October 16, 2019
JOHN
DescriptionDescription A men's room attendant faces a possible forced retirement after twenty years of service at the upscale Matteos Restaurant when the owner's son takes over the family business. With his livelihood at stake, the employee works up the courage one night to confront his new boss.
October 16, 2019
HOMEBOYS AT THE BEACH (LE CIEL, LES OISEAUX ET… TA MÈRE!)
DescriptionDescription A smash at the French box office this year, the auspicious first film from 22-yeor-old Djomel Bensoloh strikes a nonchalant, comic tone in its exploration of friendship and adolescence. Four childhood buddies from the Paris projects fake a documentary for a high school journalism contest. Their bogus video, praised for its "honesty, sensitivity and...
October 16, 2019
HOMELAND
DescriptionDescription A young gang member, deported to his native El Salvador, must make difficult choices to survive.
October 16, 2019
GUTS (LEF)
DescriptionDescription Aspiring writer/actor Olivier longs to live like Alain Delon, a tough-guy hero of French cinema. Unfortunately, Olivier is a coward - which becomes painfully obvious when he sees a young woman being pushed around and does nothing to help her. Coincidentally, Olivier meets the same intriguing woman, Marielle, days later. As he finds himself...
October 16, 2019
HAREM SUARE
DescriptionDescription Yildiz Palace, Istanbul, 1904. Outside, the revolution growls. Inside, a story-teller to the Sultan's harem tells us that "within these walls, three things are essential: love, power and fear." While the Sultan dreams his way through private operas, the machinations of passion and ambition provoke unorthodox allegiances and vicious betrayals among the members of...
October 16, 2019
HENRY HILL
DescriptionDescription A character study within a dark romantic comedy, HENRY HILL is a tender yet hilarious portrait of a young man coming to terms with himself and his chosen life. Henry is a violin virtuoso living in New York, whose paralyzing stage fright keeps him from performing. Destitute and in despair, Henry shoots himself, but...
October 16, 2019
FEMININE, SINGULAR (FEMMINILE,SINGOLARE)
DescriptionDescription Vera, a gifted young painter, finally gets the chance she's been waiting for since art school: a meeting with a major gallery owner. Rummaging through her closet for the perfect outfit, Vera assesses the "vibe" of each dress and gets caught up in reminiscences of her past - memories of serious lovers, casual encounters,...
October 16, 2019
FROM THE LIFE OF THE MARIONETTES (AUS DEM LEBEN DER MARIONETTEN)
DescriptionDescription AFl's presentation of the new print of this little-seen film from master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is cause for celebration. This rare gem has its first LA screening in almost two decades, making it a unique opportunity to view one of his most controversial films, made during the director's exile in Germany. FROM THE LIFE...
October 16, 2019
GEMINI (SOSEIJI)
DescriptionDescription Distinguished by the extraordinary visuals for which he is justifiably celebrated, the latest film from director Shinya Tsukamoto is an atmospheric, eerie exploration of identity, destiny and circumstance. Dr. Yukio Daitokuji seems to have it all in 1910 Tokyo. He runs a very successful surgery and is happily married to Rin, his beautiful and...
October 16, 2019
GREED
DescriptionDescription TCM presents the LA premiere of the newly restored version of the legendary classic film GREED. It is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed masterpieces in cinema history. Considered a triumph of film restoration, Rick Schmidlin has painstakingly restored what is reffered to as the Holy Grail of cinema. Following the great...
