WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 4pm & 7pm Living – a moving elegy to the value of life, inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s story “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and Akira Kurosawa’s classic film “Ikiru”, as adapted by Booker Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro. Living follows staid English civil servant Mr. Williams (Bill Nighy) whose dire diagnosis encourages him…
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The Big Hit
Parallel Mothers
PARALLEL MOTHERS – the latest release from Spain’s film king Pedro Almodovar melds the role of women in modern Spanish society with a need to confront the history of General Franco’s brutal dictatorship. Combine Almodovar’s sensibilities and Penelope Cruz’s acting skills (this is their 8th film together) and you have an evening of cinema to…
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Wife of a Spy
WIFE OF A SPY – Best Film and Best Actress wins at the Asian Film Awards, and Best Director award at the Venice Film Festival. Set in war-time Japan, one character says “Information can’t be trusted these days,” and this is Satoko’s challenge as she seeks to understand her husband’s murky activities in occupied China.…
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I’m Your Man
I’M YOUR MAN – forget Leonard Cohen, think I Robot. In Germany’s 2022 submission for the Best International Feature Academy Award, Alma participates in an AI experiment to see if a full-service humanoid named “Tom” can actually make her happy. Easier to clean up after than your average cat; more dependable than your average man?…
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