October 16, 2019
HEARING THE LIGHT
DescriptionDescription Michael Gordon, a successful deaf painter whose hearing is restored through laser surgery, experiences a crisis of faith when he realizes that his popularity may be more a result of exploitative marketing of his former handicap than his actual talent as an artist.
October 16, 2019
HEARTS AND MINDS
DescriptionDescription South Africa in the late l 980's is a country divided, wracked by anti-communist para· noia and sliding headlong towards civil war. Against this background, we find Andries Fourie, 'an officer in the South African Police, a man devastated by guilt and at the edge of his sanity. Fourie is a member of the...
October 16, 2019
HERE ON EARTH (AQUI NA TERRA)
DescriptionDescription 40-ish economist Luis Miguel Cintra loses his father then starts going to pieces, hearing sounds no one else does, quitting his job, even alienating his beautiful doctor wife Jessica Weiss. Meanwhile, far away in the country, poor lost kids Rita Dias and Pedro Hestnes get mixed up in a murder and have to pay...
October 16, 2019
DEACON BRODIE
DescriptionDescription In 1788, the city of Edinburgh was rocked with the revelation that William Brodie (aka Deacon Brodie), master cabinet maker and town councilor had been found guilty of attempting to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise offices. This film follows the last three months of Brodie's life. A frenetic three months...
October 16, 2019
GREETINGS
DescriptionDescription A tawdry great time, this early Brian De Palma picture gives us skin, the draft and the counterculture all rolled into one. Truly memorable performances from Robert De Niro, Jonathan Warden, Gerrit Graham and Allen Garfield. Also with Megan McCormick. Screenplay by Brian De Palma and Charles Hirsch. 1968. 88 min.
October 16, 2019
THE GROUP
DescriptionDescription The highminded women of Vassar's Class of '33 soon find that the rest of their lives will be centered around catching and holding a mate. Sharp insights of Mary McCarthy's novel are polished into glossy camp as this bluestocking crew encounters contraception, adultery, lesbianism, and Freud. Great performances and great fun. Directed by Sidney...
October 16, 2019
HAIFA
DescriptionDescription Haifa is a sensitive story of the days leading up to the peace agreement signed by Arafat and Rabin in Washington and the mixed emotions that followed the historic event. "Everyday people go about their business in a poor, dusty little town somewhere in the Gaza Strip. There is the optimistic Abu Said, who...
October 16, 2019
A CORNER IN GOLD
DescriptionDescription In his pursuit to become a legend in the chaos of the gold pit, a young man named Dare journeys on a train which travels repeatedly to the gold market and back. Dare works diligently towards his goal until finally the train reaches the "end of the line," where he must confront the origins...
October 16, 2019
FRONTIERLAND (FRONTERILANDIA)
DescriptionDescription The title refers not to a location, but rather to those spaces where cultures intertwine. This film is an experimental, poetic documentary of the Lafino experience in border towns-an exploration, say the directors, "of the mythical perceptions which both sides of the border have about each other." The spontaneous imagery mirrors the development of...
October 16, 2019
CON RABBIA E CON AMORE
DescriptionDescription Claudio, superficial middle-class university student, one day meets young and wise Francesca at a bus stop, where they strike up a friendly relationship. As Francesca is walking away, however, she is caught in a crossfire and shot. During the next 14 days, the lives of Claudio and his family are forever changed, as he...
