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The Thorn in the Heart | L'Epine Dans le Coeur
Directed by Michel Gondry, 96 minutes, France, Oscilloscope Pictures, 2009.
Academy Award® winner Michel Gondry directs
The Thorm in the Heart
, which had its world premiere screening in the official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. A documentary with heart, this is a personal look at the life of the Gondry family matriarch, Michel's aunt Suzette Gondry, and her awkward relationship with her son, Jean-Yves. Michel examines Suzette's years as a school teacher and her life in rural France. During the course of filming the documentary, Michel unearths new family stories and uses his camera to explore them in a subtle and sensitive way.
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Village East Cinema, 181 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003, (800)326-3264 Director Michel Gondry will participate in Q&A sessions after the 7:30p.m. screenings on Friday and Saturday. |
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The Sun Behind the Clouds
Directed by Ritu Sari & Tenzing Sonam, 79 minutes, Austria/France/India/ Netherlands/China/USA/UK/Germany, 2010.
The Sun Behind the Clouds
updates the struggle for Tibetan independence, focusing upon the March 2008 demonstration against Chinese rule, the largest ever since the 1959 take-over of that nation. The Dalai Lama, living in exile in Northern India, is interviewed extensively and given the opportunity to explicate his “middle way,” a compromise position he has to date been unsuccessful in getting the Chinese to accept. Supporters of Tibetan independence who are devoted to the Dalai Lama, but who nonetheless feel “the middle way” is an ineffective solution, appear in the film, detailing their more militant position.
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Film Forum, 209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014, (212) 727-8110 |
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Blue Beard | Barbe Bleue
Directed by Catherine Breillat, 80 minutes, France, Strand Releasing, 2009. With Dominique Thomas, Lola Creton, Daphne Baiwir, Marilou Lopes-Benites, Lola Giovannetti.
A bloody, perversely chaste interpretation of the classic fairy tale from the director of
The Last Mistress
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Fat Girl
and
Romance
, Breillat’s latest is set in motion when two young sisters come across the folk story in a book in the attic. Fascinated, they begin to read the tale of a poor young woman who sets her cap for a frightening, wealthy recluse — despite rumors he’s killed his previous wives.
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A Prophet | Un Prophète Directed by Jacques Audiard, 150 minutes, France/Italy, Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. With Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, this exhilarating crime epic from director Jacques Audiard follows an illiterate French-Arab prison inmate’s six-year odyssey from new kid on the cell block to underworld kingpin. Along the way, Malik (remarkable newcomer Tahar Rahim) learns how to read not just books but people, too, as the protégé of a brutal Corsican gang leader (the electrifying Niels Arestrup), until the pupil threatens to overtake the master, playing every one of Paris’ rival gangland factions to his own advantage.
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Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Broadway Between 62nd and 63rd, New York, NY 10023, (212) 757-2280 | Angelika Film Center, 18 W. Houston Street, New York, NY 10012, (800) 326-3264 | Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207, (718) 596-7070 |
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The Secret of Kells | Brendan et le Secret de Kells Directed by Tomm Moore, 75 minutes, Ireland/France/Belgium, Gkids, 2009.
The new animated masterpiece from the producers of
Kirikou and the Sorceress
and
The Triplets of Belleville
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The Secret of Kells
film blends fantasy and mythology to create a richly detailed and striking visual landscape, folding traditionally Celtic influences into a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes. Hailed by international critics as one of the most beautiful films of the year and winner of the audience award at the prestigious Annecy Animation Festival,
The Secret of Kells
has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Film.
City Cinemas Village East, 181 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003, (800)326-3264
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Vincere Directed by Marco Bellocchio, 128 minutes, Italy/France, IFC Films, 2009. With Giovanna Mezziogiorno, Filippo Timi, Corrado Invernizzi.
Italian master Marco Bellocchio’s stunning political melodrama tells the virtually unknown story of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini’s (Filippo Timi) secret first marriage. An ambitious and ruthless young man, he woos and then abandons the woman who launched his career—and gave him his first child — as he plots his rise to power.
Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Broadway btw. 62nd and 63rd, New York, NY 10023, (212) 757-2280 | IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10014, (212)924-7771 | Kew Gardens, 81-05 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415, (718) 441-9835 | Clearview Clairidge Cinemas, 486 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, (973) 746-5564 | Stampfel Movies Malverne Quad Cinemas, 350 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, NY 11565, (516) 599-6966
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Chloe Directed by Atom Egoyan, 96 minutes, USA/Canada/France, Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. With Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Max Thieriot.
Catherine and David, she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son, they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David, and Chloe's end of the bargain is to report back, the descriptions becoming increasingly graphic as the meetings multiply.
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AMC Loews Lincoln Square | City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3 | Clearview Chelsea Cinemas | National Amusements Edgewater | Regal Cinemas Union Square | Brooklyn Heights Cinemas | United Artists Brandon Cinemas | Cedar Lane Cinemas | Clearview Clairidge Cinemas | Clearview Soundview | United Artsists Staten Island | Clearview Roslyn Theatre | CJM Maplewood Sixplex | United Artists Lynbrook | AMC Loews Roosevelt Fields | Cranford Theatre | United Artists Westbury | AMC Loews Palisades | National Amusements All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex |
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The Ghost Writer Directed by Roman Polanski, 128 minutes, France/Germany/UK, Summit Distribution, 2010. With Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan.
Resonating with topical themes, this atmospheric and suspenseful political thriller is a story of deceit and betrayal on every level— sexual, political and literary. In a world in which nothing, and no one, is as it seems, The Ghost quickly discovers that the past can be deadly—and that history is decided by whoever stays alive to write it.
Lincoln Plaza Cinemas | City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3 | Regal E-Walk 13 | Clearview Chelsea Cinemas | Regal Cinemas Union Square | BAM Rose Cinemas | Kew Gardens | Clearview Bronxville Cinemas | Clearview Clairidge Cinemas | Clearview Manhasset | Clearview Washington Township | CJM Hawthorne Fiveplex | Clearview Roslyn Theatre | Stampfel Movies Malverne | Cranford Theatre | Clearview White Plains | Clearview Beacon Hill | National Amusements All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex | Stampfel Movies Bellmore | Bowtie Plaza 3 | Atlantic Highlands Cinema
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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.
Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011, (212) 255-8800 | Film Forum, 209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014, (212) 727-8110 | Cedar Lane Cinemas, 503 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666, (201) 836-3334 Link |
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Green Zone Directed by Paul Greengrass, 115 minutes, France/USA/Spain/UK, Universal Pictures, 2010. With Igal Naor, Said Faraj, Matt Damon.
United 93
director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran's literary exposé of the same name. A one-time Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's opulent palace. In this fictional thriller set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, director Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland use Chandrasekaran's novel as the foundation for the story of an officer who joins forces with a senior CIA officer to unearth evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
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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 Parnassus
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.
Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003, (212) 924-3363 Link |
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2010 marks the 39th year of the renowned "New Directors/New Films" festival presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and MoMA, two major New York cultural institutions. It's one of the country's premier showcases for fresh work by emerging filmmakers.
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Amer Directed by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, 90 minutes, France/Belgium, Olive Films, 2009. With Marie Bos, Delphine Brual, Harry Cleven.
The title is the French word for “bitter” but this provocative and sensational debut is anything but. An oneiric, eroticized homage to 1970s Italian giallo horror movies reimagined as an avant-garde trance film, Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s pastiche tour de force plays out a delirious, enigmatic, almost wordless death-dance of fear and desire. Its three movements, each in a different style, correspond to the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of its female protagonist—and that’s all you need to know. Drawing its stylized, hyperbolic gestures from the playbooks of Bava, Leone, Argento, and De Palma and taking them into a realm of near-abstraction,
Amer
has genre in the blood.
Friday, April 2nd at 9:15p.m.
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The annual festival returns with the celebratory theme of Independent Africa. Marking 50 years of African independence from colonial rule, the handpicked selection showcases contemporary and classic cinema straight from the continent’s own vibrant voices.
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The Absence | L'Absence Directed by Mama Keïta, 82 minutes, France/Senegal, 2009. With Mouss Diouf, brahima Mbaye, William Nadylam.
Adama is a successful scientist living in Paris. After 15 years away, he travels to his hometown in Senegal to visit his aged grandmother and his semi-deaf mute sister, Aicha. Aicha is still traumatized by their mother’s death, who died as she was giving birth to her. But the true extent of Aicha’s mental state only becomes apparent when Adama discovers she is working as a prostitute in a seedy underworld of gangsters, drugs, and crime. Adama’s discovery leads to a gripping thriller as he struggles to free Aicha from the sinister world into which she has descended.
Wednesday, April 7th at 8p.m.
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The Return of an Adventurer | Le Retour de l'Aventurier Directed by Moustapha Alassane, 34 minutes, Niger/France, 1966. With Harouna Diarra, Djingarey Malga, Boubakar Souna.
A young African returns home to Niger from the States with cowboy outfits in his suitcase for his closest friends. Soon, the friends—Black Cooper, Billy Walter, Queen Christine, and the rest—are out riding the range, rustling the village chief’s cattle (and some giraffes!), getting drunk, fighting, and playing poker. A hilarious take on the classic motif of the African who leaves Africa for the West and returns home a changed man—quite literally, Westernized!
Thursday, April 8th at 3:45p.m.
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FIAF presents " CINEMA ACCORDING TO V É RA BELMONT " > > > Tuesdays in April
FIAF is proud and honored to welcome the heralded film producer and filmmaker Véra Belmont, a true force in French cinema. The series is dedicated to the many hats that Belmont wears, and is divided by themes to showcase her varied talents as both a producer and filmmaker. She is a great supporter and creator of film and through the years has sought out new talent, producing the first films by Maurice Pialat and André Téchiné.
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Naked Childhood | L'Enfance Nue Directed by Maurice Pialat, 83 minutes, France, Altura Films International, 1969. With Michel Terrazon, Linda Gutemberg, Raoul Billerey.
One of Belmont’s first discoveries as a producer was director Maurice Pialat, who made his debut with this astonishing look at a child whose life is disrupted by relocation to new foster parents. Shot in a verité style with non-professional actors, Pialat crafted a film as raw as it is honest.
Tuesday, April 6th at 12:30, 4 & 7:30p.m.
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IFC Center presents " LA CR ÈME DU CRIME " > > > through 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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Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, 123 minutes, France, United Artists Classics, 1981. With Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Frédéric Andréi, Richard Bohringer.
Conspicuously clever and shamelessly glam,
Diva
contrived a neo-new-wave sensibility with a post-Pop gloss that came to be known as ‘cinéma du look,’ a Franglais label for the micro-movement of super-stylish, unabashedly romantic pictures made throughout the ’80s by a clique of bright young things including Beineix, Luc Besson, and Leos Carax.
From Friday, April 2nd through Sunday, April 4th.
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The New York Film Academy presents : Le Colonel Chabert Directed by Yves Angelo, 110 minutes, France, October Films, 1994. With Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Fabrice Luchini.
This is a fine costume drama which explores the corruptness and nobility of the human soul in the artificial and ruthless world of early nineteenth century social etiquette. Gérard Depardieu must surely earn the greatest praise. In one of his best screen performances (arguably his best in the 1990s), this is a man who has suffered the worst, who has seen Hell, and returned to redeem his name.
Thursday, April 8th at 7p.m. Free of charge but RSVP is requested to atovich@frenchcreativeconnection.com . Producer Jean-Louis Livi will participate in a Q&A session after the screening. Link |
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92YTribeca presents : Chronicle of a Summer | Chronique d'un Eté Directed by Edgar Morin & Jean Rouch, 85 minutes, France, Pathé Contemporary Films, 1961.
Chronicle of a Summer exploits the then brand-new audio-visual technology, instantly bringing it to its artistic pinnacle and demonstrating a still-unmatched conceptual and technical virtuosity. It both asks and answers all of the questions that would plague the history of direct/cinema/vérité for generations. What Morin and Rouch understood then, exactly 50 years ago, was that the focus shouldn't be a mystification with the tools or the subjects; but rather on the confrontations and interventions this new technology allows. And this is perhaps the main reason to look at the film again today.
Thursday, April 8th at 8p.m. Link |
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MoMA presents : " HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON : FILMS " > > > April 8th - 11th
This screening series is held in conjunction with MoMA's major photography retrospective
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century
. Although Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) was principally a still photographer, he made six documentary films, four of which are presented here. Screenings are accompanied by commentary from Serge Toubiana, Director, Cinémathèque française, Paris.
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Return to Life | Victoire de la Vie Directed by Henri Cartier-Bresson & Herbert Kline, 49 minutes, USA, 1937.
Return to Life
, a documentary on medical relief on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War, was Cartier-Bresson’s first film, directed with Herbert Kline in 1937. Cartier-Bresson had learned the rudiments of documentary filmmaking in New York in 1935 through the left-wing cooperative Nykino, led by Paul Strand.
Thursday, April 8th at 4p.m.
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MoMA presents : " AN AUTEURIST HISTORY OF FILM " > > > Ongoing
This two-year screening cycle is intended to serve as both an exploration of the richness of the Museum’s film collection and a basic introduction to the emergence of cinema as the predominant art form of the twentieth century. The auteurist approach to film—articulated by the critics of Cahiers du Cinéma in the 1950s and brought to America by Andrew Sarris—contends that, despite the collaborative nature of the medium, the director is the primary force behind the creation of a film. This exhibition takes this theory as its point of departure, charting the careers of several key figures not in order to establish a formal canon, but to develop one picture of cinematic history.
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The Passion of Joan of Arc | La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, 82 minutes, France, 1928. With Melle Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley.
Dreyer (1889–1968) had already made eight quality films in the decade preceding
Joan of Arc
, but nothing could have prepared audiences for the stunning intensity of his imagery and the emotional depth of Falconetti’s performance. Those who would argue for the unrivaled artistry of silent film prior to the “bastardization” of sound typically point to
The Passion of Joan of Arc
as the medium’s crowning achievement.
Wednesday, April 7th at 1:30p.m.
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IFC Center presents : 2010 Academy Award-Nominated Animated Short Films
This program features the five films nominated for this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Short, plus three additional films named to the Academy’s shortlist. The first and the last shorts of this program are French and the latter actually won the Oscar for Best Animated Short.
- French Roast Directed by Fabrice O. Joubert, 8 minutes, 2008. - Logorama Directed by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy & Ludovic Houplain, 16 minutes, 2009. Link |
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BAM presents " THE SURREAL WORLD OF ETGAR KERET " > > > through Wednesday, April 7th
One the most irreverent and hilarious voices to emerge in contemporary Israeli literature, Etgar Keret began writing surreal, incisive short fiction during his military service and became famous for his second collection of stories,
Missing Kissinger
. Since then, he has seamlessly transferred his surreal, absurdist worldview from the page to the screen by writing screenplays and directed films, winning the Camera d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
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Jellyfish | Les Méduses Directed by Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen, 78 minutes, France/Israel, Zeitgeist Films, 2007. With Sarah Adler, Nikol Leidman, Gera Sandler.
Winner of the Camera d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival,
Jellyfish
follows the intersecting lives of three women living in Tel Aviv. The seaside provides both a visually stunning backdrop and a rich metaphor for this seriocomic and frequently haunting portrait of modern day Israel.
Monday, April 5th at 7p.m.
Director Etgar Keret will participate in a Q&A session after the screnning. Link |
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