Film Clips Dutch Charlotte S. Directed by Frans Weisz (Netherlands/W. Germany, 1981, 97 min.) Based on a true story, Charlotte Salomon flees Berlin in 1939 to stay with her grandparents in Southern France before being abducted and taken to Auschwitz. (Dutch and English) Goethe-Forum Mon., Sept. 27, 7:15 p.m. English Bright Young Things Directed by Stephen Fry (UK, 2003, 105 min.) A young novelist and his crowd frequent 1930s London. Cinema Arts Opens Fri., Sept. 10 The Brown Bunny Directed by Vincent Gallo (USA/Japan/France, 2003, 90 min.) Vincent Gallo and ChloÎ Sevigny star in this love story and haunting portrayal of a lost soul unable to forget his past. Visions Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 10 Check theater for times Code 46 Directed by Michael Winterbottom (UK, 2003, 92 min.) Set in the future, a romance is doomed because of genetic incompatibility. AFI Silver Theatre Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Check theaters for times Danny Deckchair Directed by Jeff Balsmeyer (Australia, 2003, 100 min.) An Aussie becomes a national sensation when he lifts off in his deck chair tied to balloons. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Check theater for times Do They Catch Children Too? Directed by Hedva Galili-Smolinsky (Israel, 2003, 49 min.) After a young Filipino boyís father is arrested, he and his best friend live and play like any two Israeli children, except instead of playing cops and robbers, they play police and illegal aliens. (English and Hebrew) DCJCC Mon., Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m. Fahrenheit 9/11 Directed by Michael Moore (USA, 2004, 120 min.) Controversial director Michael Moore, who won the Palme díOr at Cannes, explores the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the Bush administrationís handling of the tragedy. AMC Courthouse AMC Hoffman Center Avalon Theatre Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Loews Georgetown Loews Wheaton Plaza Regal Rockville Check theaters for times Faster Directed by Mark Neale (USA/Spain, 2003, 103 m in.) Twenty-four riders seek the MotoGP world championship, the pinnacle of motorcycle sport. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 17 Check theater for times Festival Express Directed by Bob Smeaton (UK/Netherlands, 2003, 90 min.) This documentary chronicles the journey of several popular musicians across Canada in the summer of 1970. Cinema Arts Visions Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 3 Check theaters for times Iíll Sleep When Iím Dead Directed by Mike Hodges (UK/USA, 2003, 102 min.) A former gangster in the countryside comes out of hiding to investigate his brotherís death. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Check theater for times The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo Directed by Amy Stechler (USA, 2004, 90 min.) Amy Stechler takes a look at a tumultuous epoch through the eyes of one of its participants, framing Frida Kahloís career within distinct historical movements. National Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 26, 4:30 p.m. Lies My Father Told Me Directed by Jan Kadar (Canada, 1975, 102 min.) A no-talent father threatens the emotional relationship between his son and the boyís story-telling grandfather in 1920s Montreal. DCJCC Wed., Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Paper Clips Directed by Elliot Berlin and Joe Fab (USA, 2003, 80 min.) In a remarkable experiment, middle school students from Tennessee gathered 6 million paper clips to conceptualize the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust. (English and German) Theater TBA Opens Fri., Sept. 10 Shaun of the Dead Directed by Edgar Wright (UK, 2004, 99 min.) Two lowly blokes deal with the Zombie Day invasion of North London. Theater TBA Opens Fri., Sept. 24 Smashing Time Directed by Desmond Davis (UK, 1967, 96 min.) Set in 1960s London, two Northern girls head for the Mod scene to find fame and fortune. Library of Congress Tue., Sept. 14, 7 p.m. Touch of Pink Directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid (Canada/UK, 2004, 91 min.) A gay Canadian manís perfect life is turned upside down when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit him in London. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Check theater for times Uncovered: The War on Iraq Directed by Robert Greenwald (USA, 2003, 75 min.) Robert Greenwald disputes the case made by the U.S. government to invade Iraq. Avalon Theatre Landmarkís E Street Cinema Visions Cinema Check theaters for times Vanity Fair Directed by Mira Nair (USA/UK, 2004, 140 min.) A young London woman who grew up poor attempts to climb the social ladder with her friend. Cinema Arts Landmarkís E Street Cinema Check theaters for times William Kentridge: Drawing the Passing Directed by William Kentridge (South Africa, 1999, 51 min.) This film records William Kentridge in the final stages of animating "Stereoscope," and includes Kentridgeís reflections on his works. National Museum of African Art Sat., Sept. 11, 3 p.m. Wimbledon Directed by Richard Loncraine (UK/USA, 2004) Two tennis pros fall in love on the road to Wimbledon. Cinema Arts Opens Fri., Sept. 17 Check theater for times Yu-Gi-Oh! Directed by RyÙsuke Takahashi (Japan/USA, 2004, 90 min.) Yugi battles the ancient evil spirit Anubis, who has awakened beneath the sands of Egypt. AMC Hoffman Center AMC Mazza Gallerie AMC Union Station Loews Wheaton Plaza Regal Ballston Common Regal Potomac Yard Regal Rockville United Artists Bethesda Check theaters for times Zimbabwe: Talking Stones Directed by Tony Bulley (UK, 1993, 58 min.) The Shona peoples create extraordinary stone sculpture inspired by ancestral lore. (English and Shona) National Museum of African Art Sun., Sept. 26, 2 p.m. French Africa: How is the Pain? (Afriques: Comment «a Va Avec La Douleur?) Directed by Raymond Depardon (France, 1996, 165 min.) Raymond Depardon captures the beauty of Africa in this compendium of footage that includes scenes of everyday life, work, ritual and catastrophe. National Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 5, 4:30 p.m. Les AnnÈes DÈclic Directed by Raymond Depardon (France, 1984, 65 min.) Raymond Depardon turns the lens on himself and assembles a profile of the profession of photojournalism. (Screens with "Untouched by the West") National Gallery of Art Sat., Sept. 4, 2:30 p.m. Emergencies (Urgences) Directed by Raymond Depardon (France, 1987, 90 min.) This film soberly records patient-psychiatrist exchanges in an emergency ward in Paris. La Maison FranÁaise Wed., Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa (Une Femme en Afrique) Directed by Raymond Depardon (France, 1985, 85 min.) Raymond Depardonís first fiction film tracks a beguiling young woman across the Djibouti desert. National Museum of Women in the Arts Tue., Sept. 7, 7 p.m. Intimate Strangers (Confidences Trop Intimes) Directed by Patrice Leconte (France, 2004, 104 min.) A woman confesses her marriage problems to a financial adviser thinking he is a psychiatrist. Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Landmarkís E Street Cinema Check theaters for times Profils Paysans: LíApproche Directed by Raymond Depardon (France, 2002, 90 min.) Raymond Depardon portrays an agricultural community in the vicinity of his childhood home in central France. (Screens with shorts "New York, NY" and "Ten Minutes of Silence for John Lennon") National Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 5, 2 p.m. Red Lights (Feux Rouges) Directed by CÈdric Kahn (France, 2004, 105 min.) A family on vacation picks up a hitchhiker in this exciting thriller. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 24 Check theater for times Untouched by the West (Un Homme sans líOccident) Directed by Raymond Depardon (France, 2002, 105 min.) A solitary African hunter attempts to survive at the dawn of the 20th century. (Screens with "Les AnnÈes DÈclic") National Gallery of Art Sat., Sept. 4, 2:30 p.m. German Emil and the Detectives (Emil Und Die Detektive) Directed by Franziska Buch (Germany, 2001, 111 min.) To recover his stolen money, Emil and his friends embark on an exciting journey all over Berlin. Goethe-Forum Sat., Sept. 18, 2 p.m. Morituri Directed by Eugen York (Germany, 1948, 88 min.) A German soldier falls into the hands of a group of prisoners who have escaped from a concentration camp. Goethe-Forum Mon., Sept. 20, 5:15 p.m. The Other Woman (Die Andere Frau) Directed by Margarethe von Trotta (Germany, 2003, 90 min.) A woman rethinks her relationship with her husband after receiving a letter from East German claiming to be his lover. Goethe-Forum Fri., Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (Der 20. Juli) Directed by Falk Harnack (W. Germany, 1955, 97 min.) A couple recounts their experience in a resistance movement that planned to assassinate Hitler until events led to the execution of the conspirators. Goethe-Forum Mon., Sept. 27, 5:30 p.m. Rosenstrasse Directed by Margarethe von Trotta (Germany/Netherlands, 2003, 136 min.) Based on the little-known Rosenstrasse Womenís Protest, Aryan women in Berlin during World War II fight to secure the release of their Jewish husbands from the Nazis. (German and English) Avalon Theatre Cinema Arts Check theaters for times The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (Das Zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages) Directed by Margarethe von Trotta (W. Germany, 1978, 95 min.) Trying to prevent the bankruptcy of their daycare center, Christa and her husband decide to rob a bank, but what appeared to be a very simple solution unfolds into a complicated plot. Goethe-Forum Mon., Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m. Hebrew Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (Ha Kochavim Shel Shlomi) Directed by Shemi Zarhin (Israel, 2003, 94 min.) A school principal attempts to challenge a 16-year-old genius who is more interested in taking care of his family and his love interest. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Check theater for times Naomiís Corset Directed by Gerard Allon (Israel, 2004, 56 min.) This documentary portrays the rage experienced by a 10-year-old girl who suffers from life-threatening scoliosis and must wear an orthopedic corset 23 hours a day. DCJCC Tue., Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. No. 17 Directed by David Ofek and Ron Rotem (Israel, 2003, 76 min.) The filmmakers investigate the mysterious identity of the 17th person killed in a June 2002 bus bombing near Tel Aviv. DCJCC Tue., Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. Italian Burn! (Queimada!) Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo (Italy, 1969, 132 min.) Marlon Brando stars as a British agent who helps black slaves free themselves from their colonial overlords in the Caribbean. AFI Kennedy Center Tue., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. Facing Windows (La Finestra di Fronte) Directed by Ferzan Ozpetek (Italy/UK/Turkey/Portugal, 2003, 102 min.) Overburdened and stuck in a loveless marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for the Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Check theater for times Japanese The Blind Swordsman: ZatÙichi Directed by Takeshi Kitano (Japan, 2003, 116 min.) Takeshi Kitano plays the famous nomadic blind swordsman, masseuse and gambler. Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Landmarkís E Street Cinema Check theaters for times Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Directed by Mamoru Oshii (Japan, 2004, 99 min.) A solitary cyborg desperately wants to hold onto whatís left of humanity in a world where the human soul is fading into obscurity. Cineplex Odeon Dupont Circle Landmarkís E Street Cinema Loews Georgetown Opens Fri., Sept. 17 Check theater for times Gozu (GokudÙ kyÙfu dai-gekijÙ: Gozu) Directed by Takashi Miike (Japan, 2003, 129 min.) Minami is ordered to kill his yakuza brother Ozaki, whoís been behaving bizarrely. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 10 Check theater for times Ju-On Directed by Takashi Shimizu (Japan, 2000, 70 min.) A family is slaughtered, leaving behind an evil spirit in their home. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 17 Check theater for times Korean Ardor (Milae) Directed by Byun Young-joo (South Korea, 2002, 112 min.) This sensuous story of adultery reveals the dynamics of a womanís desire and the process of self-discovery. National Museum of Women in the Arts Wed., Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Art Museum by the Zoo (Misulgwan Yup Dongmulwon) Directed by Lee Jung-hyang (South Korea, 1998, 108 min.) A chauvinistic soldier has an unexpected encounter and eventual romance with a shy, aspiring female writer. National Museum of Women in the Arts Wed., Sept. 29, 7 p.m. Cinema on the Road: A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea Directed by Jang Sun-woo (Korea, 1995, 56 min.) Jang Sun-woo frames the development of Korean filmmaking as a triumph of creativity over oppression. (Screens with "My Korean Cinema") Freer Gallery of Art Sat. Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m. A Flower in Hell (Jiokhwa) Directed by Shin Sang-ok (Korea, 1958, 87 min.) This searing social melodrama about a Korean prostituteís relationship with an American soldier provides a harrowing depiction of Seoulís post-Korean War turmoil. Freer Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 19, 2 p.m. Jealousy is My Middle Name (Jiltuneun Naui Him) Directed by Park Chan-ok (South Korea, 2003, 125 min.) Overlapping love triangles and jealousy set the stage for Parkís complex exploration of the concept of revenge. National Museum of Women in the Arts Tue., Sept. 21, 7 p.m. My Korean Cinema Directed by Kim Hong-joon (Korea, 2002, 60 min.) Kim Hong-joonís episodic film looks at such diverse subjects as the defunct Seoul film studio district and the meaning of women smoking in Korean films. (Screens with "Cinema on the Road: A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea") Freer Gallery of Art Sat., Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m. Please Teach Me English (Yeongeo Wanjeonjeongbok) Directed by Kim Sung-su (Korea, 2003, 118 min.) Outstanding comic performances highlight Kim Sung-suís over-the-top laugh fest, which employs everything from animated thought balloons to video-game parodies. Freer Gallery of Art Thu., Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. The Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (Sungnyangpali Sonyeoui Jaerim) Directed by Jang Sun-woo (Korea, 2002, 125 min.) Maverick director Jang Sun-woo cooked up this mind-blowing special-effects extravaganza about a computer game based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale "The Little Match Girl." Freer Gallery of Art Fri., Sept. 24, 7 p.m. Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War Directed by Kang Je-gyu (Korea, 2003, 140 min.) The Korean War takes a toll on two brothers, severing their bond as brothers and soldiers. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 3 Check theater for times Woman Is the Future of Man (Yeojaneun Namjaui Miraeda) Directed by Hong Sang-soo (Korea, 2004, 88 min.) In a drunken moment, a filmmaker and an art professor seek out the woman with whom they each had an affair years before. Freer Gallery of Art Fri., Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Mandarin Hero (Ying Xiong) Directed by Zhang Yimou (Hong Kong/China, 2002, 99 min.) The first emperor of China is on the brink of conquering a war-torn land more than 2,000 years ago, but he must face three assassins determined to kill him. Theater TBA Zhou Yuís Train (Zhou Yu De Huo Che) Directed by Zhou Sun (China/Hong Kong, 2002, 96 min.) A young woman is torn between her writer boyfriend and a worldly doctor. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Check theater for times Russian Alenka Directed by Boris Barnet (Russia, 1961, 88 min.) Boris Barnet chronicles a migration through the Russian steppe to settle Kazakhstan. (Screens with "Bountiful Summer") National Gallery of Art Sat., Sept. 25, 2 p.m. Bountiful Summer (Shchedroye Leto) Directed by Boris Barnet (Russia, 1951, 86 min.) This musical chronicles a postwar Ukrainian commune filled with attractive peasant protagonists. (Screens with "Alenka") National Gallery of Art Sat., Sept. 25, 2 p.m. By the Bluest of Seas (U Samovo Sinyego Moray) Directed by Boris Barnet (Russia, 1936, 71 min.) A young woman is wooed by two shipwrecked Caspian fishermen but remains faithful to her sailor boyfriend. (Screens with "Dark Is the Night") National Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m. Dark Is the Night (Odnazhdy Nochyu) Directed by Boris Barnet (Russia, 1945, 81 min.) A schoolgirl helps Russian soldiers hide after a German invasion. (Screens with "By the Bluest of Seas") National Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (Neobychainye Priklyucheniya Mistera Vesta V Strane Bolshevikov) Directed by Lev Kuleshov (Russia, 1924, 94 min.) The president of the YMCA travels to Moscow but falls into the hands of a specious count and his gang. National Gallery of Art Sat., Sept. 11, 2:30 p.m. Girl With the Hat Box (Devushka s Korobkoi) Directed by Boris Barnet (Russia, 1927, 70 min.) A country girl moves to the city and divides her day between working in a hat shop, caring for her grandfather, and fending off a next-door suitor. (Screens with "The House on Trubnaya Square") National Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m. The House on Trubnaya Square (Dom Na Trubnoj) Directed by Boris Barnet (Russia, 1928, 64 min.) In this satire about Soviet urban life, a naÔve country girl moves to the city and discovers her political consciousness. (Screens with "Girl With the Hat Box") National Gallery of Art Sun., Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m. Okraina Directed by Boris Barnet (Russia, 1932, 98 min.) A friendship develops between a Russian sniper and a German war prisoner in a small Russian town. National Gallery of Art Sat., Sept. 18, 2:30 p.m. Serbo-Croatian Witness Out of Hell (Zeugin Aus Der H^lle) Directed by Zivorad Mitrovic (W. Germany/Yugoslavia, 1967, 83 min.) A survivor of the Nazi extermination camps is forced to testify in court against her former tormentor 20 years later. Goethe-Forum Mon., Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Spanish Gabriel Orozco Directed by Juan Carlos MartÌn (Mexico, 2002, 80 min.) Juan Carlos MartÌn follows artist Gabriel Orozco for three years to create an intimate portrait of Orozco and his pursuit of art within the commonplace. (Spanish, English and French) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Sun., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. Maria Full of Grace (Maria, Ilena Eres de Gracia) Directed by Joshua Maston (USA/Columbia, 2004, 101 min.) A young Columbian girl accepts a risky offer in an attempt to leave her country for the United States. (Spanish and English) Cinema Arts Cineplex Odeon Shirlington Landmarkís Bethesda Row Cinema Landmarkís E Street Cinema Check theaters for times Nicotina Directed by Hugo RodrÌguez (Mexico/Argentina/Spain, 2003, 93 min.) Everybodyís seeking 20 missing diamonds in 93 minutes. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 24 Check theater for times Thai Bang Rajan Directed by Tanit Jitnukul (Thailand, 2000, 71 min.) A village valiantly holds off two Burmese armies for five months. Landmarkís E Street Cinema Opens Fri., Sept. 3 Check theater for times