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The Girl on the Train | La Fille du RER Directed by André Téchiné, 105 minutes, France, Strand Releasing, 2009. With Emilie Duquenne, Michel Blanc, Catherine Deneuve.
Jeanne lives in a house in the suburbs with her mother Louise. The two women get on well together : Louise earns her living by looking after children, and Jeanne is half-heartedly looking for a job. Louise harbors the hope of getting her daughter a job with Samuel Bleistein, a famous lawyer whom she knew in her youth. Jeanne’s and Bleistein’s worlds are light years apart. However, they’ll be set on a collision course because of an incredible lie that Jeanne invents, a lie that grows into the biggest news and political story of the day.
IFC Center, 323 6th Avenue (at West 3rd Street), New York, NY 10014, (212) 924-7771 (
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Special screening at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan ( link ) on Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30p.m. |
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Soundtrack for a Revolution Directed by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman, 82 minutes, USA/France/UK, 2009.
Soundtrack for a Revolution
tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music—the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. A vibrant blend of heart-wrenching interviews, dramatic images, and thrilling contemporary performances—a film of significance, energy, and power.
BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Av, Brooklyn, NY 11217, (718 )636-4100
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The White Ribbon | Le Ruban Blanc Directed by Michael Haneke, 144 minutes, Austria/Germany/France/ Italy, Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. With Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch.
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Film Forum, 209 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014, (212) 727-8110 | Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Broadway btw. 62nd and 63rd, New York, NY 10023, (212) 757-2280 Link |
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Sweetgrass Directed by Ilisa Barbash & Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 101 minutes, France/ UK/USA, 2009.
A paean to the Old West:
Sweetgrass
captures modern cowboys’ overland journey, wrangling thousands of sheep, as they move across Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains, amid sweepingly dramatic vistas and endless skies.
Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003, (212) 924-3363 Link |
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Directed by Terry Gilliam, 122 minutes, UK/Canada/France, Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. With Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Paranssus
is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.
AMC Loews Lincoln Square | Regal E-Walk 13 | Landmark's Sunshine Cinema | Brooklyn Heights Cinema | Bam Rose Cinemas | Cinemart Cinemas | Clearview Bellevue Cinema 4 | AMC Loews Palisades Center Theatre Link |
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FIAF presents " CHARLOTTE FOREVER " > > > JANUARY 12th - FEBRUARY 23rd
Charlotte Gainsbourg is one of the more fascinating actresses of her generation. Radiating timeless beauty and grace in all of her endeavors, Charlotte is known to audiences around the world as one of the stars of Michel Gondry’s international hit
The Science of Sleep
, as well as the recipient of the Best Actress award at last year’s Cannes Film Festival for her fearless performance in Lars von Trier’s
Antichrist
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Happily Ever After | Ils se Marièrent et Eurent Beaucoup d'Enfants Directed by Yvan Attal, 100 minutes, France, Kino International, 2004. With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Johnny Depp.
Gainsbourg’s second collaboration with Attal after the success of
My Wife is an Actress
finds three friends approaching middle age considering their past, present, and possibly future experiences with love. With great comic insight and graceful filmmaking, Attal examines fidelity, marriage, and the paths to happiness we sometimes struggle to find.
Tuesday, January 26th at 12:30, 4 & 7:30p.m. Link |
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FIAF presents : Persécution Directed by Patrice Chéreau, 100 minutes, France/Germany, 2009. With Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Hugues Anglade.
Daniel (Duris), an independent, solitary man, and Sonia (Gainsbourg), share an uneasy, emotional relationship. Daniel lives a relatively happy life renovating apartments, until a stranger begins to stalk him. Increasingly persecuted by the strange man, Daniel in turn begins to persecute Sonia, his friends, and family. The man’s persistence takes its toll on Daniel and Sonia’s relationship, leaving Daniel confused and more alone than ever.
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New York premiere ! Monday, January 25th at 7p.m. |
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FIAF presents a special event with Hugues de Montalembert Black Sun Directed by Gary Tarns, 75 minutes, UK, 2005.
Painter, filmmaker, and writer Hugues de Montalembert, who was blinded during an attack in New York City in 1978, presents a screening of the award-winning documentary
Black Sun
. He will also introduce his new memoir,
Invisible
, published by ATRIA Books. As documented in
Black Sun
, de Montalembert faced crushing despair in the year after losing his sight; but then he did the unthinkable by learning to “see” without the use of his eyes.
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Thursday, January 28th at 6:30p.m. |
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IFC Center presents " LA CR ÈME DU CRIME " > > > JANUARY 1st - APRIL 4th
A 12-film series of French crime classics, will be presented in IFC Center's ongoing Weekend Classics program from January 1st through April 4th. The program includes works from such Gallic masters as Godard, Malle, Truffaut, Clouzot, Melville, Bresson and Becker, as well as expatriate American Jules Dassin, whose tour-de-force RIFIFI set a new standard for heist movies.
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Quay of Goldsmiths | Quai des Orfèvres Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, 106 minutes, France, Rialto Pictures, 1947. With Suzy Delair, Bernard Blier, Louis Jouvet.
Originally released in the U.S. as
Jenny Lamour
, the film returns with the soul-destroying shadows of its vintage Paris ambience so crisply restored in 35 millimeter by France’s StudioCanal that you can almost smell the cigarette smoke drifting over rain-drenched streets.
From Friday, January 22nd through Sunday, January 24th. Link |
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The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Jewish Museum present
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Celebrate the diversity of the worldwide Jewish experience through an unrivaled selection of cinematic work, presented by The Jewish Museum and The Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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A History of Israeli Cinema | Une Histoire du Cinéma Israëlien Directed by Raphaël Nadjari, 210 minutes, France/Israel, 2009.
Raphaël Nadjari (
Tehilim
, NYJFF 2008) returns with an extraordinary documentary on the evolution of Israel’s cinema and its parallels with the country’s history. This docuemntary features clips and interviews with directors, scholars and critics—including NYJFF alumni Joseph Cedar, Amos Gitai, and Moshe Mizrahi—explore early Zionist propaganda films, ethnic comedies aimed at Sephardic immigrants, political films of the ’80s, and more.
Part I covers 1933-1978. Part II covers 1978-2005. Shown with one intermission.
Thursday, January 26th at 6:30p.m. Link |
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Ultimatum Directed by Alain Tasma, 101 minutes, France/Israel/Italy, 2009. With Gaspard Ulliel, Jasmine Trinca, Michel Boujenah.
In this multinational thriller set during the 1990/91 Persian Gulf War, a young couple in Jerusalem declares battle with each other while Iraq threatens Israel with the possibility of chemical warfare. Luisa, a beautiful French-Italian student, her tempestuous lover Nathanaël, and their friends seal rooms, don gas masks, and wait in fear.
New York premiere ! Thursday, January 28th at 1 & 6:15p.m. Screenings will be preceeded by Eitan Efrat's Prrrride (Netherlands/ Israel, 2008). Link |
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Eyes Wide Open | Tu N'Aimeras Point Directed by Haim Tabakman, 90 minutes, Israel/Germany/France, 2009. With Zohar Shtrauss, Ran Danker, Tinkerbell.
Aaron, an ultra-Orthodox butcher in Jerusalem and a dedicated husband and father, hires Ezri, a handsome student, as his apprentice. When his time with Ezri comes at the expense of his family life, Aaron faces threats from neighbors and town elders. Haim Tabakman’s sensitive feature debut explores the devastating consequences of forbidden passion.
U.S. Premiere ! Saturday, January 23rd at 6:30p.m. Sunday, January 24th at 6p.m. Screenings will be preceeded by Miri Shapiro's Bride (USA, 2007). Link |
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MoMA presents " GLOBAL LENS : 2010 " > > > JANUARY 14th - 29th
The films presented in this annual collaboration between MoMA and the Global Film Initiative (GFI) are part of the touring film exhibition Global Lens, a project conceived to encourage filmmaking in countries with emerging film communities.
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Masquerades | Mascarades Directed by Lyes Salem, 92 minutes, France/Algeria, 2008. With Lyes Salem, Sarah Reguieg, Mohamen Bouchaïb.
Mounir, a gardener for a wealthy estate owner, dreams of improving his small family’s lot and gaining a measure of respect in his dusty Algerian village. He’s determined to marry off his narcoleptic sister, Rym, to a “real gentleman,” but Rym dreams of marrying Khliffa, his best friend.
Wednesday, January 27th at 4p.m. Link |
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January 28 @ 6.30 pm
Black Sun
Hugues de Montalembert
Painter, filmmaker, and writer Hugues de Montalembert, who was blinded during an attack in New York City in 1978, presents a screening of the award-winning documentary Black Sun. He will also introduce his new memoir, Invisible, published by ATRIA Books.
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