogue. Instead, the film relies on body language and facial expressions, which is refreshing. I have been told that Korean films are addictive. I really liked it-it tells a story rather than just falling back on special effects to prop up a weak story line. Plus, I never knew what was around the corner, so it kept me engaged. I hope you enjoy it as well.
The tips:
With a discount card you can get advance tickets for movies. But these are discount cards, not preference cards-so if we sell out, you're left out!
On Monday after 4pm, buy your tickets for any selection of the week. Don't risk being locked out. ¡Nos vemos en el Cine!
3-Iron (Bin-Jip 2004)
Monday, April 3, 3pm
Tuesday, April 4, 7:30pm
Korean with English subtitles, 90 minutes
Director: Ki-duk Kim
This moving film, written and directed by Kim Ki-Duk and starring Lee Seung-yun and Jae Hee, made its North American debut at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. A study of impermanence and despair, it tracks how a homeless man attempts to find solace and sanctuary in vacation houses left empty by their owners between visits. Although he may have a roof over his head during his stay, the fleeting nature of security continues to haunt him.
Kon-Tiki (1950)
Monday, April 3, 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 4, 5pm
English, 58 minutes
Director: Thor Heyerdahl
In 1947, Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members embarked on a daring voyage from Peru to Tahiti prove Heyerdahl's theory that South Americans aboard balsa-wood rafts settled the South Seas islands. Filmed en route with 16-millimeter camera equipment, this Academy Award-winning documentary follows Kon-Tiki, a raft made with no nails or rivets, on the journey the scientific community considered foolish and suicidal.
Modigliani (2004)
Wednesday, April 5, 5pm
Thursday, April 6, 7:30pm
English, 128 minutes
Director: Mick Davis
Painter Amedeo Modigliani (Andy Garcia), famous for his portraits with singularly recognizable elongated faces, is the subject of this engrossing biographical drama by Mick Davis. Along with tracing his career, the film follows the Jewish artist's attempts to win a Parisian art competition to raise money to care for the baby he fathered with his Catholic lover, Jeanne (Elsa Zylberstein), whose parents wanted nothing to do with him.
Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal 1989)
Friday, April 7, 5pm
English with Spanish subtitles, 120 minutes
Director: Denys Arcand
In response to dwindling attendance at the annual passion play put on by a Montreal church, some actors are hired to stage a more radical interpretation of Christ's teachings. The new version is an instant success, but it also incurs the wrath of church hierarchy. This film won 12 Genies (Canadian Academy Awards), including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. It also won the Jury Prize in Cannes in 1989.
Cine para Jóvenes Mexicanos:
La Ilusión Viaja en Tranvía
(Illusion Travels by Streetcar 1953)
Plays only Wednesday, April 5, 7:30pm
Spanish with English subtitles, 90 minutes
Director: Luis Buñuel
Seldom has there been a more descriptive film title than Illusion Travels by Streetcar. Luis Buñuel offers us nothing more or less than a series of hallucinatory images, experienced by two senior citizens while taking their last ride on the Mexico City public transit system. One of the more startling shots (though not the most) depicts slabs of raw meat dangling from the racks of the streetcar, in the manner of a mobile deep-freeze. Oddly enough, the film observes all commercial considerations; this is surrealism made palatable to even the most conservative of filmgoers.
Kids Movie Cartoons
Saturday, April 8, noon
Free
Musical Saturday
Saturday, April 8 at 2:30 pm
La Belle Hélène
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