International Film Clips *EFF: Environmental Film Festival *DCIFF: D.C. Independent Film Festival *IAF: Irish Arts Festival *FF: Francophone Festival Danish The Idiots: Dogme #2 Directed by Lars von Trier (Denmark//Sweden/France/Netherlands/Italy, 1998, 117 min.) A group of disaffected social activists try to challenge society by committing a series of jackass-style stunts. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 26 Check theater for times The Kingdom Directed by Lars von Trier (Denmark, 1994, 279 min.) In a Copenhagen hospital, an arrogant Swedish neurosurgeon and his anesthetist sweetheart cover up medical mishaps while a hypochondriac holds sÈances in her room. (Danish and Swedish) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 26 Check theater for times Medea Directed by Lars von Trier (Denmark, 1988, 75 min.) Euripidesís classic Greek tragedy is played out on the windswept barrens of the Danish coast. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 26 Check theater for times Dari Osama Directed by Siddiq Barmak (Afghanistan/Japan/Ireland, 2003, 82 min.) After the Taliban take over, a young girl disguises herself as a boy to become the familyís breadwinner. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Check theater for times English The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan Directed by Phil Grabsky (Afghanistan/UK, 2003, 96 min.) This film follows an 8-year-old boy refugee who lives among the ruins of Afghanistanís Buddhas of Bamiyan. (*DCIFF) AMC Mazza Gallerie Tue., March 9, 9 p.m. Breaking the Waves Directed by Lars von Trier (Denmark/Sweden/France/Netherlands/Norway, 1996, 153 min.) Emily Watson plays a loyal wife to an oil rig worker who sends her on kinky sexual escapades after he suffers a debilitating injury. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 26 Check theater for times Climate on the Edge Directed by Alain Belhumeur (Canada, 2003, 52 min.) Using computer animation and news footage, renowned climate experts explain how they can now accurately predict a dramatic increase in the planetís temperatures over the next century. (*EFF) Embassy of Canada Thu., March 25, 7 p.m. Dancer in the Dark Directed by Lars von Trier (Multiple Countries, 2000, 140 min.) A myopic East European immigrant toils away on the assembly line while daydreaming of Hollywood musicals. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 26 Check theater for times Drowned Out Directed by Franny Armstrong (UK, 2002, 75 min.) A massive dam project that will soon submerge a village along the Narmada River in central India raises difficult questions. (*EFF; in English and Hindi, Bhilali, Urdu and Gujurati) Woodrow Wilson International Center Thu., March 25, 12 p.m. The Dreamers Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci (UK/France/Italy, 2003, 130 min.) This highly publicized film stylishly tells how an American student befriends French siblings, amid references to cinematic history and the 1968 Paris riots. (English and French) Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís E Street Cinema Loews Georgetown Check theaters for times EMR Directed by James Erskine and Danny McCullough (UK/USA, 2004, 95 min.) This psychological thriller examines the apparent exploitation of an ordinary man by multinational pharmaceutical companies. (*DCIFF) AMC Mazza Gallerie Mon., March 8, 7:30 p.m. The Fog of War Directed by Errol Morris (USA, 2003, 98 min.) Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara tells the story of the United Statesís role in a violent 20th century. Landmarkís Bethesda Row Visions Cinema Check theaters for times Girl With a Pearl Earring Directed by Peter Webber (UK/Luxembourg, 2003, 95 min.) In 17th-century Holland, a young woman works in a famous painterís household and is eventually allowed to assist in his studio, where a rich patron picks her as the subject of his commissioned portrait. AMC Hoffman Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Outer Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Landmarkís E Street Cinema Loews Rio Regal Ballston Check theaters for times The Great Adventure Directed by Jean Lemire and Thierry Piantanida (Canada, 2003, 90 min.) Crew members of the Sedna ship investigate the impact of climate change on the Arctic as they travel in the footsteps of great explorers via the legendary Northwest Passage. (*EFF) National Museum of Natural History Sat., March 27, 3 p.m., Sun., March 28, 11:30 a.m. How Harry Became a Tree Directed by Goran Paskaljevic (UK/France/Italy/Ireland, 2001, 100 min.) This absurd comedy details the surreal lengths a man will go to remain in control of his ever-shrinking corner of the world. (*IAF) Visions Cinema Tue., March 2, 1 p.m. In America Directed by Jim Sheridan (Ireland/UK, 2002, 103 min.) An Irish family moves to New York City, where the patriarch seeks to become an actor. AFI Silver Theatre Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Check theaters for times Inheritance: A Fishermanís Story Directed by Peter Hegedus (Australia/Hungary, 2003, 75 min.) A fisherman recounts the challenges he faced after 120,000 tons of cyanide waste from a gold mine coursed into Hungaryís Tisza River, killing more than 1,200 tons of fish and poisoning an entire river ecosystem. (*EFF; in English and Hungarian) American University Thu., March 25, 8 p.m. Intermission Directed by John Crowley (Ireland, 2003, 105 min.) Colin Farrell stars in this raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, good girls and bad boys. Theater TBA Opens Fri., March 26 Japanese Story Directed by Sue Brooks (Australia, 2003, 105 min.) An Australian geologist is hired to accompany a Japanese businessman on a desert expedition. (English and Japanese) Landmarkís Bethesda Row Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., March 12 Check theaters for times Lords of the Arctic Directed by Caroline Underwood (Canada, 2003, 52 min.) This in-depth look at Arctic wildlife and its tragic relationship with climate change examines why polar bears, whales, seals, and birds might be in danger of losing their kingdom. (*EFF) Gilbert Grosvenor Auditorium Tue., March 23, 7 p.m. Lost Boys of Sudan Directed by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk (USA, 2003, 90 min.) Two Sudanese refugees journey from the Sudan to suburban America. Visions Cinema Opens Fri., March 12 Check theater for times Marco Polo Directed by Matt Spangler (USA/France, 2003, 54 min.) A la Michael Moore, Spangler travels to France to investigate a French restaurant ownerís nationally televised confession to a plot to assassinate Austriaís Klaus Barbie. (*DCIFF) AMC Mazza Gallerie Sun., March 7, 2:45 p.m. Memories of Earth Directed by Jean Lemire (Canada, 2002, 68 min.) The scenic Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia serve as the setting for the meeting of two artistic worldsóthe indigenous Haida people and filmmaker and environmentalist FrÈdÈric Back. (*EFF) National Museum of Natural History Fri., March 19, 12 p.m. Moving Malcolm Directed by Benjamin Ratner (Canada, 2003, 83 min.) The life of a lonely, unpublished writer takes an unexpected turn when his flighty ex-fiancÈe arrives asking him to help move her father Malcolm. (*DCIFF) AMC Mazza Gallerie Fri., March 5, 7:30 p.m. Ned Kelley Directed by Gregor Jordan (Australia/UK/France, 2003, 109 min.) This biopic of the legendary Australian outlaw is based on Robert Drewís ìOur Sunshine.î Theater TBA Opens Fri., March 26 Power Trip Directed by Paul Devlin (USA/Georgia, 2003, 85 min.) Residents of the former Soviet republic Georgia must make their own electricity because they cannot afford the $24 per month utility bill from U.S. conglomera te AES Corp. (*EFF; in English and Georgian) Woodrow Wilson International Center Tue., March 23, 3:30 p.m. The Reckoning Directed by Paul McGuigan (UK/Spain, 2004, 112 min.) A fugitive priest hooks up with a company of thespians who create a morality play to solve a murder. Theater TBA Opens Fri., March 12 Sahara: The English Patientís Desert Directed by Michael Schlamberger (Austria, 2002, 44 min.) Follow Austrian adventurer Ladislaus Almasyóthe basis of the main character in ìThe English Patientîóas he tries to prove that the Sahara desert once contained the lush Garden of Eden. (*EFF) Embassy of Austria Tue., March 23, 8 p.m. Sisters of the Screen Directed by Beti Ellerson (USA, 2003, 75 min.) This video-documentary chronicles the lives of more than 35 African women filmmakers National Museum of African Art Thu., March 4, 7 p.m., Sun., March 7, 2 p.m. Sunday Directed by Charles McDougall (Ireland/UK, 2002, 109 min.) This dramatized reconstruction recounts the events between 1968 and 1973 surrounding the infamous ìBloody Sundayî march and massacre in Northern Ireland. (*IAF) Visions Cinema Tue., March 2, 7 p.m. Totem: the Return of the GíPsgolox Pole Directed by Gil Cardinal (Canada, 2003, 70 min.) This film tells a powerful story of cultural values as it documents the repatriation process undertaken by the Haisla people of British Columbia for the return of their totem pole. (*EFF) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Thu., March 25, 8 p.m. Wilderness Directed by Scott Millwood (Australia, 2003, 56 min.) Discover how two of Australiaís greatest wilderness photographers used their work to protect Tasmania's spectacular natural heritage from the 1950s to the 1980s. (*EFF) Embassy of Australia Wed., March 24, 6 p.m. Winged Migration Directed by Jacques Perrin (France/Germany/Spain, 2003, 89 min.) This visual rhapsody of birds in flight follows bird migrations through 40 countries and all seven continents. (*EFF; in English and French) Gilbert Grosvenor Auditorium Sat., March 20, 1 p.m. Farsi Gabbeh Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Iran, 1997, 75 min.) A folkloric carpet reveals its secrets when a beautiful young woman emerges from the carpet to tell the story of how she fell in love with the dashing horseman pictured in the carpet. (*EFF) The Textile Museum Sat., March 20, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. French Abouna Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun (France/Chad, 2002, 84 min.) Two boys living near the Chad-Cameroon border devote themselves to tracking down their missing father. (*FF) Tue., March 9, 7 p.m. LíAge díOr Directed by Luis BuÒuel (France, 1930, 60 min.) Director BuÒuelís first sound film remains perhaps the screenís greatest ode to surrealism and a checklist of the obsessions that would mark the rest of his long career. (Screens with ìUn Chien Andalouî (1929, 16 min.)) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 19 Check theater for times Aime Ton PËre (A Loving Father) Directed by Jacob Berger (France/Canada/UK/Switzerland, 2002, 103 min.) Paul, a 28-year-old who apparently leads a stable life, suddenly decides to kidnap his father, the celebrated author LÈo Shepherd. (*FF) Freer Gallery of Art Tue., March 16, 7 p.m. Black Girl (La Noire de 1966) Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal/France, 1966, 60 min.) A babysitter in Dakar receives an invitation to go to France, where she discovers that she is now just a ìblack girl.î (Screens with ìTauwî (1969, 27 min.) and ìBorom Sarretî (1964, 20 min.)) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Born Slave Multiple Directors (Mauritania/Sweden, 2003, 52 min.) A group of Swedish filmmakers disguised themselves as tourists, documenting the shocking existence of slavery in contemporary Mauritania. (*EFF; in French and English) National Museum of African Art Thu., March 25, 7 p.m., Sun., March 28, 2 p.m. The Butterfly (Le Papillon) Directed by Philippe Muyl (France, 2002, 90 min.) A lonely 8-year-old girl stows away on a weeklong hiking trip in search of a rare butterfly with her crusty neighbor. (*EFF) La Maison FranÁaise Thu., March 18, 7 p.m. Camp de Thiaroye Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 1987, 152 min.) Based on an actual 1944 incident, African infantrymen home from liberating Paris from the Nazis relax in a transit camp that feels more like a prison. (French and Wolof) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Ceddo Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 1977, 120 min.) Banned in Senegal, this historical epic condenses two centuries of African history into a thriller of oppression and intolerance. (French and Wolof) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Emitai (God of Thunder) Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 1971, 101 min.) Director Sembene recounts the story of WWII French troops who came to a Diola village to conscript the men and confiscate the rice. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Faat KinÈ Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 2000, 118 min.) A brash, bawdy single mother manages a gas station while supporting her mother and sending two kids to college. (French and Wolof) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Guelwaar Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 1992, 115 min.) Political activist Guelwaar dies mysteriously, but his body is nowhere to be found and his familyís disinterment plans are rapidly derailed in a biting comic firestorm of confusion. (French and Wolof) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Man on the Train (LíHomme du Train) Directed by Patrice Leconte (France, 2002, 90 min.) A retired teacher facing triple bypass surgery begins an unlikely friendship with an aging thief when they realize that they each somewhat envy the otherís lifestyle. Cinema Art Bethesda Sun., March 21, 10 a.m. Mandabi (The Money Order, 1986) Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 1968, 90 min.) An unemployed illiterate man finds he canít cash the financial windfall he just received because he lacks an identity card, ensnaring him in a bureaucratic ìcatch 22.î (French and Wolof) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Microcosmos Directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie PÈrennou (France, 1996, 80 min.) A symbolic ìday in the lifeî of backyard insects depicts the unseen dramas of a world that goes unobserved by humans. (*EFF) Gilbert Grosvenor Auditorium Sat., March 20, 11 a.m. Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran) Directed by FranÁois Dupeyron (France, 2003, 95 min.) In a working-class neighborhood in 1960s Paris, a young Jew and an elderly Muslim begin an unexpected friendship. Cinema Arts Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Petites MisËres (Dead Manís Hand) Directed by Philippe Boon and Laurent Brandenbourger (France/Belgium/Luxembourg, 2002, 77 min.) When Jean crosses paths with Eddy, a compassionate and clumsy cop whose job is to accompany Jean when he confiscates goods for the court, Jeanís life becomes a nightmare. (*FF) Freer Gallery of Art Tue., March 2, 7 p.m. Raja Directed by Jacques Doillon (France/Morocco, 2003, 112 min.) Misunderstandings arise between an orphaned woman and the Westerner who hires and falls in love with her. (*FF; in French and Arabic) Freer Gallery of Art Tue., March 23, 7 p.m. A Thousand Months (Mille Mois) Directed by Faouzi BensaÔdi (France/Belgium/Morocco, 2003, 124 min.) In the days leading up to the holy night of Ramadan, small-town politics, melodramas and comedy unfold before an 8-year-old Moroccan boy. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Thu. and Fri., March 4 and 5, 8 p.m. The Triplets of Belleville (Le Triplettes de Belleville) Directed by Sylvain Chomet (France/Belgium/Canada/UK, 2003, 80 min.) A female musical trio helps Madame Souza and her dog Bruno rescue her kidnapped grandson. (Screens with Disneyís short ìDestinoî (1946/2003, 7 min.), written and animated by Salvador DalÌ, at Landmark Cinema) Cinema Arts Landmarkís E Street Cinema Loews Georgetown Check theaters for times Xala (The Curse) Directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, 1974, 123 min.) This savagely funny satire of the Senegalese post-independence ruling class focuses on a successful businessman and his failure to satisfy his third wife. (French and Wolof) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono, En Attendant Le Bonheur) Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritania/France, 2002, 95 min.) A group of diverse characters packed into a car, not sure when they will be arriving at their destinations, are puzzled as to why it even matters. (*EFF; in French and Hassania) National Museum of African Art Thu., March 18, 7 p.m., Sun., March 21, 2 p.m. German Good Bye, Lenin! Directed by Wolfgang Becker (Germany, 2003, 121 min.) When a young protester is arrested in 1989 East Germany, his mother suffers a heart attack. After she awakens from a coma, East Germany no longer exists, but he tries to recreate it in their apartment to avoid shocking her. Theater TBA Opens Fri., March 19 Notebook on Cities and Clothes (Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und St?dten) Directed by Wim Wenders (Germany, 1989, 72 min.) Wim Wenders explores the world of fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto, exposing the contradictions in the work of someone striving to develop original designs yet creating signature clothing collection. Goethe-Forum Mon., March 15, 6:30 p.m. Tokyo-GA Directed by Wim Wenders (Germany, 1985, 92 min.) Wim Wenders traces the footsteps of the great Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, the only filmmaker Wenders claimed to have learning anything from. Goethe-Forum Mon., March 29, 6:30 p.m. Zentropa (Europa) Directed by Lars von Trier (Sweden, 1991, 112 min.) A sleeping car conductor falls for the bossís daughter, resulting in a quagmire of suspense and intrigue involving Nazi loyalists. (German and English) AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 26 Check theater for times Hebrew Barbeque People (Ha-Mangalistim) Directed by Yossi Madmony and David Ofek (Israel, 2003, 102 min.) In late í80s Israel, the barbecue of an immigrant Iraqi family reveals the family secrets while intertwining the past with the present. (*DCIFF; in Hebrew and Arabic) AMC Mazza Gallerie Tue., March 9, 6:30 p.m. Jamesís Journey to Jerusalem (Massaíot James Beíeretz Hakodesh) Directed by Raíanan Alexandrowicz (Israel, 2003, 87 min.) When a pilgrim from a small African village goes to Jerusalem, he gets mistaken for an illegal guest worker and imprisoned. (Hebrew, Zulu, French and English) Cinema Arts Visions Cinema Opens Fri., March 19 Check theaters for times Rutenberg Directed by Eli Cohen (Israel, 2002, 90 min.) This stirring saga explores the brilliant but self-absorbed man who first harnessed the Jordan River to make electricity. (*EFF; in Hebrew and English) DCJCC Mon., March 22, 7 p.m. Tikkun Directed by Taliya Finkel (Israel, 2002, 50 min.) An ultra-orthodox mother and housewife travels throughout Israel after suddenly feeling she has been called upon to pray and teach among women. DCJCC Tue., March 9, 7 p.m. Icelandic Noi Albinoi Directed by Dagur Kari (Iceland/Germany/UK/Denmark, 2003, 82 min.) A 17-year-old boy dreams of escaping his Icelandic village, as well as his drunken father and absent mother, for a life in Hawaii. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Thu., March 11, 8 p.m. Italian At the First Breath of Wind (Al Primo Soffio di Vento) Directed by Franco Piavoli (Italy, 2002, 89 min.) A resident family and a group of field laborers alternately pass a sun-drenched day in leisure, reflection and work. (*EFF) Visions Cinema Mon., March 22, 9 p.m., Wed., March 24, 9 p.m. Japanese An Autumn Afternoon (Samma No Aji) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1962, 112 min.) Benevolent widower Chishu Ryu must find a way to get his stay-at-home daughter out the door and into marriage. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 26 Check theater for times Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1941, 105 min.) A family breaks apart following the unexpected death of their patriarch. National Gallery of Art Sun., March 28, 4:30 p.m. Cross Road Directed by Satoshi Nakagawa (Japan/USA, 2003, 53 min.) A struggling band walks on the rails of life in Tokyo. (*DCIFF) AMC Mazza Gallerie Sat., March 6, 12 p.m. Early Spring Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1956, 144 min.) Yasujiro Ozu compassionately observes the banal everyday rituals of an office worker whose already strained marriage is exacerbated when he begins a casual affair. National Gallery of Art Sun., March 14, 4:30 p.m. Early Summer Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1951, 124 min.) In postwar Japan, three generations of the Mamiya household separate after the death of a son and the youngest daughterís impending marriage. National Gallery of Art Sun., March 21, 4:30 p.m. Good Morning Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1958, 94 min.) Two young boys take a vow of silence to protest the inanity of adult conversation and their fatherís refusal to buy them a television. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., March 5, 7 p.m. Late Spring (Banshun) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1949, 108 min.) A widowed professorís daughter is reluctant to marry and leave her father alone. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times The Munekata Sisters Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1950, 108 min.) Beautifully shot on Japanís picturesque landscapes, two sisters fall for the same man while their elderly father becomes ill with cancer. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., March 19, 7 p.m. The Only Son Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1936, 103 min.) The widowed Otsune works at a silk manufacturing plant to pay for her sonís higher education so he can grow up to be a ìgreat man.î National Gallery of Art Sun., March 7, 4:30 p.m. The Record of a Tenement Gentleman Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1947, 72 min.) In this working-class drama, a widow is saddled with the custody of a child abandoned by her genial but unreliable neighbors. (Screens with ìThere Was a Fatherî) National Gallery of Art Sat., March 27, 3 p.m. There Was a Father Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1942, 88 min.) A tragedy during a class trip serves as an unexpected catalyst to irrevocable separation between a father and son in this quietly moving wartime drama. (Screens with ìThe Record of a Tenement Gentlemanî) National Gallery of Art Sat., March 27, 3 p.m. Tokyo Story (Tokyo Monogatari) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1953, 136 min.) Yasujiro Ozuís favorite film tells the simple, wistful story of the generation gap in a typical family. AFI Silver Theatre Opens Fri., March 12 Check theater for times What Did the Lady Forget? Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1937, 71 min.) In this romantic comedy that pokes fun at upper-class life, a mild-mannered professor decides to rebel against his wife after a visit from their carefree niece. Freer Gallery of Art Sun., March 7, 2:45 p.m. Latin The Passion of the Christ Directed by Mel Gibson (USA/Italy, 2004, 175 min.) Gibsonís controversial film depicts the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ. (Latin, Aramaic and Hebrew) Avalon Theatre Cinema Arts P&G Old Greenbelt Check theaters for times Mandarin Rainbow Directed by Gao Xiaosong (China, 2003, 94 min.) Set against Chinaís war with Japan, this story explores destiny as the inspiration behind human behavior and reveals a painterís abilities to predict the future. (*DCIFF) AMC Mazza Gallerie Sat., March 6, 2 p.m. Blind Shaft (Mang Jing) Directed by Yang Li (China/Germany/Hong Kong, 2003, 92 min.) Two con artists recruit rural men for hard labor in coal mines. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., March 12 Check theater for times Norwegian Kitchen Stories (Salmer fra Kj¯kkenet) Directed by Bent Hamer (Norway/Sweden, 2003, 92 min.) A Swedish scientist studies the kitchen practices of a Norwegian farmer. (Norwegian and Swedish) Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., March 5 Check theater for times Portuguese Warrior of Light (Kriegerin des Lichts) Directed by Monika Treut (Germany/ Brazil, 2001, 91 min.) This documentary portrait of Yvonne Bezerra de Mello illuminates the work of the fiercely individual female pioneer and world-famous human rights crusader. (*EFF; in Portuguese and German) National Museum of Women in the Arts Sun., March 21, 7 p.m. Russian Tishe! (Hush!) Directed by Victor Kossakovsky (Russia, 2003, 82 min.) Victor Kossakovsky filmed the area where he lived in St. Petersburg for an entire year, gracefully capturing the absurdity of everyday life. (Screens with Marc Isaacís short ìLiftî shot in the elevator of a London apartment) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Thu. and Fri., March 18 and 19, 8 p.m. Silent Days of Youth Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1929, 103 min.) In this Hollywood-style comedy, two college friends compete for the love of a woman at a ski resort. National Gallery of Art Sat., March 6, 2:30 p.m. Dragnet Girl Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1933, 100 min.) A gangster is torn between a sexy vamp and an innocent girl in this film inspired by Hollywoodís 1930s gangster movies. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., March 26, 7 p.m. I Was Born, But Ö (Umarete wa Mita KeredoÖ) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1932, 91 min.) In one of the greatest silent comedies, Tatsuo Saitoís boys waste no time taking over their new suburban neighborhood, enlisting the delivery boy to polish off the local bully. AFI Silver Theatre Check theater for times An Inn in Tokyo Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1935, 80 min.) In Depression-era Japan, a poor, unemployed widower must choose between honest work and crime to support his two young sons. Freer Gallery of Art Sun., March 7, 1 p.m. The Lady and the Beard Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1931, 72 min.) To woo an office girl, a conservative kendo champion decides to shave his old-fashioned beard and catch up with the times. Freer Gallery of Art Sun., March 14, 2 p.m. A Mother Should Be Loved Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1934, 71 min.) In this story of a prominent familyís social decline, a widow accepts manual labor to provide for her son and stepson. National Gallery of Art Sat., March 6, 4:30 p.m. Passing Fancy Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1933, 100 min.) A fatherís poor conduct and infatuation with a younger woman creates unexpected consequences for his young son. National Gallery of Art Sat., March 20, 1 p.m. A Story of Floating Weeds (Ukigusa Monogatari) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1934, 86 min.) An acting troupe returns to the town where its leader fathered an illegitimate sonóone of the few films Yasujiro Ozu made in a rural setting. (*EFF) Freer Gallery of Art Sun., March 21, 2 p.m. Tokyo Chorus Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1931, 90 min.) A devoted family man has to take a menial job after being fired for defending someone who was unfairly terminated. National Gallery of Art Sat., March 13, 4:30 p.m. Walk Cheerfully Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1930, 99 min.) A con man falls in love with the unwitting target of one of his scams. Freer Gallery of Art Sun., March 28, 2 p.m. Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1932, 92 min.) The friendship of four recent graduates is strained when one of them inherits his fatherís business and becomes the employer of his friends. National Gallery of Art Sat., March 13, 2:30 p.m. Woman of Tokyo (Tokyo no Onna) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1933, 47 min.) A brother reacts violently when told by his girlfriend that the police suspect that his sisterís money comes from unlicensed prostitution. AFI Silver Theatre Check theater for times Spanish Cuba Mia: Portrait of an All-Woman Orchestra Directed by Cecilia Domeyko (USA/Cuba, 2002, 58 min.) Combining performances, interviews and documentary footage, Cecilia Domeyko examines Havanaís all-female musical ensemble Camerata Romeu. (*DCIFF; in Spanish and English) AMC Mazza Gallerie Mon., March 8, 9:30 p.m. Gabriel Orozco Directed by Juan Carlos MartÌn (Mexico, 2002, 80 min.) Viewers witness renowned Mexican artist Gabriel Orozcoís creative methods behind his unusual sculptures as he searches garbage dumps and sandy beaches for mundane daily objects. (*EFF) National Gallery of Art Thu. and Fri., March 18 and 19, 12:30 p.m., Sat., March 27, 1 p.m. Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time Directed by Lorenzo DeStefano (USA/Cuba, 2003, 84 min.) This award-winning film pays tribute to Los Zafiros, the ìBeatles of 1960s Cuba.î (*DCIFF; in Spanish and English) AMC Mazza Gallerie Sat., March 6, 9:45 p.m. Swedish Elina Directed by Klaus Haro (Sweden/Finland, 2002, 80 min.) A member of the Finnish-speaking minority in northern Sweden, young Elina must cope with the death of her father and her unjust treatment in the classroom. (*EFF; in Swedish and Finnish) National Gallery of Art Sun., March 12, 10:30 a.m. Swiss-German Shepherdsí Journey Into the Third Millennium (Hirtenreise ins Dritte Jahrtausend) Directed by Erich Langjahr (Switzerland, 2002, 124 min.) Breathtaking Alpine vistas of Switzerland serve as the backdrop for this awardñwinning documentary on the lives of two itinerant shepherds and their families. (*EFF) Embassy of Switzerland Wed., March 24, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.