Our Spring Schedule- March/May 2013
BARBARA (Germany 2012; PG-13)
Tuesday March 5, Thursday March 7, Saturday March 9 @ 7:30PM;
Sunday March 10 @ 1, 3:05PM.
Direction: Christian Petzold; screenplay: Christian Petzold and Harun Farocki
Exiled to a small village full of suspicious townsfolk and spied upon by the Communist secret police, a dissenting pediatrician (Nina Hoss) must walk a fine line between caution and paranoia as she ponders a means of escape. “A transfixing Cold War thriller set in the East Germany of 1980… Superb”- Village Voice. “A movie that works its magic slowly, and on multiple levels; it’s a historical drama, a mystery and a love story. And Hoss’ performance is simply one of the finest of the year” – NPR. “Assembled with easy mastery and engrossing throughout”- The A.V. Club. Best Director, Berlin Film Festival. 105 minutes. Subtitles.
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THE FLAT (Israel 2011; NR)
Tuesday March 12, Thursday March 14, Saturday March 16 @ 7:30PM;
Sunday March 17 @ 1, 3PM
Direction: Arnon Goldfinger
Cleaning out the apartment of his late grandparents in Tel Aviv, filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger runs across evidence of their unusual and ambiguous, but nonethless wholehearted and long-lasting friendship with a Nazi bureaucrat – who at one point was even Adolf Eichmann’s boss. “Begins as a family quest but evolves into a gripping study of know-don’t tell reticence and the umbilical tie of a lost homeland” – NY Times. “No definitive answers are possible to the questions The Flat raises, which makes them all the more provocative”- LA Times. “A quietly brilliant study in cognitive dissonance… a documentary look at Holocaust denial, but not the kind you might think” – Washington Post. Best Documentary, Israeli Film Academy Awards. 97 minutes. English and subtitles.
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A ROYAL AFFAIR (Denmark 2012; NR)
Tuesday March 19, Thursday March 21, Saturday March 23 @ 7:30PM;
Sunday March 24 @ 4:30PM only
Direction: Nikolaj Arcel; screenplay: Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel
Under the subversive sway of his English-born queen (Alicia Vikander) and her secret lover the court physician (Mads Mikkelsen, playing a card-carrying Enlightenment liberal), Denmark’s mentally unstable King Christian VII, a half-baked Danish if ever there was one, proclaims sweeping reforms that make Denmark the most progressive country in Europe, while outraging the reactionary Royal Council. “With its sumptuous settings, urgent romance and intellectual substance, [it's] a mind-opener crossed with a bodice-ripper”- Wall Street Journal. “Historical drama of the highest order – teeming with big ideas and anchored by the nicely nuanced performances of Vikander and Mikkelsen” – Philadelphia Inquirer. Oscar nominee, Best Foreign Film, 2012. 137 minutes. Subtitles.
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GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS (USA 2012; NR)
Tuesday March 26, Thursday March 28, Saturday March 30 @ 7:30PM;
Direction: Ben Shapiro
Celebrated still photographer Gregory Crewdson builds elaborate indoor sets, shuts down whole town squares, and marshals the logistics of a full film crew to create densely-detailed, hauntingly evocative tableaux of small-town isolation and yearning. “A smart, well-constructed documentary that will enthrall Crewdson fans. It may enthrall non-fans, at least those who come to it uninitiated, even more”- Boston Globe. “A delicious eye-opener… an unprecedented look at his long-secret methods… by which his eerily-frozen moments of Americana come into being… A must-see for art lovers” – Variety. 78 minutes.
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April 2-April 7 – Cinema 320 takes a one-week break but outstanding alternative cinema continues with Worcester’s 18th Latino Film Festival in Jefferson 320. For more information, call (508) 798-1900×229, or email dollyvaz@hotmail.com.
VIOLETA WENT TO HEAVEN (Chile 2012; NR)
Tuesday April 9, Thursday April 11, Saturday April 13 @ 7:30PM;
Sunday April 14 @ 1, 3:10PM.
Direction: Andres Wood; screenplay: Eliseo Altunaga
Chilean poet and folksinger Violeta Parra comes to passionate life in the remarkable acting of Francisca Gavilan, while director Andres Wood ranges back and forth across the central themes of Parra’s life with skilled assurance. Together they create a memorable portrait of an essential world musical artist who defied poverty, politics and everything else that stood in her way. “Sensitivity and exquisite lightness of touch… a searching central performance from Gavilan”- Variety. Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Jury Prize, 2012. 110 minutes. Subtitles.
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LORE (Germany/Australia 2012; NR)
Tuesday April 16, Thursday April 18, Saturday April 20 @ 7:30PM;
Sunday April 21 @1, 3:10PM.
Direction: Cate Shortland; screenplay: Cate Shortland and Robin Mukherjee
In the post-apocalyptic aftermath of the Third Reich’s collapse, five German children try to make their way to security, led by the oldest sister, Hannelore (Saskia Rosendahl) leaving behind their Nazi parents, who have been marked for retribution. Along the way they meet another refugee, a silent young stranger, his identity and purpose enigmatic. “Sustains an air of overarching mystery in which the viewer, like the title character, is in the position of a sheltered child plunked into an alien environment and required to fend for herself without a map or compass”- NY Times. “The haunting Rosendahl… manages to seem by turns a perfectly unbending Nazi youth, a frightened little girl forced to grow up too quickly, and a sensuous young woman bursting into bloom” – Village Voice. “Studded with memorable scenes”- Christian Science Monitor. 109 min. Subtitles.
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TEDDY BEAR (Denmark 2011; NR)
Tuesday April 23, Thursday April 25, Saturday April 27 @ 7:30PM;
Sunday April 28 @1, 2:55PM.
Direction: Mads Matthiesen; screenplay: Mads Matthiesen and Martin Zandvliet
A thirty-eight-year-old weightlifter (Kim Kold) who lives with his mother poignantly struggles to break free by surreptitiously taking a trip to Thailand, where, he has heard, it is easier to meet girls. “A gigantic physique hides the fragile man beneath and Matthiesen ably follows the journey of that persona as it tunnels through mounds of muscle to reach the surface. In essence, the lion finds his courage”- indieWIRE. “Kold single-handedly carries the film, with his quietly powerful portrayal of a gentle soul in a giant’s body”- NY Daily News. Grand Jury Prize nominee, Best Director winner – World Cinema Dramatic- Sundance 2012. 92 min. English and subtitles.
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HAPPY PEOPLE: A YEAR IN THE TAIGA (Russia 2012; NR)
Tuesday April 30, Thursday May 2, Friday May 3 @ 7:30PM;
Sunday May 5 @1, 2:55PM. NOTE: Friday show substitutes for Saturday this week.
Direction: Dmitry Vasyukov & Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams) co-directed and narrates this fascinating visit to the remote and almost completely self-sufficient Siberian outpost of Bakhtia, a trappers’ village of 300 people isolated within limitless forests, its way of life sometimes brutally arduous, yet always independent. “Celebrates the hard-won freedoms that living in the Taiga offers those who are willing to confront its challenges. There are few places on the planet where the strictures of society don’t apply, and the trade-off for fending off bears and minus-50-degree weather is the opportunity to live a pure, solitary life”- NPR. 90 min. English and subtitles.
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•••••Monday May 6 – Cinema 320 goes on summer vacation. Tempting though it is, we will not spend it in Siberia!
TICKETS: $6.00 adults, $4.00 seniors, $3.00 Clark students (with ID)
