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The Hours
SHOW DATE: 1/5/03
SPEAKER(S): Penny Cordish
Here's some information about the film:
US, 114 min., dir. Stephen Daldry
www.thehoursmovie.com
Based on the acclaimed novel by Michael Cunningham,
THE HOURS stars three of today's most dynamic
actressess: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl
Streep. The complex plot interweaves the stories of
three women in different eras who are all profoundly
affected by the works of Virginia Woolf.
About this week's speaker:
PENNY CORDISH
is an associate professor at Goucher College, and is a
Virgina Woolf scholar with specific expertise and
interest in issues of intertextuality. In 1997, she
appeared on a panel with Vanessa Redgrave discussing
the film adaptation of Woolf's Mrs Dalloway.
Rabbit-Proof Fence
SHOW DATE: 12/15
SPEAKER(S): Chris Kaltenbach
Here's some information about the film:
Rabbit-Proof Fence
http://www.rabbitprooffence.com.au/
Austrailia, 2002, 94 min., dir. Phillip Noyce (Quiet
American, Bone Collector, Patriot Games, Clear and
Present Danger)
GUEST SPEAKER: Chris Kaltenbach of the Baltimore Sun
PLOT: Based on the book by Doris Pilkington Garimara,
Rabbit Proof Fence tells the true story of three
little girls snatched from the mothers' arms and
spirited 1500 miles away in an attempt to integrate
Aboriginal children into "civilized" Austrailian
society. They escape and must navigate the
trechoerous, unforgiving landscape, guided only by a
rabbit-proof fence they believe leads them home.
CAST: Everyln Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan,
David Gulpilil, Ningali Lawford, Myarn Lawford,
Kenneth Branagh
All or Nothing
SHOW DATE: 12/08
SPEAKER(S): Michael Bradley
Here's some information about the film:
CSC/VERSION 25.9
SUN 12.08.02
DOORS 09:45/SHOW 10:30
@ CHARLES THEATRE/1711 N. CHARLES ST./410.727.FILM
PRESENTS:
All or Nothing
http://www.mgm.com/ua/allornothing/
France/UK, 2002, 128 min., dir. Mike Leigh
(Topsy-Turvy, Naked, Secrets and Lies, Life is Sweet,
High Hopes)
GUEST HOST: Michael Bradley, co-owner of Video
Americain
PLOT: Set on a London working-class housing estate
over a long weekend, All or Nothing tells the stories
of a range of Phil and Penny's neighbors, some of whom
become involved in the family's lives, and all of whom
experience an emotional journey. Penny's love for Phil
has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical taxi
driver, and she works on the checkout at a
supermarket. Their daughter Rachel cleans in a home
for elderly people, and their son Rory is unemployed.
CAST: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland,
James Corden, Ruth Sheen, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson
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