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THE CUCKOO
SHOW DATE: 10/5
SPEAKER(S): Shannon Dunn
Here's some information about the film:
2003, Russia, 100 min.
Kirk Honeycutt, of the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER proclaims,
"In this film, Russian writer-director Alexander
Rogozhkin (sic) has conceived an ingenious exercise in
storytelling, which is also a jolting reminder of the
nearly limitless possibilities of cinema."
DIRECTED and WRITTEN by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
CAST Anni-Christina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor
Bychkov, Aleksei Kashnikov, Mikhail Korobochkin.
September 1944. Several days before Finland, an ally
of Nazi Germany, pulls out of World War II, Veiko
(Ville Haapasalo), a lone Finnish sniper, is turned on
by his compatriots for a being a pacifist and, in
their eyes, a reluctant fighter.
While trying to escape, Veiko witnesses the following
through his rifle's telescope: Ivan (Viktor Bychkov),
a captain in the Russian army accused of anti-Soviet
correspondence, is being held prisoner by the Soviet
Military secret police. En route to his court martial,
Russian planes accidentally bomb the vehicle carrying
the disgraced captain, killing the driver and his
guard.
Not far away is Anni (Anni-Kristiina Juuso), a Lapp
reindeer farmer whose husband was drafted into the war
by the Finnish authorities four years earlier, never
to return. Hungry and alone, the young and resourceful
widow locates the bodies of Ivan and his captors while
foraging for food. As she begins to bury the dead,
Anni discovers that Ivan is still alive, but seriously
hurt. She carries him to her wooden hut and nurses him
back to health.
Meanwhile, Veiko, in search of tools to remove his
shackles, stumbles upon Anni's farm.
For more information, visit the official Web site:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/thecuckoo/
Our Guest Speaker, making her Cinema Sundays debut
is Shannon Dunn, the director of the Johns Hopkins
Medical Institutions Office of Cultural Affairs, as
well as writer and columnist.
Sweet Sixteen
SHOW DATE: 9/28
SPEAKER(S): Linda DeLibero
Here's some information about the film:
According to Kenneth Turan of the LA TIMES this film
is "a strong, affecting work."
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DIRECTED by Ken Loach
CAST Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane,
Michelle Abercromby
Liam is a young, restless teen struggling to realize
his dream in the gritty and dismal streets of Glasgow,
where unemployment is rampant. When his mother is
released from prison (completing a prison term for a
crime that her boyfriend committed).
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site: http://www.sweetsixteenmovie.com/
Our Guest Speaker is Linda DeLibero from Johns Hopkins
University, a regular Cinema Sundays contributor.
MONDAYS IN THE SUN
SHOW DATE: 9/14
SPEAKER(S): Richard Gorelick
Here's some information about the film:
According to Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKLY this film "pulses with the star power of the
extraordinary Javier Bardem."
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DIRECTED by Fernando León de Aranoa
CAST Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, Jose Angel Egid
A northern Spanish coastal town suffers from its own
isolationism as shipyards close down, leaving the
labor force scouring the streets for temp jobs with
only their stubborn pride to show for it. Among the
disillusioned is Santa (Javier Bardem), a cocksure,
angry rebel who refuses to admit his own failures.
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site: http://www.loslunesalsol.com/eng.htm
Our Guest Speaker is Cinema Sundays contributor and
CITY PAPER Omnivore, Richard Gorelick.
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