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Documentary Films
A series of documentary films featuring the best in art, documentary and foreign language film.
February 24, 26-28, 2010
The Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films
See the award-nominated films you won’t get to see on TV- or anywhere! Nominations announced February 2.
March 3-7, 2010
The Horse Boy
(2009) A film by Michael Orion, NR, 93 min.
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection. A ravishing documentary odyssey that follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him.
“A lyrical, heartbreaking and deeply stirring meditation on the mystery of autism.” Entertainment Weekly
March 10-14, 2010
The Maid (La Nana)
(2009) A film by Sebastian Silva, NR, 95 min. In Spanish with sub-titles.
Winner, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. The story of how a maid named Raquel, who has worked for more than 20 years in one affluent Chilean household, rediscovers herself. An intelligent microcosm of Latin social hierarchy while focusing on one woman’s journey to free herself from a mental servitude of her own making.
“Silva doesn’t take any of the usual shortcuts. With a few brushstrokes, he finds human answers to human situations.” San Francisco Chronicle
March 17-21, 2010
The Last Station
(2009) A film by Michael Hoffman, R, 112 min.
Golden Globe Nominee for Best Picture. A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. Starring Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer.
“For those who enjoy actors who can play it up without ever overplaying their hands, The Last Station is the destination of choice.” Los Angeles Times
March 24, 26-28, 2010
Paris
(2008) A film by Cedric Klapisch, R, 130 min. In French with sub-titles.
Nominated, Best Film, Cesar Awards. Pierre, a professional dancer waiting for a heart transplant, watches Paris and Parisians dance before his eyes from his apartment balcony. A marvelous film full of ideas and humanity that captures a sense of the city of our dreams: Paris.
“Klapisch makes a symphonic tribute to the city he loves, using characters with life and depth as a movement.” Roger Ebert
April 7-11, 2010
The Messenger
(2009) A film by Oren Moverman, R, 105 min.
Golden Globe Nominee, 22 other awards and nominations. Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster and Steve Buscemi head an all-star cast. An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with the widow of a fallen soldier.
“The Messenger hits hard. Its truths are personal. It means to shake you. And it does.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
April 14-18, 2010
White Ribbon
(2009) A film by Michael Haneke, R, 144 min., In German, Italian, Polish and Latin with sub-titles
Golden Globe Award, Best Foreign Language Film, another 12 wins and 9 nominations. Shot in stunning black and white, the film chronicles a series of mysterious events in a small German town in the 15 months leading up to the outbreak of World War I.
“This great film is visually masterful. Haneke has a way of making the puzzle more interesting than its solution. Four stars!” Roger Ebert
April 21-25, 2010
Broken Embraces
(2009) A film by Pedro Almodovar, R, 127 min., In Spanish and English
Golden Globe Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film. Penelope Cruz and Lluis Homar star in the story of a blind man who reaches a moment in time when he must heal his wounds from 14 years back.
“Something magical happens whenever Penelope Cruz and filmmaker Pedro Almodovar work together, and so it is with Broken Embraces, a deliciously twisted tale of love and death.” Los Angeles Times
April 28, 30-May 2, 2010
Endgame
(2009) A film by Peter Travis, PG-13, 109 min. In English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with sub-titles.
Golden Globe nominated historical drama based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa. Shot in a manner resonant of Frost/Nixon with outstanding editing.
“A film that thrills. As tense and gripping as it is human and moving.” The Guardian
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