October 16, 2019
FLESH
DescriptionDescription Joe Dallesandro plays a hustler whose wife asks him to get $200 for her lover's abortion. This leads to a series of encounters with a bizarre mix of urban oddballs. He returns home to find his wife more interested in the pregnant girlfriend than in him. "Morrissey's debut feature is often outrageous, sometimes funny,...
October 16, 2019
THE CLOUD DOOR
DescriptionDescription Indian director Mani Kaul's (The Fool, Siddheshwan) The Cloud Door tells of a young man's love for a beautiful princess and his attempts to consummate his feelings with the help of a talking parrot-the princess' pet.
October 16, 2019
DANCING (DANSEN)
DescriptionDescription Jan Troell's poetic study of dancing combines a breathtaking array of images-the spontaneous expression of young people dancing at the subway, flamenco dancers, and excerpts from Isadora Duncan's work. Dancing is Troell's vision of dance as an artistic language between men and women and different cultures, social classes, and generations. Shown with II Capitano.
October 16, 2019
DON’T PAVE MAIN STREET: CARMEL’S HERITAGE
DescriptionDescription Clint Eastwood narrates this powerful and revealing look at a little-known sector of Americana-the small group of Bohemians whose ecological passidns, unorthodox ,, lifestyles, and remarkable literary and artistic achievements were largely responsible for making Carmel, California, everything it is today. Veteran documentarian Julian Ludwig and co-director William T. Cartwright Jr. offer a fascinating...
October 16, 2019
DORA WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL
DescriptionDescription Dora Was Dysfunctional is a sweetly comic tale about a quirky young woman searching for love. When her boyfriend leaves her, she finds comfort in the Ukrainian love rituals recommended by her immigrant grandmother. Eugene, aka Helicopter, acts as manager for his friend Malik, prepping him for try-outs for the USC basketball team. Helicopter...
October 16, 2019
DREAM GIRLS
DescriptionDescription Kim Longinotto's and Jano Williams' Dream Girls is a fascinating documentary about the Takarazuka Revue, a musical troupe in Japan dedicated to romantic Hollywood-style musical extravaganzas, staged with spectacular sets and choreographyand an all-female cast. In Bui Doi: Life Like Dust, directors Ahrin Mishan and Nick Rothenberg create a subtle portrait of an imprisoned...
October 16, 2019
THE CHILE CON CARNE CLUB
DescriptionDescription Dora Was Dysfunctional is a sweetly comic tale about a quirky young woman searching for love. When her boyfriend leaves her, she finds comfort in the Ukrainian love rituals recommended by her immigrant grandmother. Eugene, aka Helicopter, acts as manager for his friend Malik, prepping him for try-outs for the USC basketball team. Helicopter...
October 16, 2019
A CLASS TO REMEMBER (GAKKO)
DescriptionDescription Frederic Cassidy's Kissing Time is a reverential and referential tribute to silent films, made in the tradition of 1920s cinema. Bloods on the Moon is a textured examination of a father forced to decide which to believe, his instinct or his love for his son. Elizabeth's fiance has left her for another in Shoe...
October 16, 2019
DESIRE
DescriptionDescription A post-Code film brimming with "the Lubitsch touch" (i.e. sexual innuendo) and Frank Borzage's romanticism. Marlene Dietrich, fresh out of the Von Sternberg camp, is brought charmingly down to earth. She plays a jewel thief who flees to Spain and snares good-guy Gary Cooper.
October 16, 2019
BUI DOI: LIFE LIKE DUST
DescriptionDescription Kim Longinotto's and Jano Williams' Dream Girls is a fascinating documentary about the Takarazuka Revue, a musical troupe in Japan dedicated to romantic Hollywood-style musical extravaganzas, staged with spectacular sets and choreographyand an all-female cast. In Bui Doi: Life Like Dust, directors Ahrin Mishan and Nick Rothenberg create a subtle portrait of an imprisoned...
