**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 Divine Intervention (Yadon Ilaheyya) Directed by Elia Suleiman (France/Morocco/Germany/Palestine, 2001, 100 min.) Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah, separated by a checkpoint, plan secret encounters. (Arabic, Hebrew and English) Visions Opens Fri., Jan. 31 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) Landmarkís Bethesda Row Loews Georgetown Check theaters for times 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. AMC City Place AMC Courthouse AMC Hoffman AMC Union Station Cineplex Odeon Wisconsin Ave Loews Georgetown Loews Pentagon City Loews Rio Loews Wheaton Plaza P&G Montgomery Mall Regal Rockville UA Bethesda Check theaters for times Evelyn Directed by Bruce Beresford (Ireland/USA/Germany, 2002, 94 min.) An unemployed single father fights to regain custody of his children from state-endorsed Catholic orphanages. Loews Georgetown Check theater for times 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. AMC Hoffman Cineplex Odeon Uptown Check theaters for times Max Directed by Menno Meyjes (Canada/Germany/Hungary, 2002, 110 min.) This film speculates about Hitlerís career as a painter. Cinema Arts Opens Fri., Jan. 17 Nicholas Nickleby Directed by Douglas McGrath (UK/USA, 2002, 108 min.) After the father dies, a previously well-to-do family plunges into poverty. Landmarkís Bethesd a Row Opens Fri., Jan. 3 The Pianist Directed by Roman Polanski (UK/France/Germany/Poland/The Netherlands, 2002, 148 min.) Polanskiís Palme díOr winner at Cannes vividly recounts a Jewish pianistís fight for survival in Warsaw during WWII. (English and German) Cinema Arts Opens Fri., Jan. 3 Rabbit-Proof Fence Directed by Phillip Noyce (Australia, 2002, 95 min.) The Australian government kidnapped half-breed Aboriginal girls (the Stolen Generations) to train them as domestic servants. (English and Aborigine) Landmarkís Bethesda Row Check theater for times 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. Visions Check theater for times The Train Directed by John Frankenheimer and Arthur Penn (USA/France/Italy, 1964, 133 min.) In this tense WWII drama, a Nazi colonel loads a train bound for Germany with looted French art treasures. A French railway supervisor is enlisted by the Resistance to stop the trainóbut at what cost? Library of Congress Fri., Jan. 10, 7 p.m. FARSI Daughters of the Sun (Dakhtaran-e Khorshid) Directed by Maryam Shahriar (Iran, 2001, 92 min.) Amanagolís father disguises her as a boy and sends her to work in a carpet-weaving shop in another village where, in the shopís cruel work environment, she develops a relationship with a female co-worker who may or may not be aware of her true identity. Freer Gallery Fri., Jan. 17, 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 19, 2 p.m. Nargess Directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad (Iran, 1992, 100 min.) Challenging the Iranian censorship codes, director Bani-Etemadís social crime drama brilliantly depicts the complex relationships, dreams and despair of people living on the fringes of society. National Museum of Women in the Arts Wednesday, January 29, 2003, 7 p.m. Runaway Directed by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini (UK, 2001, 87 min.) This powerful and heartbreaking documentary follows a group of young runaway girls who are taken to a womenís shelter in Tehran. National Museum of Women in the Arts Wed., Jan. 22, 7 p.m. Womenís Prison (Zendan-e Zanan) Directed by Manijeh Hekmat (Iran, 2002, 106 min.) Based on the stories of real inmates in a Tehran prison, this film focuses on the turbulent relationship between Tahereh, a jailer, and Mitra, a rebellious prisoner convicted of killing her stepfather in her motherís defense. Freer Gallery Fri., Jan. 24, 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 26, 2 p.m. FRENCH 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. Visions Check theater for times Lí...trange Monsieur Victor (The Strange Mr. Victor) Directed by Jean GrÈmillon (Germany/France, 1938, 97 min.) A respected shop ownerís establishment is actually a front for a gang of burglars in a film that examines the blurred line between villains and heroes, embodying the directorís presumptions about the moral complexities of everyday existence. National Gallery of Art Sat., Jan. 25, 3 p.m. Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse (The Gleaners and I) Directed by AgnËs Varda (France, 2001, 82 min.) The director explores the concept of "gleaners," those who pick over already-harvested fields for the odd potato or turnip, or, in more urban locales, make use of bits and pieces that society has cast off. National Gallery of Art Sat., Jan. 4, 3 p.m. LumiÈre DíEtÈ (Light of Summer) Directed by Jean GrÈmillon (France, 1943, 112 min.) A strange gallery of characters is assembled in a glass house on the edge of a mountain in the middle of nowhere. Strains and stresses reach an explosive point at a nightmarish fancy-dress ball, climaxing in the Dance of Death. National Gallery of Art Sun., Jan. 26, 4 p.m. Van Gogh Directed by Maurice Pialat (France, 1991, 155 min.) This documentary-like study of the great artist focuses on routine occurrences and subtle shifts in mood rather than pivotal events. National Gallery of Art Sun., Jan. 5, 4 p.m. GERMAN 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 Winter AdÈ Directed by Helke Misselwitz (East Germany, 1988, 115 min.) East German women of all ages and backgrounds reveal their personal and professional frustrations, hopes and aspirations just before the events that brought down the Berlin Wall. Goethe-Forum Mon., Jan. 13, 6:30 p.m. ITALIAN His Secret Life (Le Fate Ignoranti) Directed by Ferzan Ozpetek (Italy/France, 2001, 106 min.) A widow discovers her late husband had a lover, whoís not what she expected. (Italian and Turkish) Visions Opens Fri., Jan. 3 Pinocchio Directed by Roberto Benigni (Italy/France/USA/Germany, 2002, 108 min.) Ignoring the Blue Fairy and his father Gepetto, a curious wooden puppet gets into wild adventures. Theater TBA KOREAN The Way Home (Jibeuro) Directed by Lee Jeong-hyang (South Korea, 2002, 90 min.) A spoiled brat from the city goes to live with his grandmother in the mountains. Cineplex Odeon Outer Circle Check theater for times PORTUGUESE City of God (Cidade de Deus) Directed by K·tia Lund and Fernando Meirelles (Brazil, 2002, 130 min.) A Rio de Janiero man follows his dream of becoming a photographer, granting himself the means to tell the story of the "Cidade de Deus," the housing project where he and his friends grew up. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Jan. 17 SILENT Feu Mathias Pascal (The Late Mathias Pascal) Directed by Marcel LíHerbier (France, 1925, 134 min.) Pascal, a librarian, seizes on a false report of his own death to create new identities, but to his dismay, he discovers that a lack of true identity poses its own problems. (French intertitles translated live) National Gallery of Art Sun., Jan. 12, 4 p.m. LíArgent (Money) Directed by Marcel LíHerbier (France, 1929, 170 min.) The elegant modern interiors of this classic silent avant-garde film are enough to set the film apart, but its true purpose is to attack the authority of money in capitalist society. (French intertitles translated live) National Gallery of Art Sat., Jan. 11, 2 p.m. LíInhumaine (The Inhuman Woman) Directed by Marcel LíHerbier (France, 1924, 138 min.) In this science-fiction thriller, a glamorous soprano discovers that one of her faithful admirers has committed suicide. National Gallery of Art Sun., Jan. 19, 4 p.m. SPANISH 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. Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Check theaters for times Intacto Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Spain, 2001, 108 min.) Survivors of the Holocaust, an earthquake, a car wreck, a plane crash and a bullfighting ring play unusual games of chance. (Spanish and English) Theater TBA Opens Fri., Jan. 3 Son of the Bride (El Hijo de la Novia) Directed by Juan JosÈ Campanella (Argentina/Spain, 2002, 125 min.) Rafael has made a success of his familyís Italian restaurant. Unfortunately, his mother is suffering from Alzheimerís disease, and Rafael begins to dream of escape. Cinema Art Bethesda Sun., Jan. 5, 10 a.m. 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 Landmarkís Bethesda Row Check theaters for times WOLOF Faat KinÈ Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 2000, 90 min.) Faat Kine is a single woman balanced on the pinnacle between the traditions of her parentsí generation and the demands of the modern world, where traditions have either broken down or are hostile toward an unwed mother like her. (Wolof and French) Cinema Art Bethesda Sun., Jan. 26, 10 a.m.