International Film Clips **All non-English films are with subtitles unless otherwise noted. Scheduled dates and times are subject to change. Please check with theaters for up-to-date information. ARABIC A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbes (Une Femme Taxi ? Sidi Bel-AbbËs) Directed by Belkacem Hadjadj (Algeria/Belgium, 2000, 52 min.) The only woman cabby in the Algerian city of Sidi Bel-Abbes, Soumicha, a widow and mother of three, drives through a city rampant with religious strife and political violence. National Museum of African Art Thu., Aug. 22, 7 p.m. CANTONESE La Brassiere (Chuet Sai Hiu Bra) Directed by Chan Hing-Ka 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 Sun., Aug. 4, 2 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., Aug. 16, 7 p.m. A Chinese Odyssey 2: Cinderella (Xi You Ji Da Jie Ju Zhi Xian Lu Qi Yuan) 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 Sun., Aug. 18, 2 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 as their children attempt to piece together the mystery of their relationship. (Cantonese, Mandarin and English) Freer Gallery of Art Thu., Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Fighting for Love Directed by Joe Ma (Hong Kong, 2001, 102 min.) Hong Kong super stars Tony Leung and Sammi Cheng team up for the first time to play a couple who fall in love after getting into a car accident. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., Aug. 2, 7 p.m., Fri., Aug. 9, 3 p.m. Hu Du Men (Stage Door) Directed by Shu Kei (Hong Kong, 1996, 98 min.) A Cantonese opera star finds herself on the verge of retirement in this drama of backstage intrigue and forbidden romance. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., Aug. 2, 3 p.m., Thu., Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Time and Tide (Seunglau Ngaklau) Directed by Tsui Hark (Hong Kong, 2000, 113 min.) A bodyguard and a mercenary join forces to thwart an assassination but end up on opposite sides of a deadly confrontation. (Cantonese, Spanish, English and Mandarin) Freer Gallery of Art Fri., Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Sun., Aug. 25, 2 p.m. Twelve Nights (Shap Yee Yeh) Directed by Aubrey Lam (Hong Kong, 2000, 92 min.) Lamís debut feature chronicles the rise and fall of a love affair between two young professionals depicted through 12 scenesóeach taking place on a single night over the course of a year. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Fri., Aug. 23, 3 p.m. ENGLISH The Adventures of Gerard Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski (UK, 1970, 91 min.) This rarely shown film is one of only two adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyleís entertaining stories of swashbuckling in the Napoleonic era. Library of Congress Fri., Aug. 30, 7 p.m. The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky Directed by Paul Cox (Australia, 2001, 94 min.) Sensuously photographed images of nature and scenes from the ballets of Vaslav Nijinsky unfold as Sir Derek Jacobi reads from the diaries of the great dancer on the brink of descending into madness. AFI Check theater 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) Foxchase Landmark Bethesda Row Check theater for times Immortal Beloved Directed by Bernard Rose (UK, 1995, 120 min.) Beethovenís executor finds an enigmatic letter and the search for the composerís lost love begins. AFI Wed., Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m. Macbeth Directed by Roman Polanski (UK, 1971, 140 min.) This fevered version of Shakespeareís tragedy is filled with Polanskiís own fatalistic sensibility. Library of Congress Fri., Aug. 23, 6:30 p.m. The Scarlet Pimpernel Directed by Harold Young (UK, 1935, 95 min.) With consummate grace, Leslie Howard portrays Sir Percy Blakeney, the foppish Englishman who rescues aristocrats during the French Revolution. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Fri., Aug. 23, 7 p.m. A Song to Remember Directed by Charles Vidor (UK, 1945, 113 min.) Olympic-level fencer Cornel Wilde displays fine fingering as the tubercular Frederic Chopin, with an over-the-top Paul Muni as his teacher. AFI Wed., Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m. 24 Hour Party People Directed by Michael Winterbottom (UK, 2002, 115 min.) This film chronicles Manchesterís Factory, the post-punk music label known for Joy Division and New Order. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 9 Who Is Cletis Tout? Directed by Chris Ver Wiel (Canada/UK, 2001, 93 min.) This madcap neo-noir involves a jailbreak, an escapeeís daughter, hidden jewels, carrier pigeons, a crook-turned-film professor, mistaken identity and multiple film references. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 2 Zulu Dawn Directed by Douglas Hickox (Netherlands/USA/South Africa, 1979, 98 min.) Burt Lancaster and a string of other stars dramatize the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana, a battle that became known as a black day for British colonialism. Library of Congress Thu., Aug. 29, 7 p.m. FARSI Secret Ballot (Raye Makhfi) Directed by Babak Payami (Iran/Canada/Italy/Switzerland, 2001, 106 min.) On Iranís remote Kish Island, a macho soldier is assigned to escort a determined female election agent. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 23 FRENCH DÙlÈ Directed by Imunga Ivanga (France/Gabon, 2001, 80 min.) The film follows several young men in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, as they struggle to find waysólegal and illegalóout of poverty and obscurity. National Museum of African Art Thu., Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Passione díAmore (Passion of Love) Directed by Ettore Scola (Italy/France, 1981, 117 min.) Giorgio, a young Italian soldier, is sent to a remote post where he meets Fosca, a comely young woman with an intense passion that bewitches him. Library of Congress Thu., Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Quartier Mozart Directed by Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroon/France, 1992, 80 min.) ìQuartier Mozartî uses figures and motifs from traditional Cameroonian folklore to address the theme of sexual politics. Library of Congress Tue., Aug. 13, 7 p.m. Seven WomenóSeven Sins Multiple Directors (Germany/USA/Belgium/Austria/France, 1987, 101 min.) Seven of the worldís most acclaimed women filmmakers each visualize one of the seven deadly sins in this ominous production originally produced for German television. National Museum of Women in the Arts Wed., Aug. 21, 7 p.m. GERMAN Berlin Babylon Directed by Hubertus Siegert (Germany, 1996-2000, 88 min.) Siegert chronicled the massive restructuring of Berlin since the fall of the Berlin Wall in what has become one of the largest and most extraordinary ongoing construction projects in the world. Goethe-Institut Wed., Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m. The Manns: Novel of a Century (Die Manns) Directed by Heinrich Breloe r (Germany, 2001, Part 1: 103 min., Part 2: 102 min., Part 3: 115 min.) Set against a century of turmoil, this epic chronicles the often-lurid lives and loves of the Mann family. AFI Part 1: Sat., Aug. 24, 6:15 p.m., Sun., Aug. 25, 6 p.m., Part 2: Sat., Aug. 31, 5:45 p.m., Sun., Sept. 1, 4:45 p.m., Part 3: Sat., Sept. 7, 5:45 p.m., Sun., Sept. 8, 9 p.m. Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck (Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Italy, 2001, 105 min.) In this romantic comedy, tensions develop when a master chef takes in her nieceóuntil a sous chef intervenes. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Aug. 23 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. (Georgian and Hebrew) Visions Check theater 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 premiered 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, 173 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 Outer Circle Check theater for times The Last Kiss (LíUltimo Bacio) Directed by Gabriele Muccino (Italy, 2001, 115 min.) Four Italian couples are followed along the wild progression of romantic commitment. This movie premiered at Filmfest DC. Visions Opens Fri., Aug. 30 JAPANESE The Bad Sleep Well (Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1960, 150 min.) Scandal-scenting reporters act as a chorus at the edge of a wedding reception for pencil-pushing exec Mifune and the bossís daughter. AFI Check theater for times Drunken Angel (Yoidore Tenshi) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1948, 98 min.) Big Boss is back to reclaim his gang and moll, and Mifune may have tuberculosis. AFI Check theater for times The Hidden Fortress (Kakuchi Toride no San-Akunin) Directed by Akira Kurosawa Japan, 1958, 139 min.) A superman general dragoons two bumbling vagabonds into helping with the rescue of a fugitive princess and her familyís hidden gold. AFI Check theater for times High and Low (Tengoku to Jigoku) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1963, 143 min.) Moral battles erupt in a single room jammed with family, advisers and cops after a son is kidnapped and a huge ransom is demanded. AFI Check theater for times I Live in Fear (Ikimono no Kiroku) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1955, 104 min.) Just after the Bikini H-bomb test, an older factory owner becomes obsessed with a neurotic fear of the bomb and desperately tries to persuade his family to move to the supposed safety of Brazil. AFI Check theater for times Kurosawa Directed by Adam Low (UK, 2001, 115 min.) Via lavish clips, behind-the-scenes stills and archive footage, Low takes a sweeping look at the life of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. (English and Japanese) AFI Check theater for times Rashomon Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1950, 88 min.) Adapted from two stories by 20th-century giant Ryunosuke Akutagawa, this is the classic statement of the unknowability of truth and the picture whose acclaim began the discovery of Japanese cinema. AFI Check theater for times Red Beard (Akahige) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1965, 185 min.) In a 19th-century slum clinic, a gruff doctor straightens out an arrogant young intern. AFI Check theater for times Sanjuro (Tsubaki Sanjuro) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1962, 96 min.) A group of young samurai meet in secret to resolve their clanís power struggle when they hear the tale of a wandering samurai (Mifune, repeating his role as Sanjuro of Yojimbo) who just canít get any sleep. AFI Check theater for times 7 Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1954, 200 min.) Tormented by marauding bandits, a village decides to hire samurai protectors, seven of whom enlist in a war against 40 mounted bandits, which culminates in an epic battle in the rain. AFI Check theater for times Stray Dog (Nora Inu) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1949, 122 min.) While a rubble-strewn Tokyo swelters through a heat wave, awkward young detective Mifune searches for his own stolen pistolówhich becomes an eventual murder weaponóand an unseen killer who disturbingly begins to resemble the detective. AFI Check theater for times Throne of Blood (Kumonosu-Jo) Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1957, 110 min.) Kurosawa translates Macbeth as a medieval Japanese legend, with Mifune as the usurper and the powerful Isuzu Yamada as the lady. AFI Check theater for times Yojimbo Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1961, 110 min.) Met by a mutt with a severed hand in his jaws, grubby samurai Mifune realizes a yojimbo (bodyguard) could rake in the ryo in this town. AFI Check theater for times POLISH Bad Luck (Zezowate Sczescie) Directed by Andrzej Munk (Poland, 1960, 120 min.) A simple man, perplexed and beaten down by life and history, is unable to find a place for himself first as a child and then in adulthood. National Gallery of Art Sat., Aug. 24, 2:30 p.m. Eroica (Heroism) Directed by Andrzej Munk (Poland, 1958, 95 min.) One of the key European films of the 1950s, ìEroicaî consists of two separate stories, each a meditation on contrasting notions of heroism during war. It is preceded by ìA Visit to the Old City,î (1958), an impressionistic tour of Warsawís old town in the company of a precocious young girl. National Gallery of Art Sun., Aug. 18, 4 p.m. Man on the Tracks (Czlowiek Na Torze) Directed by Andrzej Munk (Poland, 1956, 89 min.) A speeding train kills an elderly railway engineer, disliked by many of his co-workers. The investigation that ensues becomes an examination of the old manís life and personality. It screens with ìMen of the Blue Cross.î National Gallery of Art Sat., Aug. 17, 2 p.m. Men of the Blue Cross (Blekitny Krzyz) Directed by Andrzej Munk (Poland, 1955, 60 min.) In 1945, a group of Polish mountaineers (the Blue Cross) braved German lines and mountain ranges to bring sick and wounded partisans to Zakopane, a Polish mountain resort. ìBlue Crossî is based on a true story and screens with ìMan on the Tracks.î National Gallery of Art Sat., Aug. 17, 2 p.m. Passenger (Pasazerka) Directed by Andrzej Munk and Witold Lesiewicz (Poland, 1963, 60 min.) This film is widely considered the pinnacle of Munkís career. Unfortunately, he died before completing it. On an ocean cruise, a German concentration camp survivor discovers that her fellow passenger is her camp guard. National Gallery of Art Sun., Aug. 25, 4 p.m. Pharaoh (Faraon) Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Egypt/Uzbekistan/Poland, 1966, 180 min.) A fictitious pharaohís attempts at reform conflicts with the interests of the priestly caste in this riveting narrative of raw power and politics in a regime of absolute authorityóa direct analogy to 1960s Poland. National Gallery of Art Sat., Aug. 3, 2 p.m. PORTUGUESE Urbania (Return) Directed by Fl·vio Frederico (Brazil, 2001, 70 min.) A blind old man and his driver return to Sao Paulo after 30 years. As the blind man takes in the city where he lost his wife, his business and his sight, the relationship between the two men begins to change. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Thu., Aug. 1, 8 p.m. RUSSIAN Ilya Muromets (The Sword and the Dragon) Directed by Alexander Ptushko and James Landis (Soviet Union, 1956, 94 min.) Set in 13th-century Russia, the hero Ilya takes on raiding Mongols, furry wind demons, three-headed dragons and corrupt aristocracy to save his beloved country. National Gallery of Art Sat., Aug. 10, 3 p.m. The New Gulliver (Novyj Gulliver) Directed by Alexander Ptushko and A. Vanichkin (Soviet Union, 1935, 68 min.) One of the first feature-length animations, Ptushko modifies the satirical ìGulliverís Travelsî to fit a Russian context, with the story centering on Petya, a young Soviet pioneer, as she awakens in a surreal Lilliput. It screens with ìThe Stone Flower.î National Gallery of Art Sun., Aug. 4, 4 p.m. Sampo (The Day the Earth Froze) Directed by Alexander Ptushko and Risto Orko (Soviet Union/Finland, 1959, 99 min.) Based on the Finnish national epic ìKalevala,î an evil witch kidnaps a maiden in an attempt to force her father to hand over the ìSampo,î a magical mill that produces endless salt, grain and gold. National Gallery of Art Sun., Aug. 11, 4 p.m. The Stone Flower (Kamennyj Tsvetok) Directed by Alexander Ptushko (Soviet Union/France, 1946, 83 min.) Russiaís first full-color feature, ìThe Stone Flowerî takes place in an enchanting underground world where a melancholy young carver is lured away by the mystical Queen of Copper Hill. It screens with ìThe New Gulliver.î National Gallery of Art Sun., Aug. 4, 4 p.m. SWEDISH Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens Leende) Directed by Ingmar Bergman (Sweden, 1955, 108 min.) This sophisticated romantic comedy takes place in a small town at the turn of the century and revolves around lawyer Fredrik Egerman, his ingÈnue wife Anne and grown-up son Henrik from a previous marriage. Library of Congress Fri., Aug. 9, 7 p.m.