2004 Spring Series (our first!)

NOSEY PARKER
2003, USA, 103 Minutes –
April 3 & 4 (Sat & Sun) at 1:30 PM
Sick of suburbia, Natalie and Richard Newman leave Connecticut for rural Vermont, where they expect the unspoiled setting to rejuvenate their marriage. But shortly after moving into their dream house, Natalie realizes she is lonely and bored. Then she meets George, a colorful and kind farmer. Their flirtatious relationship matures into a friendship, full of humor, insight and trust. More Info
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
2003, UK, R, 109 Minutes –
April 10 & 11 (Sat & Sun) at 1:30 PM
Beauty inspires obsession. Griet is a peasant girl who is forced to work as a maid in the home of the painter Johannes Vermeer. She eventually becomes the model for what becomes one of his most famous works. Based on the best-selling novel by Tracy Chevalier. Official Website
CITY OF GOD
2002, Brazil, R, 130 Minutes –
April 17 & 18 (Sat & Sun) at 1:30 PM
Fight and you’ll never survive….. Run and you’ll never escape. Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. Official Website
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE
2003, France, Animated, 80 Minutes –
Sunday, April 25 at 1:30 and Monday, April 26 at 6:30
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters –an aged song-and-dance unit from the days of Fred Astaire — to rescue him. Official British Site
THE FOG OF WAR
2003, USA, PG13, 95 Minutes –
Sunday, May 2 at 1:30 and Monday, May 3 at 6:30
Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations discusses some of the tragedies and glories of the 20th Century. The film features interviews, archival footage, documents, and an original score by Philip Glass. Official Webite
STEP INTO LIQUID
2003, USA, PG, 88 Minutes –
Sunday, May 9 at 1:30 and Monday, May 10 at 6:30
No special effects.
No stuntmen.
No stereotypes.
No other feeling comes close. Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this documentary.
Official Website(warning: utilizes pop-up windows)
OSAMA
2003, Afghanistan, PG13, 82 Minutes – *REBOOKED*
Sunday, May 16 at 1:30 and Monday, May 17 at 6:30
Fearing the Taliban and feeling that she has no other choice, an Afghan mother disguises her daughter as a boy. The girl embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she tries to maintain her disguise. Inspired by a true story, Osama is the first entirely Afghan film shot since the rise and fall of the Taliban. More Info
THE BUTTERFLY
2002, France, 85 Minutes –
Sunday, May 23 at 1:30 and Monday, May 24 at 6:30
An ornery old entomologist, with a lavish butterfly collection in his apartment, begrudgingly allows eight-year-old Elsa to tag along with him on his expedition to the Alps in search of a rare and beautiful butterfly after she hides herself in his car. During the trip she learns many things about the natural and the human world. More Info