International Film Clips **Please Note: 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 Gnaouas Directed by Izza Genini (Morocco, 1990, 26 min.) The rituals and music of the Gnaouas, black Moroccans, combine elements of pre-Islamic Moroccan culture with that of sub-Saharan Africa. (Arabic and Gnaoua; screens with ìSaints and Spiritsî) S. Dillon Ripley Center Thu., June 26, 7 p.m. Nuptials in the Middle Atlas Directed by Izza Genini (Morocco, 1992, 26 min.) Two Berber tribes perform song and dance rituals to celebrate the cosmic forces. (Arabic and Berber; screens with ìVibrations in the High Atlasî) S. Dillon Ripley Center Fri., June 13, 7 p.m. Saints and Spirits Directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies (Morocco, 1979, 26 min.) Director Llewelyn-Davies creates documentary of three religious events in different parts of Morocco involving Gnaoua musicians and ritual specialists. (Screens with ìGnaouasî) S. Dillon Ripley Center Thu., June 26, 7 p.m. Vibrations in the High Atlas Directed by Izza Genini (Morocco, 1992, 26 min.) The Berber tribesí music and dance is used to express earth, sky and water. (Screens with ìNuptials in the Middle Atlasî) S. Dillon Ripley Center Fri., June 13, 7 p.m. Cantonese The Eye (Jian Gui) Directed by Danny Pang and Oxide Pang Chun (Hong Kong/UK/Thailand/Singapore, 2002, 99 min.) A cornea transplant patient begins to see ghosts. (Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai) Theater TBA Opens Fri., June 13 English Bend It Like Beckham Directed by Gurinder Chadha (UK/Germany/USA, 2002, 112 min.) A kaleidoscope of color and culture clash humorously as an Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. (English, Hindi and Punjabi) AMC Hoffman Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Loews Georgetown Loews Rio Regal Ballston Commons Regal Rockville Check theaters for times Christ in Concrete Directed by Edward Dymtryk (UK, 1949, 120 min.) An Italian-American construction worker struggles in New York at the beginning of the Great Depression. Visions Cinema Mon., June 16, 7 p.m. Cremaster 2 Directed by Matthew Barney (USA, 1999, 78 min.) Barneyís beautiful, strange world is accompanied by a brooding organ. (Screens with ìCremaster 1î (1995, 40 min.)) AFI Silver Theatre Check theater for times Cremaster 3 Directed by Matthew Barney (USA, 2002, 182 min.) An apprentice and an architect battle toward a showdown at the Guggenheim. AFI Silver Theatre Check theater for times The Dancer Upstairs Directed by John Malkovich (Spain/USA, 2002, 133 min.) Filmfest DC 2003ís opening night film tells the story of a police detective seeking the capture of a guerilla leader. (English and Quechua) Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Check theaters for times The Good Thief Directed by Neil Jordan (UK/France/Canada/Ireland, 2002, 109 min.) Nick Nolte stars as a compulsive gambler and retired thief seeking one last big score. AMC Courthouse Cineplex Odeon Inner Circle Check theaters for times The Hard Word Directed by Scott Roberts (Australia, 2002, 102 min.) Three brothers out on bail plan to commit one last big armed robbery. Theater TBA Opens Fri., June 27 House of Bamboo Directed by Samuel Fuller (USA, 1955, 102 min.) An army investigator tries to infiltrate a gang run by a brilliant but psychotic American ex-GI. (Part of ìThe Lives of Shirley Yamaguchiî festival) Freer Gallery of Art Fri., June 20, 7 p.m. Japanese War Bride Directed by King Vidor (USA, 1952, 96 min.) A Japanese nurse and her husband, an American soldier she treated during the Korean War, attempt to build a life in California while dealing with the prejudice of their neighbors and relatives. (Part of ìThe Lives of Shirley Yamaguchiî festival) Freer Gallery of Art Sun., June 15, 2 p.m. Lawless Heart Directed by Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter (UK/France, 2001, 99 min.) The death of a friend impacts three men in overlapping stories. Visions Cinema Check theater for times Mrs. Miniver Directed by William Wyler (USA, 1942, 133 min.) During the summer of 1939, an average middle-class English familyís lifestyle is disrupted when Britain decides to go to war with Germany. Library of Congress Fri., June 6, 7 p.m. The Music of Morocco and the Cycles of Life Directed by Victoria Vorreiter (Morocco, 2002, 50 min.) Musicologist Vorreiter travels through Morocco in search of the music that shapes and transforms Moroccan lives. S. Dillon Ripley Center Thu., June 5, 7 p.m. The Pianist Directed by Roman Polanski (UK/France/Germany/Poland/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) Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Loews Georgetown Regal Ballston Commons Check theaters for times PokÈmon Heroes Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Jim Malone (Japan/USA, 2003, min.) The PokÈmon crew hunts for thieves in Alto Mare, the worldís water capital. AMC Courthouse AMC Hoffman Hoyts Potomac Yard Loews Rio Check theaters for times The Quiet American Directed by Phillip Noyce (USA/Germany/UK/Australia, 2001, 101 min.) Set in 1952 Saigon, this gorgeous adaptation of Graham Greeneís novel looks at the roots of American military involvement in Vietnam. (English and Vietnamese) Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Outer Circle Check theaters for times The Rocking Horse Winner Directed by Anthony Pelissier (UK, 1950, 91 min.) After receiving a rocking horse, a sensitive young boy hoping to help his financially stricken family discovers he has the psychic ability to predict horse racing winners while riding the toy horse. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Mon., June 16, 7:15 p.m. Seven Women Directed by John Ford (USA, 1966, 87 min.) The lives of seven women in an isolated American mission on the Chinese-Mongolia border are ripped apart by the incursion of a despotic Mongolian and his band of cutthroats. Library of Congress Thu., June 12, 7 p.m. Sweet Sixteen Directed by Ken Loach (UK/Germany/Spain, 2002, 105 min.) Liam schemes to raise funds before his motherís release from prison. Theater TBA Opens Fri., June 6 28 Days Later Directed by Danny Boyle (UK/Finland/USA, 2002, 112 min.) A virus causes people to become murderous, decimating the UKís population. Theater TBA Opens Fri., June 27 Whale Rider Directed by Niko Caro (New Zealand/Germany, 2002, 105 min.) Pai, the daughter of a deceased chief, seeks to prove herself worthy of tribal leadership by riding a whale. Theater TBA Opens Fri., June 20 Winged Migration (Le People Migrateur) Directed by Jacques Perrin (France/Italy/Germany/Spain/Switzerland, 2001, 81 min.) Perrin narrates this documentary that follows migratory birds. Cinema Arts Opens Fri., June 13 Finnish Ariel Directed by Aki Kaurism?ki (Finland/Germany/France, 1988, 73 min.) In this deadpan comedy, an out-of-work coal miner goes through a series of misfortunes. AFI Silver Theatre Mon., June 2, 8:30 p.m., Wed., June 4, 8:30 p.m. Man Without a Past (Mies Vailla Menneisyytt?) Directed by Aki Kaurism?ki (Finland/Germany/France, 2002, 97 min.) An amnesiac in Helsinki finds no aid from the bureaucracy. Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Landmarkís Bethesda Row Check theaters for times The Match Factory Girl (Tulitikkutehtaan Tytt^) Directed by Aki Kaurism?ki (Finland/Sweden, 1992, 68 min.) In the bleak world of an assembly-line checker, not much needs to be said. AFI Silver Theatre Sun., June 1, 6:50 p.m., Tue., June 3, 8:30 p.m., Thu., June 5, 8:30 p.m. French LíAuberge Espagnole (Euro Pudding) Directed by CÈdric Klapisch (France/Spain, 2002, 116 min.) Seven students from all over Europe share a Barcelona apartment. (French, Spanish, English, Catalan and Danish) Theater TBA Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bete) Directed by Jean Cocteau (France, 1946, 96 min.) The village beauty must give herself up to a fearsome beast as sacrifice for her fatherís transgression. AFI Kennedy Center Check theater for times Chaos Directed by Coline Serreau (France, 2001, 109 min.) A bourgeois couple initially fails to help a woman beaten in front of them. Cinema Arts Visions Cinema Check theaters for times Jet Lag (DÈcalage Horaire) Directed by DaniËle Thompson (France/UK, 2002, 91 min.) A U.S.-based Frenchman meets a Paris-based beautician during an airport strike. Theater TBA Opens Fri., June 13 King of Hearts (Le Roi du Coeur) Directed by Philippe de Broca (France, 1966, 102 min.) A WWI Scottish soldier joins the remaining inhabitants of a small French village: the insane asylumís inmates. (French, German and English) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., June 6 Man on the Train (LíHomme du Train) (France/Germany/UK, 2002, 90 min.) Directed by Patrice Leconte Two strangers, both with secret agendas, become friends as they share a house. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Check theaters for times The Milky Way (La Voie LactÈe) Directed by Luis BuÒuel (France/W. Germany/Italy, 1969, 102 min.) Two vagabonds on a religious pilgrimage from France encounter a variety of characters that challenge their faith. National Gallery of Art Sat., June 28, 3 p.m. The Phantom of Liberty (Le FantÙme de la LibertÈ) Directed by Luis BuÒuel (France/Italy, 1974, 104 min.) BuÒuelís surrealist film explores the process whereby the conventional human mind fails to recognize the true nature of freedom. National Gallery of Art Sun., June 29, 3:30 p.m. Vendredi Soir (Friday Night) Directed by Claire Denis (France, 2003, 90 min.) A young Parisian woman stuck in traffic offers a ride to a middle-aged man, sparking an adventure. Avalon Theatre Check theater for times La Vie de BohËme Directed by Aki Kaurism?ki (France/Italy/Sweden/Finland, 1992, 105 min.) The original dialogue of Pucciniís opera is performed straight. AFI Silver Theatre Sun., June 1, 3:15 p.m. German Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Aguirre: Der Zorn Gottes) Directed by Werner Herzog (Germany, 1972, 100 min.) This adventure film depicts a monstrous leader on an imperialistic journey to El Doradoófilled with delusions of grandeur and madness. Goethe-Forum Mon., June 2, 6:30 p.m. Nosferatu the Vampire (Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht) Directed by Werner Herzog (Germany, 1979, 107 min.) In Herzogís film, Dracula is portrayed not so much as a frightful, dangerous being but a tragic, suffering figure that deserves both pity and loathing. Goethe-Forum Mon., June 16, 6:30 p.m. Woyzeck Directed by Werner Herzog (Germany, 1979, 74 min.) Franz Woyzeck struggles to keep his girlfriend and illegitimate child alive in a 19th-century garrison, but after suffering abuse by his superiors and upon hearing rumors of his girlfriendís infidelity, Woyzeck snaps. Goethe-Forum Mon., June 23, 6:30 p.m. Hindi Company Directed by Ram Gopal Varma (India, 2002, 155 min.) A battle of egos between a crime boss and his protÈgÈ spawns a gang war that rages across three continents in this portrait of Bombayís underworld. (Part of the ìBollywood Action!î festival) Freer Gallery of Art Sun., June 22, 2 p.m. Donít Take It to Heart (Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar) Directed by Hansal Mehta (India, 2000, 151 min.) An auto mechanic falls in love with a newspaper reporter who is inspired to write a screenplay about him. (Part of the ìBollywood Action!î festival) Freer Gallery of Art Sun., June 29, 2 p.m. Hungarian Cremaster 5 Directed by Matthew Barney (USA, 1997, 55 min.) Ursula Andress watches an opera in Budapest. (Screens with ìCremaster 4î (1994, 42 min.)) AFI Silver Theatre Check theater for times Icelandic The Sea (Hafid) Directed by Baltasar Korm·kur (Iceland/France/Norway, 2002, 105 min.) An aging patriarch assembles his scattered heirs to discuss the future of the family fishery. (Icelandic and English) Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Landmarkís Bethesda Row Opens Fri., June 6 Italian Fellini: Iím a Born Liar Directed by Damian Pettigrew (France/Italy/UK, 2001, 105 min.) Interviews with Federico Fellini and his co-workers portray the directorís life. (English, French and Italian) Visions Cinema Opens Fri., June 27 Respiro Directed by Emanuele Crialese (Italy/France, 2002, 90 min.) Graziaís eccentric actions embarrass her family on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. Cinema Arts Opens Fri., June 27 Japanese China Nights (Shina No Yoru) Directed by Osamu Fushimizu (Japan, 1940, 124 min.) A kindly Japanese merchant marine officer rescues an orphan from the streets. (Part of ìThe Lives of Shirley Yamaguchiî festival) Freer Gallery of Art Sat., June 14, 2 p.m. Kurdish Marooned in Iraq (Gomgashtei dar Aragh) Directed by Bahman Ghobadi (Iran, 2002, 108 min.) Searching for his first wife, a Kurdish singer and his sons travel from Iran to Iraq. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Landmarkís Bethesda Row Check theaters for times Mandarin Together (Han Ni Zai Yiki) Directed by Chen Kaige (China/S. Korea, 2002, 117 min.) Violin student Ziaochun moves from the country to Beijing, where heís distracted by carefree Lili. Theater TBA Opens Fri., June 6 Portuguese Brasiliana (Brazil, 1999, 68 min.) This documentary covers Brazilian cultural personalities. (Free; no subtitles) Brazilian-American Cultural Institute Tue., June 10, 7:30 p.m. City of God (Cidade de Deus) Directed by Fernando Meirelles (Brazil, 2002, 130 min.) A Rio de Janeiro man follows his dream of becoming a photographer, granting himself the means to tell the story of Cidade de Deus, the housing project where he and his friends grew up. Loews Georgetown Check theater for times GÍmeas (The Twin Sisters) Directed by Andrucha Waddington (Brazil, 1999, 75 min.) Two twin sisters in Rio fall in love with the same man. (No subtitles) Brazilian-American Cultural Institute Thu., June 5, 7 p.m. Silent Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary Directed by Guy Maddin (Canada, 2001, 73 min.) Draculaís story is told via ballet and silent film. Theater TBA Opening date TBA Juha Directed by Aki Kaurism?ki (Finland, 1999, 78 min.) Farmer Juha leads an idyllic life with his wife, but then a charismatic stranger arrives. AFI Silver Theatre Check theater for times The Mountain Cat (Die Bergkatze) Directed by Ernst Lubitsch (Germany, 1921, 85 min.) A stalwart bandit chaser winds up falling up for the banditís daughter in this fairy tale-like satire. Goethe-Forum Mon., June 30, 6:30 p.m. Spanish Goya in Bordeaux (Goya en Burdeos) Directed by Carlos Saura (Italy/Spain, 1999, 106 min.) The ailing octogenarian and artist Francisco Goya engages in a fitful dialogue of love, art, politics and the human condition with his younger self. (Spanish and French) National Gallery of Art Sat., June 7, 3 p.m., Sun., June 8, 4 p.m. Swedish Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (Regi Andrej Tarkovskij) Directed by Michal Leszczylowski (Sweden, 1988, 101 min.) This documentary of Tarkovskyís last film, ìThe Sacrifice,î comes complete with Tarkovskyís reflections on his life and his filmmaking philosophy. (Swedish and Russian) National Gallery of Art Sat., June 1, 4 p.m. Tamil A Peck on the Cheek (Kannathil Muthamittal) Directed by Mani Rathnam (India, 2002, 136 min.) A young girl discovers she was adopted after being abandoned in a Sri Lankan refugee camp and resolves to find her birth mother. (Tamil and Sinhala; part of the ìBollywood Action!î festival) Freer Gallery of Art Fri., June 27, 7 p.m.