**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. Czech Nicholas Winton: The Power of Good (SÌla LidskostióNicholas Winton) Directed by Matej Minac (Czech Republic/Slovakia, 2002, 64 min.) Often referred to as the English Oskar Schindler, Nicholas Winton was directly responsible for saving the lives of 669 Jewish children during World War II. His courageous actions were not revealed until the late 1980s. (English and Czech) DCJCC Sun., Dec. 8, 2 p.m. Dutch Polonaise (Leedvermaak) Directed by Frans Weisz (Netherlands, 1989, 92 min.) Lea and Nicoís wild, lavish wedding celebration is wracked by memories of the Holocaust. DCJCC Sat., Dec. 14, 8:45 p.m. Qui Vive (Rijgdraad) Directed by Frans Weisz (Netherlands, 2002, 92 min.) Picking up where ìPolonaiseî left off, ìQui Viveî explores Lea and Nicoís marriageóon the rocks 12 years later. DCJCC Sun., Dec. 15, 4:15 p.m. English Ararat Directed by Atom Egoyan (Canada/France, 2002, 116 min.) Atom Egoyan explores the Armenian genocide in Turkey during WWI through the perspective of an Armenian-Canadian mother and son, as well as through a film within a film. (English, Armenian and French) Theater TBA Die Another Day Directed by Lee Tamahori (UK/USA, 2002, 120 min.) The latest James Bond installment has Bond battling a mastermind criminal in Korea and all over the world. Theater TBA The Discovery of Heaven Directed by Jeroen KrabbÈ (Netherlands/UK, 2001, 134 min.) A beautiful cellist becomes pregnantóbut she doesnít know who the father is. The child, who will grow into a handsome young man, is to find the Ten Commandments and return them to the Creator. DCJCC Fri., Dec. 13, 1 p.m. Esther Kahn Directed by Arnaud Desplechin (France/UK, 2000, 142 min.) A young woman living in the crowded tenements of 19th-century London tries desperately to discover her artistic and personal identity. DCJCC Tue., Dec. 10, 8:15 p.m., Thu., Dec. 12, 1 p.m. Fidel Directed by Estela Bravo (USA, 2001, 91 min.) This documentary examines the political and social impact that Cuban leader Fidel Castro has had upon the world during his more than 40 years in power. (English and Spanish) Visions Opens Fri., Dec. 6 In the Mirror of Maya Deren (Im Spiegel der Maya Deren) Directed by Martina Kudl·cek (Austria/Switzerland/Germany, 2001, 103 min.) The riveting film tells the story of filmmaker, writer and dancer Maya Deren, a pioneer of the American avant-garde movement of the í40s and í50s. (English and Creole) National Gallery of Art Sun., Dec. 15, 4 p.m. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Directed by Peter Jackson (New Zealand/USA, 2002, 179 min.) The War of the Rings approaches the second part of the legendary trilogy. Theater TBA Opens Wed., Dec. 18 Mamadrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema Directed by Monique Schwarz (Australia/Germany/Netherlands/Israel, 2001, 73 min.) The director combines hilarious film clips, interviews and cultural commentary with her own narrative to explore the cinematic portrayal of the Jewish mother. DCJCC Sun., Dec. 15, 12 p.m. Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song Directed by J. David Riva (Germany/USA, 2001, 100 min.) Marlene Dietrich was one of the original divas of the silver screen. Not only was she a glamorous star, she was a woman of strong political convictions: She abhorred the Nazi regime and made no bones about expressing her opinion in public. (English, German, French and Hebrew) DCJCC Thu., Dec. 5, 9:15 p.m. A Match Made in Seven Directed by Ilan Saragosti (Canada, 2002, 47 min.) In Vancouverís first ìSpeed Datingî event, four Jewish singles are determined to find ìthe perfect match.î (Screens with ìGoulashî (14 min.)) DCJCC Sat., Dec. 14, 11 p.m. My Dear Clara Directed by Garry Beitel (Canada, 2001, 44 min.) For 60 years, Clara Bloom fought discriminatory Canadian immigration policy to bring over her Polish husband Chaim Blum. (Screens with ìSilent Songî (6 min.) and ìMadonna with Child, XX Centuryî (10 min.)) DCJCC Thu., Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Rabbit-Proof Fence Directed by Phillip Noyce (Australia, 2002, 95 min.) Between 1905 and 1901, the Australian government kidnapped half-breed Aboriginal girls weekly to train them as domestic servants. Theater TBA Opens Wed., Dec. 25 Shanghai Ghetto Directed by Dana Janklowicz-Mann and Amir Mann (USA, 2002, 95 min.) During Hitlerís rise to power, several thousand German Jews fled eastward to a place that would still accept them: the Japanese-occupied city of Shanghai in China. DCJCC Sun., Dec. 15, 1:30 p.m. Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi) Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 2001, 125 min.) Hayao Miyazakiís Berlin Golden Bear winner recasts ìAlice in Wonderlandî as a Japanese folktale. AMC Mazza Gallerie Check theater for times Stealing the Fire Directed by John S. Friedman and Eric Nadler (USA, 2002, 95 min.) This documentary shows how German technician Karl-Heinz Schaab has helped Iraq in its increasingly successful quest for a nuclear bomb. (English and German) Visions Opens Fri., Dec. 13 Farsi ABC Africa Directed by Abbas Kiarostami (Iran, 2001, 83 min.) The director and his assistant capture the faces of orphaned children whose parents have died of AIDS. Recording tears, laughter, music, silence, life and death, the film attests to Africaís resilience. (Farsi and English) Freer Gallery of Art Fri., Dec. 6, 7 p.m. French LíAtalante Directed by Jean Vigo (France, 1934, 89 min.) Jean Vigoís only feature recounts a newlywed coupleís troubled life aboard a canal barge. The film is followed by Jefferson Klineís lecture and preceded by Vigoís short films: ìA Propos de Niceî (1929), ìTaris Champion de Natationî (1931), and ìZÈro de Conduiteî (1933) (approximately 200 minutes including lecture). National Gallery of Art Sun., Dec. 8, 2 p.m. God Is Great, Iím Not (Dieu Est Grand, Je Suis Toute Petite) Directed by Pascale Bailly (France, 2000, 95 min.) Michele, a neurotic Parisian model in the midst of a midlife crisis, meets Francois, an easy-going Jewish veterinarian, and decides to convert to Judaism. DCJCC Fri., Dec. 6, 1 p.m. On Guard! (Le Bossu) Directed by Philippe de Broca (France/Italy/Germany, 1997, 120 min.) This swashbuckling tale of revenge and adventure set in early 18th-century France stars Daniel Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini and Vincent Perez. (French and Italian) Visions Check theater for times Rouch in Reverse Directed by Manthia Diawara (UK/USA/Mali, 1995, 51 min.) In a case of what the director calls ìreverse anthropology,î the subjects of investigation study their former investigators. (French and English) National Museum of African Art Thu., Dec. 12, 7 p.m. German Exodus to Berlin Directed by Peter Laufer and Jeff Kamen (USA, 2001, 90 min.) Unlikely as it may seem, Germany is home to the fastest-growing Jewish community in the world outside Israel. This documentary explores the new social landscape of a changing Germany. (English, German and Russian) DCJCC Sun., Dec. 8, 3:15 p.m. The Legend of Paul and Paula (Die Legende von Paul und Paula) Directed by Heiner Carow (East Germany, 1973, 106 min.) Paula is rigorous when it comes to her feelingsóshe has already chased away two men, and now she lives alone with her two children. She toys with the idea of a sensible marriage with a more mature admirer, but she meets Paul and the sparks fly. Goethe-Forum Mon., Dec. 2, 6:30 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. Foxchase Check theater for times Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) Directed by Caroline Link (Germany, 2002, 141 min.) As the Nazis rise to power in Europe, Jewish lawyer Walter Redlich makes a daring escape from Germany to colonial Kenya. When the war is over, his family must face the difficult decision of returning to Germany or staying in their new home. (German, Swahili and English) DCJCC Sat., Dec. 14, 5:45 p.m., Sun., Dec. 15, 7 p.m. On Probation (Burgschaft fur ein Jahr) Directed by Hermann Zschoche (East Germany, 1981, 102 min.) Dubious friends, drinking binges and parties left little room for children in Ninaís life. But now sheís in court fighting for her children as strangers post bail to help a young woman who canít find her way by herself. Goethe-Forum Mon., Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. Sun Seekers (Sonnensucher) Directed by Konrad Wolf (East Germany, 1971, 114 min.) When two women in 1950s Germany answer a question about regulated work in a negative way, they are forced to work in a uranium mine in Wismut. Goethe-Forum Mon., Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. Hebrew For My Children Directed by Michal Aviad (Israel, 2002, 65 min.) The director re-examines her familyís personal journey after the second intifada begins in October 2000. (Screens with ìItís About Timeî) DCJCC Wed., Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m. Giraffes (Girafot) Directed by Tzahi Grad (Israel, 2001, 115 min.) Efrat, Dafna and Abigail are 20-somethings living in the same Tel Aviv apartment building whose quiet lives are turned upside-down because of a twisted tale of mistaken identity. DCJCC Sat., Dec. 7, 9:45 p.m. Itís About Time (Zmani) Directed by Elona Ariel and Ayelet Menahemi (Israel, 2001, 54 min.) This mosaic of dialogues features a little girl, a psychiatrist, an Olympic swimmer, a news editor, a lifeguard, a stand-up comic and others as they each show how they manage their hectic lives. (Screens with ìFor My Childrenî) DCJCC Wed., Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m. Purity Directed by Anat Zuria (Israel, 2002, 65 min.) The director explores the ancient laws and rituals that still shape a Jewish womanís life and sexuality, turning the camera on herself and her friends. DCJCC Sun., Dec. 8, 12 p.m. Italian Unfair Competition (Concorrenza Sleale) Directed by Ettore Scola (Italy/France, 2001, 105 min.) Two competing Roman tailors, one Jewish, one Gentile, share different experiences in Italy during the rise of fascism in the late 1930s. DCJCC Sun., Dec. 8, 8:15 p.m., Mon., Dec. 9, 1 p.m. Japanese The Happiness of the Katakuris (Katakuri-ke No KÙfuku) Directed by Takashi Miike (Japan, 2001, 113 min.) This musical comedy focuses on an eccentric family of bed-and-breakfast owners whose guests keep ending up dead. Freer Gallery of Art Sun., Dec. 15, 2 p.m. Pistol Opera Directed by Seijun Suzuki (Japan, 2001, 112 min.) A delirious fantasia of sex, violence and dazzling visual artistry makes up this combination remake-sequel to Suzukiís 1967 cult classic ìBranded to Kill.î Freer Gallery of Art Sat., Dec. 7, 2 p.m. Korean The Way Home (Jibeuro) Directed by Lee Jeong-hyang (South Korea, 2002, 118 min.) A spoiled brat from the city goes to live with his grandmother in the mountains. Cinema Arts Opens Fri., Dec. 6 Russian Aerograd (Air City/Frontier) Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1935, 93 min.) Japanese secret agents attempt to sabotage the construction of a new ìair cityî in a vast Siberian forest near the Pacific coast. National Gallery of Art Sun., Dec. 22, 4 p.m. Battle for Soviet Ukraine (Bitva Za Nashu Sovetskuyu Ukrainu) Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1943, 80 min.) Dovzhenko documents the German invasion of Ukraine in 1941 and 1942, with a lot of the footage coming from German photographers. (Screens with ìVictory on the Right Bank Ukraineî) National Gallery of Art Sun., Dec. 29, 4 p.m. Ivan Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1932, 90 min.) A young peasant, going to work at the construction site of the Dneiper River Dam, decides in favor of an education at the workersí school. National Gallery of Art Sat., Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m. Michurin (Life in Bloom) Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1948, 103 min.) This is the official biography of a Soviet horticulturist who developed hundreds of new fruit species. National Gallery of Art Sun., Dec. 29, 2 p.m. My Friend Ivan Lapshin (Moi Drug Ivan Lapshin) Directed by Alexei Gherman (Soviet Union, 1971, 85 min.) This cruel and sometimes absurd story of a tough police detective depicts him living in a provincial town in the Stalinist 1930sóand the same town in the early 1980s. University of Maryland Wed., Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Shchors Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1939, 140 min.) Stalinís old commander, Ukranian partisan leader Nikolay Shchors, is portrayed in this intriguing biography. National Gallery of Art Sat., Dec. 28, 2 p.m. Shoes From America (Botinki iz America) Directed by Arkadiy Yakhinis (Germany/Russia, 2001, 89 min.) It is 1945 and 70-year-old Isaac is one of the only Jews in his village who survived the Nazi occupation. Now beset by visions and delusions, he awaits the coming of the Messiah who will reunite him with all of his perished loved ones. (Russian, Polish and German) DCJCC Tue., Dec. 10, 1 p.m. Goethe-Forum Sun., Dec. 8, 2 p.m. Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine (Pobeda Na Pravoberezhnoi Ukraine I Izgnaniye Nemetsikh Zakhvatchikov Za Predeli Ukrainskikh Sovietskikh Zemel) Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1944, 73 min.) This wartime documentary chronicles the western advance of the Soviet army after the Germans and their allies had been driven out of Ukraine. (Screens with ìBattle for Soviet Ukraine î) National Gallery of Art Sun., Dec. 29, 4 p.m. Silent Arsenal Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1929, 65 min.) This silent classic celebrates a 1918 struggle of Bolshevik workers against White Russian troops at a Kiev munitions factory. (Screens with ìZvenigoraî) National Gallery of Art Sat., Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m. Earth (Zemlya) Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1930, 62 min.) A landowner-peasant struggle culminates in the shooting of a farmer who at the moment of death is drunk with love and happiness. National Gallery of Art Sat., Dec. 14, 3:30 p.m. Meyer From Berlin Directed by Ernst Lubitsch (Germany, 1918, 51 min.) Ernst Lubitsch plays a Berlin Jew hilariously out of place in the Bavarian Alps. (Screens with ìShoe Palace Pinkusî) DJCCC Sun.. Dec. 8, 4 p.m. Shoe Palace Pinkus Directed by Ernst Lubitsch (Germany, 1916, 60 min.) Ernst Lubitsch stars alongside silent film star diva Ossi Oswalda as the irrepressibly flirtatious, wily and genial master of Jewish urban culture. (Screens with ìMeyer from Berlinî) DJCCC Sun., Dec. 8, 4 p.m. Zvenigora Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (Soviet Union, 1927, 65 min.) On the surface, a fanciful paean to industrialization that evokes centuries of Ukrainian peasant life, ìZvenigoraî is characteristically full of double meanings, each frame often undercut by the next. (Screens with ìArsenalî) National Gallery of Art Sat., Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m. Slovak Absolut Warhola Directed by Stanislaw Mucha (Germany, 2001, 80 min.) Andy Warholís cousins, aunts and uncles in rural Slovakia have only a vague notion about their famous relative, but theyíre eager to assert their opinions all the same. National Gallery of Art Check theater for times Spanish Adio Kerida Directed by Ruth Behar (USA, 2002, 80 min.) The director goes in search of Jewish Cubans, most of whom moved to the United States in the 1950s. (English and Spanish) DCJCC Sun., Dec. 8, 5:45 p.m. El Crimen del Padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro) Directed by Carlos Carrera (Mexico/Spain/Argentina/France, 2002, 118 min.) In his first assignment, young Father Amaro faces many challenges, including lust, money laundering, guerrillas and bad publicity. Theater TBA The Pinochet Case (El Caso Pinochet) Directed by Patricio Guzm·n (Belgium/Chile/France/Spain, 2001, 110 min.) This documentary follows the legal cases that ultimately led to former Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet being arrested for his crimes against humanity. (Spanish and English) Visions Check theater for times Talk to Her (Hable con Ella) Directed by Pedro AlmodÛvar (Spain, 2002, 112 min.) Two men meet by chance and find that their lives are interconnected. Cinema Arts Opens Wed., Dec. 25 Vietnamese Daughter from Danang Directed by Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco (USA, 2002, 75 min.) The documentary shows the reunion of a Vietnamese-American woman with her birth mother after 22 years. (English and Vietnamese) Visions Check theater for times Yiddish Motel Operator Directed by Joseph Seiden (USA, 1939, 89 min.) This classic Yiddish melodrama, set in the sweatshops of New Yorkís garment district, also serves as a historical document of the American labor movement. (Screens with ìMy Heart Belongs to Daddyî (4 min.)) DCJCC Mon., Dec. 9, 8:45 p.m., Wed., Dec. 11, 11 p.m.