October 16, 2019
THE GREAT KIDNAPPING (DAIYUKAI)
DescriptionDescription Kihachi Okamoto has constructed an uproariously funny, inventive and charming comedy that effortlessly transcends language barriers. The Great Kidnapping tell? the story of a wealthy family matriarch who helps three ex-cons'pull off a kidnapping with herself as the victim. The seemingly sweet, well-respected widow makes a wily criminal as she easily controls the bumbling,...
October 16, 2019
CLAUDE
DescriptionDescription A witty, offbeat romantic comedy with a delightful performance by Irene Jacob, who won the best actress award last year at Cannes for her work in The Double Life of Veronique. Claude is a confused young man whose life has recently become a series of bizarre misfortunes he cannot control. When he accidentally sets...
October 16, 2019
CITY OF THE BLIND
DescriptionDescription Alberto Cortes' remarkable film subtly weaves ten stories set in one Mexico City apartment. Beginning in the 40s and moving into the 90s, the film charts everything from the rise and fall of radical politics to the transition from the Beatles to punk rock. A camera movement gracefully transports the action across the years,...
October 16, 2019
THE GIVING
DescriptionDescription In present-day Los Ange,les, a bank executive decides to take ? drastic measures to help the homeless, though its contrary to his personality. As he steps from his BMW into L.A.'s Skid Row, he confronts a remarkable community of homeless people and their enigmatic leader. Can he help? Is he merely seeking personal absolution?...
October 16, 2019
THE GOOD FASCIST
DescriptionDescription The explosive subject matter of director Helena Nogueira's latest offering is certain to shock and disturb audiences, as her films have in the past. The Good Fascist deals with the repercussions of the 1974 civil war in Mozambique, following the intersecting stories of two men: Filipe, a white fascist whose terrorist acts involve him...
