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BERGA: SOLDIERS OF ANOTHER WAR
SHOW DATE: 6/29
SPEAKER(S): Grace Guggenheim
Here's some information about the film:
Directed by Charles Guggenheim (JOHNSTOWN FLOOD,
ROBERT KENNEDY REMEMBERED, A TIME FOR JUSTICE)
Produced by Grace Guggenheim
“World War II. My company...I can remember their
faces just like yesterday. They went overseas and I
didn’t, and some of them didn’t come back. I’ve been
thinking about it for 50 years, wonderwing why it
didn’t happen to me. That’s why I had to tell this
story.” --Charles Guggenheim
BERGA: SOLDIERS OF ANOTHER WAR is the story of
American GIs who worked as slave laborers in Berga am
Elster, a satellite concentration camp of the
notorious Nazi death camp Buchenwald. Captured by
German forces during the 1944 Battle of the Bulge,
these soldiers had been singled out as suspected Jews.
During the three months of their captivity, 20% of
them would die from malnutrition, disease, and
physical abuse. Once liberated by Allied troops in
1945, their story was largely forgotten. Until now.
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site: http://www.pbs.org/berga
Our very special guest Speaker is the producer Grace
Guggenheim, daughter of the late Charles Guggenheim.
Whale Rider
SHOW DATE: 6/22
SPEAKER(S): Mike Giuliano
Here's some information about the film:
a film Elvis Mitchell of NEW YORK TIMES says "has the
inspiring resonance of found art."
Directed by Niki Caro
CAST Vicky Haughton, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri
Paratene
In a small New Zealand coastal village, Maori claim
descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider. In every
generation for more than 1000 years, a male heir born
to the Chief succeeds to the title.
The time is now. The Chief's eldest son, Porourangi,
fathers twins - a boy and a girl. But the boy and his
mother die in childbirth. The surviving girl is named
Pai. WHALE RIDER tells the amazing story of how Pai
defies the odds, and fulfills her ultimate destiny.
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site: http://www.whaleriderthemovie.com
Our Guest Speaker is longtime Cinema Sundays
contributor Mike Giuliano.
Dirty Pretty Things
SHOW DATE: 6/15
SPEAKER(S): GEOFF HIMES
Here's some information about the film:
a film Michael Rechtshaffen of HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
pronounces, “An odd hybrid--part thriller, part social
commentary, part quirky comedy--that adds up to
something that's entertaining, enlightening and highly
original."
Directed by Stephen Frears (HIGH FIDELITY, DANGEROUS
LIAISONS, LIAM, THE GRIFTERS, MY BEAUTIFUL
LAUNDRETTE)
Starring Chjwetel Ejiofor (AMISTAD), Audrey Tautou
(AMILE), Sophie Okonedo
Ejiofor stars as Okwe, a Nigerian who is trying to
make a new life for himself in London, where he works
days as a taxi driver and nights as a hotel desk
receptionist. When he discovers a human heart in a
hotel-room bathroom, he cannot go to the police
because he is an illegal alien with a mysterious past
he refuses to talk about. Suddenly he is thrust into
the middle of a dangerous situation that threatens to
have tragic results for him and those around him
including Audrey Tautou as a Turkish immigrant in
London.
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site:
http://www.miramax.com/dirty_pretty_things/index.html
GEOFF HIMES, nationally renowned critic, will be the
guest speaker at this week's Cinema Sunday's screening
of DIRTY PRETTY THINGS on June 15th at 10:30 am at the
Charles Theatre, not Lee Garnder as was originally reported.
Capturing the Friedmans
SHOW DATE: 6/8
SPEAKER(S): Richard Chisolm
Here's some information about the film:
a film of which Michael Atkinson of VILLAGE VOICE
comments
"It's difficult to imagine another doc having such
extraordinary material at its disposal, or another
filmed family being as spellbinding."
Directed by Arnold Jarecki
On the surface, the Friedmans were a typical 1980s
American family. Living in Great Neck, Long Island,
Arnold was a well-respected teacher, Elaine was a
dedicated mother, and their children Seth, Jesse, and
David were model students. But one Thanksgiving, that
happy façade came to a crashing halt.
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site: http://www.capturingthefriedmans.com
Our Guest Speaker is Richard Chisolm, renowned
photographer and director of photgraphy for such
productions as Hopkins 24/7, the Wire, and Homicide.
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