International Film Clips Chinese (Cantonese) Gorgeous Directed by Vincent Kok (Hong Kong, 1999, 95 min.) Jackie Chan plays an adventurous playboy who lures a young village woman from her man (Tony Leung), in this romantic comedy by director Vincent Kok. (With subtitles) Freer Gallery Thurs., Aug. 16, 7 p.m. Sat., Aug. 18, 2 p.m. Hard-Boiled Directed by John Woo (Hong Kong, 1992, 126 min.) This action drama has been ranked among Hong Kongís top-10 films for its story of a renegade cop, played by Chow Yun-fat, determined to avenge his partnerís death by going after a ruthless arms dealer with the help of a mob assassin. (With subtitles) Freer Gallery Fri., Aug. 3, 7 p.m. Sat., Aug.4, 2 p.m. Needing You Directed by Johnny To (Hong Kong, 2000, 103 min.) This light-hearted comedy features Andy Lau as a womanizing executive whose conflicts with his new secretary (Sammi Cheung) turn into an unexpected attraction in this Hong Kong box office hit. (With subtitles) Freer Gallery Fri., Aug. 17, 7 p.m. Sun., Aug. 19, 2 p.m. Once Upon a Time in China (Wong Fei-hung) Directed by Tsui Hark (Hong Kong, 1991, 134 min.) Jet Li as the legendary physician whoís also a martial arts expert, battling evil locals and foreigners in late 19th century China. (Cantonese and English with subtitles) American Film Institute Call theater for times Once Upon a Time in China II (Wong Fei-hung ji yi: Naam yi dong ji keung) Directed by Tsui Hark (Hong Kong, 1992, 112 min.) In a superior sequel, Jet Li faces an anti-foreigner cult that threatens the peace and his beloved Aunt Yee. (Cantonese and English with subtitles) American Film Institute Call theater for times A Terra-Cotta Warrior (Qin Yong) Directed by Siu-Tung Ching (Hong Kong, 1989, 108 min.) Chinese film director Zhang Yimou and actress Gong Li play illicit lovers in ancient China who are executed for their affair but find themselves reincarnated in 1930s Hong Kong, where they become caught up in a gangsterís search for the emperorís lost treasure. (With subtitles) Freer Gallery Fri., Aug. 10, 7 p.m. Sun., Aug. 12, 2 p.m. Chinese (Mandarin) The Road Home (Wo de fu qin mu qin) Directed by Zhang Yimou (China, 1999, 89 min.) A man returning home to his village in northern China for his fatherís funeral recalls the simple love story of his parentsí courtship. (With subtitles) Cineplex Odeon Foundry Call theater for times Czech Divided We Fall (Musime si pom·hat) Directed by Jan Hrebejk (Czech Republic, 2000, 117 min.) During WWII, a Czech man shelters his Jewish neighbor from the Germans, putting himself at risk with a Nazi collaborator friend. (Czech and German with subtitles) Cineplex Odeon Inner Circle Call theater for times English Captain Corelliís Mandolin Directed by John Madden (UK/France/US, 2001) The director of "Shakespeare in Love" returns with Nicolas Cage and PenÈlope Cruz in a World War II love epic set in Greece. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 17 Curfew Directed by Ali Nasser (Palestine, 1993, 73 min.) This documentary examines the life of a Palestinian family during a day under curfew in Gaza. The story of these Palestinians poignantly conveys the dramatic reality of a people condemned by occupation to have virtually no control over their daily lives and movingly shows how such a reality affects human relations. (English and Arabic with subtitles) The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine Mon., Aug. 6, 7:00 p.m. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Fainaru fantaji) Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi (Japan/US, 2001) In this photo-realistic computer animated feature, a female scientist is the only hope to save the human race from an alien invasion. AMC Union Station Call theater for times. Greenfingers Directed by Joel Hershman (UK/US, 2000, 91 min.) In this comedy, prisoners (including Clive Owens) gain purpose in life with the help of a famous garden book author (Helen Mirren). Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 3 Lost and Delirious Directed by LÈa Pool (Canada, 2001, 100 min.) This is the sensitive follow-up to "Set Me Free" addresses the coming of age of three adolescent girls in a posh boarding school. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Call theater for times The Man Who Cried Directed by Sally Potter (UK/France, 2000, 97 min.) In this sweeping saga coming up to World War II, a young Jewish orphan (Christina Ricci) traverses Russia, England, France, and America. (English) Cineplex Odeon Outer Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Call theater for times Occupied Palestine Directed by David Koff (Palestine/Israel, 1981, 88 min.) This film surveys the political and social culture of the Occupied Territories through the words and deeds of Palestinians and Israelis. (English and Arabic with subtitles) The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine Mon., Aug. 13, 7 p.m. On the Borders of Gardens Directed by David Rigden (Palestine/Israel, 2000, 75 min.) Over 1 million Palestinians still live in refugee camps more than 50 years after the creation of the state of Israel. This film is an exploration of questions: Who is responsible for refugees? Should refugees return to their homelands or be compensated? How and who will return? When? The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine Mon., Aug. 20, 7:00 p.m. The Others Directed by Alejandro Amen·bar (Spain/France/UK, 2001, 105 min.) In this supernatural thriller set during the last days of World War II, a woman (Nicole Kidman) shelters her afflicted children in a Victorian mansion on the island of Jersey. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 10 Sexy Beast Directed by Jonathan Glazer (UK/Spain, 2000, 88 min.) In this stylish, seriocomic gangster thriller, the shady Don (Ben Kingsley) pays an unwelcome visit to Gal, a retired crook now living in Spain. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington AMC Hoffman Call theater for times The Sicilian Clan Directed by Henri Verneuil (France, 1968, 117 min.) A Sicilian crime family plans to steal several million dollars worth of jewelry from an exhibition in Venice. Adapted from a novel by Auguste Le Breton, the author of Jules Dassinís Rififi, this moody crime thriller stars three of Franceís four male superstars (only Belmondo is missing). Delonís implication in a real life murder trial at the time of the shooting (the notorious Markovic affair), helped the filmís impressive box-office performance. (Dubbed) Mary Pickford Theater Fri., Aug. 10, 7 p.m. Three Cases of Murder Directed by Wendy Toye, David Eady, and George More OíFerrall (UK, 1954, 99 min.) This spellbinding British suspense anthology includes Orson Welles as a foreign secretary tormented in his dreams by a political opponent whose career he helped destroy. National Museum of Women in the Arts Wed., Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m Farsi The Circle (Dayereh) Directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran/Italy, 2000, 87 min.) This film depicts a brutally honest account of the lives of women in modern Tehran. The formal structure elegantly conveys the plight of women throughout Iranian society. (With subtitles) Cineplex Odeon Foundry Call theater for times French Band of Outsiders (Bande ? part) Directed by Jean-Luc Godard (France, 1964, 97 min.) Entertaining (and typically self-reflexive) story of two small-time hoods convincing Anna Karina to steal her auntís money. (With subtitles) American Film Institute Opens Fri., Aug. 24 Call theater for times Bob le Flambeur Directed b y Jean-Pierre Melville (France, 1956, 100 min.) A former crook, now a devoted gambler, joins forces with a couple of old pals to rob the Deauville casino. (With subtitles) American Film Institute Opens Fri., Aug. 31 Call theater for times The Closet (Le Placard) Directed by Francis VÈber (France, 2000, 84 min.) In this outrageous farce, Daniel Auteil plays a staid accountant who pretends to come out of the closet to save his job. With subtitles Cinema Arts Theater Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Call theater for times Lumumba Directed by Raoul Peck (France/Belgium/Haiti/Germany, 2000, 114 min.) This is a chilling political thriller about the quick rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the independent Congo. (French and Lingala with subtitles) Visions Cinema Call theater for times Under the Sand (Sous le sable) Directed by FranÁois Ozon (France, 2000, 96 min.) This is a provocative character study of Marie (Charlotte Rampling), whose husband disappears during a swim. Left with grief and denial, she floats between fantasy and reality. (With subtitles) Cinema Arts Theater Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Call theater for times With a Friend Like Harry (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien) Directed by Dominik Moll (France, 2000, 112 min.) In this gripping Hitchcockian thriller, old friend Harry turns out to be exceedingly helpful, to the point of discomfort. (With subtitles) Cineplex Odeon Foundry Call theater for times German The Princess and the Warrior (Der Krieger und die Kaiserin) Directed by Tom Tykwer (Germany, 2000, 134 min.) "Run Lola Run" star Franka Potente is involved in a freak accident and believes she is saved by the man of her dreams. (With subtitles) Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Call theater for times Hindi Split Wide Open Directed by Dev Benegal (India, 1999, 108 min.) A flashy depiction of the new India and the profound changes taking place as the country tries to redefine its culture for the next century. This special screening costs $12 at the door. All proceeds will go to funding childrenís educational projects in India. (With subtitles) Cineplex Odeon Wisconsin Ave. Thurs., Aug. 2, 7.30pm Hungarian An American Rhapsody Directed by ...va Gardos (Hungary/US, 2000, 103 min.) An autobiographical tale of a young girlís separation from her family in Hungary and reunion years later in the US. (Hungarian and English with subtitles) Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 17 Italian Bread and Tulips (Pane e tulipani) Directed by Silvio Soldini (Italy/Switzerland, 2000, 117 min.) With the help of a charmingly eccentric waiter (Bruno Ganz), a bored housewife takes an extended "vacation" in Venice that reinvigorates her life. (With subtitles) Visions Cinema Opens Fri., Aug. 10 Call theater for times The Gang of Honest Men Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque (Italy, 1956, 87 min.) Italyís great pantomimist and comic chameleon, TotÛ, plays a naÔve doorman who is bequeathed an engraving set that includes all the necessary equipment for making fake lira notes. Losing no time in embarking on this new endeavor, TotÛ discovers that the police are already on the trail of a gang of counterfeiters. (With subtitles) National Gallery of Art Fri., Aug. 3, 2:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 4, 4 p.m. Men and Corporals Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque (Italy, 1955, 94 min.) "Truly commedia allíitalianaóat once a farce and a philosophical treatise on the nature of man as exacerbated by the climate of wartime and postwar Italy. Our philosophical guide is none other than TotÛ, a bumbling movie extra whose propensity to disrupt the quiet on the set lands him in a psychiatristís office, where we learn of the events that have led him to his curiously sane view of the world as a battleground between ëmení and corporalsíÖ" ñPacific Film Archive. (With subtitles) National Gallery of Art Sat., Aug. 11, 2 p.m. The Passionate Thief Directed by Mario Monicelli (Italy, 1960, 106 min.) Adapted from two works by the novelist Alberto Moravia, a bit player, implicated in a theft involving a retired extra, falls for a pickpocket also mixed up in the crime. (With subtitles) National Gallery of Art Sat., Aug. 4, 2 p.m. TotÛ Against the Four Directed by Steno (Italy, 1963, 98 min.) TotÛ was at the height of his powers when he played a beleaguered yet determined police chief, an innocent straight man to all the craziness around him. (With subtitles) National Gallery of Art Fri., Aug. 10, 2:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 11, 4 p.m. TotÛ Diabolicus Directed by Steno (Italy 1962, 98 min.) This is a murder mystery in which TotÛ plays not only the nobleman-victim but also each of his siblings (of both sexes, all of whom are suspects in the case) proves to be the perfect vehicle for his miming talents. National Gallery of Art Sun., Aug. 19, 4 p.m. Japanese Brother Directed by Takeshi Kitano (Japan/UK/US/France, 2000, 114 min.) In this stylistically restrained gangster art film, "Beat" Takeshi ventures outside Japan for the first time, hitting the ultra-violent streets of L.A. (Japanese and English with subtitles) Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Loews Rio Loews Pentagon City Check theater for times Woman in the Dunes Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (Japan, 1964, 123 min.) An entomologist gets trapped in a sandpit. This is a plot for a movie? Adapted from his novel, screenwriter Kobo Abe fashioned a haunting, existential allegory reminiscent of Kafka, Beckett, and The Twilight Zone. Like Sisyphus, the main character is forced to endlessly labor at a hopeless task, but in doing so gains more than he loses. (With subtitles) Mary Pickford Theater Thurs., Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Portuguese How Angels Are Born (Como Nascem os Anjos) Directed by Murilo Salles (Brazil, 1997, 100 min.) Two kids are on the lam from their tough Rio neighborhood pause at a posh suburban home where a violent chain of events unfolds. Childhood innocence and immaturity give way to brutality in Murilo Sallesís riveting social commentary. (With subtitles) Hirshhorn Museum Thurs., Aug. 9, 8 p.m. Russian Waiting for Gavrilov Directed by Petr Todorovsky. (Russia/Ukraine, 1985, 79 min.) This was a big hit in Russia. A 38-year-old woman decides to try again and remarry and is jilted by her fiancÈ Gavrilov. The film follows her on her adventures as she wanders around Odessa on the day she was to be married. (With subtitles) Mary Pickford Theater Thurs., Aug. 2, 7 p.m. Come and See Directed by Elem Klimov. (Russia, 1985, 140 min.) This is an intensely harrowing, visceral and disturbing account of the Nazi invasion of Byelorussia, and its effect on a young boy. While not for the faint-hearted, many have called Come and See the most powerful and upsetting WWII film ever made. (With subtitles) Mary Pickford Theater Fri., Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m. Silent The Golem (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) Directed by Carl Boese and Paul Wegener (Germany, 1920, 120 min.) This is a German Expressionist classic. The most spectacular treatment of the medieval golem legend in which Rabbi Loew, a Kabbalist mystic, creates a giant man of clay to protect the Jews of Prague. The film will be presented with live musical accompaniment. A donation of $4 is suggested.(English intertitles) DC Jewish Community Center Sat., Aug. 4, 9:30 p.m. Spanish Dust to Dust (Por la libre) Directed by Juan Carlos De Llaca (Mexico, 2000, 96 min.) Family arguments delay the scattering of a patriarchís ashes. Two teenage grandsons take matters into their own hands in Juan Carlos de Llacaís road movie. (With subtitles) Hirshhorn Museum Thurs., Aug. 16, 8 p.m. Tibetan Himalaya (HimalayaóLíEnfance díun chef) Directed by Eric Valli (Nepal/France/Switzerland/UK, 1999, 110 min.) A sort of Nepalese Western, this visually stunning Oscar nominee portrays the Tibetan subculture of the Dolpo region in the northern Himalayas. (Tibetan with subtitles) Cinema Arts Theater Visions Cinema Call theater for times Vietnamese The Vertical Ray of the Sun (Mua he chieu thang dung/¿ la vertical de líÈtÈ) (Vietnam/France/Germany, 2000, 113 min.) Directed by Tr?n Anh Hng This is a memorable cinematic poem illustrating everyday events and secret complications in the lives of three sisters in modern Hanoi. (Vietnamese with subtitles) Visions Cinema Opens Fri., Aug. 17 Call theater for times