International Film Clips **All non-English films are with subtitles unless otherwise noted. Scheduled dates and times are subject to change. Please check with the theater for up-to-date information. Bambara Adanggaman Directed by Roger Gnoan MíBala (CÙte díIvoire/Switzerland/Burkina Faso/Italy, 2000, 90 min.) This powerful film exposes the untold story of slavery and the despotic rulers who fed the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (Bambara, Baule and French) National Museum of African Art Thu., July 18, 7 p.m. S. Dillon Ripley Center Sat., July 20, 2 p.m. Cantonese La Brassiere (Cguet Sai Hiu Bra) Directed by Hing-Ka Chan and Patrick Leung (Hong Kong, 2001, 105 min.) An all-female bra company breaks custom in Hong Kong and hires two male underwear designers to create the ìultimate braî in three months. Freer Gallery of Art Thu., July 11, 7 p.m. A Chinese Odyssey 1: Pandoraís Box (Xi You Ji Di Yi Bai Ling Yi Hi Zhi Yue Guang Bao He) Directed by Jeffery Lau (Hong Kong, 1995, 87 min.) Lau pays tribute to the classic novel ìJourney to the Westî as he details the introduction of Buddhism into China. In part one, the Monkey King, banished from heaven for trying to eat his master, finds himself reincarnated 500 years later as a clumsy bandit. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., July 12, 3 p.m. A Chinese Odyssey 2: Cinderella Directed by Jeffrey Lau (Hong Kong, 1995, 99 min.) The second part of Lauís comic-action epic finds the bandit Joker traveling back in time to discover his true identity as the Monkey King. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., July 12, 7 p.m. City of Glass (Boli Zhi Cheng) Directed by Mabel Cheung (Hong Kong, 1998, 115 min.) After 20 years apart, the victims of a car accident are reunited, and their children attempt to piece together the mystery of their relationship. (Cantonese, Mandarin and English) Freer Gallery of Art Fri., July 26, 3 p.m. In the Mood for Love (Fa Yeung Nin Wa) Directed by Wong Kar-Wai (Hong Kong/France, 2000, 98 min.) Wongís sumptuous period romance takes place in 1960s Hong Kong and focuses on two neighbors who form a connection when they both suspect their spouses of cheating. (Cantonese, Shanghainese and Mandarin) Freer Gallery of Art Sun., July 21, 2 p.m. Fri., July 26, 7 p.m. The Stormriders (Feng Yun) Directed by Andrew Lau (Hong Kong, 1998, 128 min.) Hong Kongís biggest blockbuster the year it was released, this martial arts fantasy tells the story of Lord Conquer, whose fate depends on two orphans with superpowers. Freer Gallery of Art Sun., July 14, 2 p.m. Fri., July 19, 3 p.m. English About a Boy Directed by Chris and Paul Weitz (UK/USA, 2002, 101 min.) A cynical, immature young man learns how to behave like a grown-up from a young boy. AMC Courthouse Loews White Flint United Artists Bethesda Check theaters for times The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Directed by John Stainton (Australia/USA, 2002, 90 min.) Aussie adventurer Steve Irwin has nabbed a crocodile that has innocently swallowed a top secret U.S. satellite beacon. He tries to save it from poachers who are actually American special agents sent to retrieve it. Theater TBA Opens Fri., July 12 The Emperorís New Clothes Directed by Alan Taylor (UK/Germany/Italy, 2001, 107 min.) After escaping from the Isle of St. Helena, Napoleon returns to Paris where nobody believes his identity. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Check theaters for times. Enigma Directed by Michael Apted (UK/USA/Germany, 2001, 117 min.) During WWII, a British genius struggles to decipher both a German code and the mysterious woman he loves. (English and German) Cineplex Odeon Outer Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmark Bethesda Row Check theaters for times The Importance of Being Earnest Directed by Oliver Parker (UK/USA, 2002, 98 min.) In Oscar Wildeís final success, two young men living in 1890s England have taken to bending the truth to put some excitement into their lives. Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country and their deceptions are discoveredóthreatening to spoil their romantic pursuits. Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Outer Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmark Bethesda Row Check theaters for times The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash Directed by Eric Idle and Gary Weis (UK/USA, 1978, 76 min.) This delightful blend of ìMonty Pythonís Flying Circusî and ìSaturday Night Liveî follows the rise and fall of the pre-Fab Four, the Rutles. Library of Congress Fri., July 5, 7 p.m. Variety Directed by Bette Gordon (UK/Germany/USA, 1983, 100 min.) Produced at the height of the feminist debate over pornography, ìVarietyî centers on a woman employed as a cashier in an X-rated cinema who uses the events she witnesses on-screen as a means of self-exploration. National Museum of Women in the Arts Wed., July 24, 7 p.m. White City, Black Lives Directed by Teboho Mahlatsi (South Africa, 1997, 56 min.) Five residents of White City, a neighborhood in Soweto, videotape the story of their lives. Screens with ìCity of Dreamsî (1993, 26 min.). National Museum of African Art Thu., July 25, 7 p.m. Windtalkers Directed by John Woo (USA, 2002, 138 min.) Two U.S. Marines in WWII are assigned to protect Navajo Marines who know a secret radio code. (English, Navajo and Japanese) AMC Hoffmann AMC Union Station Cineplex Odeon Cinema Cineplex Odeon Inner Circle Hoyts Potomac Yard Loews Rio Loews Wheaton Plaza Loews White Flint Regal Ballston Common Regal Rockville Check theaters for times French Le Grand Blanc de LambarÈnÈ (The Great White of Lambarene) Directed by Bassek ba Kobhio (Gabon/Cameroon/France, 1995, 93 min.) Kobhio provides a fascinating revisionist perspective on Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize winner and secular saint of the colonial era. National Museum of African Art Thu., July 11, 7 p.m. Read My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) Directed by Jacques Audiard (France, 2001, 120 min.) This story of romance becomes a fast-moving and constantly flip-flopping heist drama. Visions Opens Fri., July 19 My Wife Is an Actress (Ma Femme Est une Actrice) Directed by Yvan Attal (France, 2001, 95 min.) Writer-director-actor Attal stars as the pathologically insecure husband of a movie star (Charlotte Gainsbourg, Attalís real-life partner). Landmark Bethesda Row Opens Fri., July 26 Georgian Late Marriage (Hatuna Meuheret) Directed by Dover Koshashvili (Israel/France, 2001, 100 min.) Zaza, a 31-year-old graduate student in Tel Aviv, is under pressure from his Georgian immigrant family to marry a proper bride. In the meantime, heís having a passionate affair with an unsuitable candidate, an older divorced Moroccan Jew who has a child. (Georgian and Hebrew) Visions Opens Fri., July 5 Hindi Monsoon Wedding Directed by Mira Nair (India/USA/France/Italy, 2001, 114 min.) In the quickly Westernizing city of New Delhi, a Punjabi family faces chaotic troubles as their eldest daughterís wedding approaches. (Hindi, English and Punjabi) Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Check theaters for times Inuktitut The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) Directed by Zacharias Kunuk (Canada, 2001, 172 min.) For countless generations, Igloolik elders have kept the legend of Atanarjuat alive through oral history to teach young Inuit the dangers of setting personal desire above the needs of the group. This movie prem iered at Filmfest DC. Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmark Bethesda Row Visions Check theaters for times Italian Cinema Paradiso: Directorís Cut (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy/France, 1988, 170 min.) After nearly 30 years, a famous Italian film director returns home to his Sicilian village, bringing back memories of a childhood that inspired him. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Outer Circle Check theater for times Giulioís Education (LíEducazione di Giulio) Directed by Claudio Bondi (Italy, 2000, 90 min.) A shy 18-year-old boy works at a mental institute, befriends a young female patient, and sets off on a journey to find his identity. Italian Cultural Institute Tue., July 2, 6:30 p.m. I Prefer the Sound of the Sea (Preferisco Il Rumore del Mare) Directed by Mimmo Calopresti (France/Italy, 2000, 90 min.) A strict father and his rebellious teen take in a studious southern boy whose mother has been murdered. Italian Cultural Institute Tue., July 9, 7:30 p.m. A Long, Long, Long Night of Love (Una Lunga, Lunga, Lunga Notte díAmore) Directed by Luciano Emmer (Italy, 2001, 100 min.) This story unravels during the long hours between dusk and dawn and follows six intertwined love stories. Italian Cultural Institute Tue., July 16, 6:30 p.m. Santa Maradona Directed by Marco Ponti (Italy, 2001, 96 min.) Andrea, a university graduate, is trying to make sense out of his life by becoming an adult without losing his adolescent zest for life. Italian Cultural Institute Tue., July 23, 6:30 p.m. Norwegian Elling Directed by Petter Ness (Norway, 2001, 89 min.) This Oscar nominee is a male buddy movie about two former mental patients getting re-acclimated to everyday life in Oslo. Cinema Arts Opens Fri., July 19 Spanish The Exterminating Angel (El ¡ngel Exterminador) Directed by Luis BuÒuel (Mexico, 1962, 95 min.) Guests invited to an extravagant dinner party find themselves mysteriously unable to leave, and over the next few days all their pretenses collapse as they become reduced to living like animals in BuÒuelís superb satire on the hypocrisy of civilized society. Mexican Cultural Institute Tue., July 9, 6:30 p.m. NazarÌn Directed by Luis BuÒuel (Mexico, 1958, 94 min.) A young priest struggles with a reality that contradicts his beliefs about Christian charity in a film that was rated one of the top Mexican movies of the 20th century. Mexican Cultural Institute Tue., July 23, 6:30 p.m. Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) Directed by Fabi·n Bielinsky (Argentina, 2001, 114 min.) When an older con artist teams up with a novice, the chance of a lifetime comes along for a big score. Landmark Bethesda Row Check theater for times Streetwise (De la Calle) Directed by Gerardo Tort (Mexico, 2001, 85 min.) Tort provides a graphic look into the underbelly of life in Mexico City through a 15-year-old street kid who is struggling to make a living around the market while dodging various subcultures and illegal businesses. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Thu., July 11, 8 p.m. Y Tu Mam· TambiÈn (And Your Mother Too) Directed by Alfonso CuarÛn (Mexico/USA, 2001, 105 min.) Two lusty, drugged-up teenage boys go on a road trip with an older woman whoís abandoned her cheating husband. Cineplex Odeon Inner Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmark Bethesda Row Check theaters for times