
October 2004


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Film Clips
Cantonese
Infernal Affairs (Wu Jian Dao)
Directed by Wai Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak
(Hong Kong, 2002, 101 min.)
Two Hong Kong police officersóone a gang mole on the force, the other an undercover cop in the gangóshare the same objective.
Theater TBA
Czech
Big Beat (Sakali Leta)
Directed by Jan Hrebejk
(Czech Republic, 1993, 109 min.)
"Big Beat" documents how music can change a whole generation.
Czech Embassy
Wed., Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
Dissolved and Drained (Rozpusteny a Vypusteny)
Directed by Ladislav Smoljak
(Czech Republic, 1984, 85 min.)
This detective comedy is inspired by the theatrical plays of the Theatre of Jara Cimrman.
Czech Embassy
Wed., Oct. 20, 7 p.m.
Zelary
Directed by Ondrej Trojan
(Czech Republic/Slovakia/Austria, 2003, 150 min.)
A nurse and her surgeon-lover join a resistance movement in 1940s Czechoslovakia.
Theater TBA
Opens Fri., Oct. 22
Danish
Reconstruction
Directed by Christoffer Boe
(Denmark, 2003, 90 min.)
The life of a rugged photographer disintegrates after he spends one perfect night with a married woman. (Danish and Swedish)
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
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English
Alfie
Directed by Charles Shyer
(U.K./U.S., 2004)
A cockney womanizer learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions.
Theater TBA
Opens Fri., Oct. 22
Bluebeard
Directed by Edward Dmytryk and Luciano Sacripanti
(France/Italy/W. Germany/Hungary, 1972, 125 min.)
Richard Burton as Bluebeard loves all of his wives passionatelyóto death.
Library of Congress
Fri., Oct. 29, 7 p.m.
Chinese Restaurants: Home of the Exile
Directed by Cheuk Kwan
(Canada, 2003, 79 min.)
The family-run Chinese restaurant is a global icon of immigration, community, and good (or bad) food. (English, Mandarin, Hebrew and Turkish)
DCJCC
Wed., Oct. 13, 7 p.m.
City G
irl
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(U.S., 1930, 85 min.)
A waitress from Chicago marries a Minnesota farmer, but finds herself rejected by a father-in-law who thinks she married his son for the money.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 9, 1 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m.
Crossing Delancey
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
(USA, 1988, 97 min.)
A bookstore owner faces two romantic choices: a self-impressed author and the traditional choice offered up by her old-fashioned Jewish matchmaker.
DCJCC
Wed., Oct. 13, 1 p.m.
Enduring Love
Directed by Roger Michell
(UK, 2004, 100 min.)
Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident.
Theater TBA
Opens Fri., Sept. 24
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Directed by George Butler
(U.S., 2004, 130 min.)
George Butler documents Sen. John Kerryís Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career.
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
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Head in the Clouds
Directed by John Duigan
(U.S./U.K./Spain/Canada, 2004, 121 min.)
This sweeping romantic drama set in 1930s England, Paris and Spain details the lives of three people with one destiny.
Cinema Arts
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Indian Cowboy
Directed by Nikhil Kamkolkar
(U.S., 2004, 87 min.)
A young writer falls in love with a beautiful, sarcastic woman visiting from India.
Freer Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 10, 6 p.m.
The Legend of Hell House
Directed by John Hough
(U.K., 1973, 95 min.)
Roddy McDowall tries to disprove the rash of deaths associated with the Hell House by occupying the house for one week. (Screens with "Trilogy of Terror: Amelia" (1975, 27 min.))
Library of Congress
Thu., Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
The Machinist
Directed by Brad Anderson
(Spain, 2004, 102 min.)
An industrial worker who hasnít slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
Opens Fri., Oct. 29
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
Directed by Ann Marie Fleming
(Canada, 2003, 89 min.)
Immigrant, magician, acrobat, restaurateur, and director Ann Marie Flemingís great-grandfather, Long Tack Sam was one of Americaís most celebrated vaudeville performers.
Freer Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 16, 7 p.m.
Our Nationhood
Directed by Alanis Obomsawin
(Canada, 2003, 96 min.)
The Listuguj Miígmaq people use and manage the natural resources of their traditional lands.
National Museum of the American Indian
Thu., Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Privilege
Directed by Peter Watkins
(U.K., 1967, 103 min.)
A celebrated pop singer is manipulated by the coalition government of Church and State to become an inspirational leader of a worldwide evangelical crU.S.de.
Library of Congress
Fri., Oct. 15, 7 p.m.
September Tapes
Directed by Christian Johnston
(USA, 2004)
This hybrid of fact and fiction follows one manís mission to uncover the elusive truth about the war in Afghanistan and the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Theater TBA
Shaun of the Dead
Directed by Edgar Wright
(UK, 2004, 99 min.)
Two lowly blokes deal with the Zombie Day invasion of North London.
Landmarkís Bethesda Row
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
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Silver City
Directed by John Sayles
(U.S., 2004, 129 min.)
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politicianís campaign for governor of Colorado.
AFI Silver Theatre
Cinema Arts Theatre
Cineplex Odeon Shirlington
Landmarkís Bethesda Row
Landmarkís E Street Cinemas
Loews Georgetown
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Stage Beauty
Directed by Richard Eyre
(U.K./Germany/U.S., 2004, 105 min.)
Set in the 1660s when womenís roles in live theater were played by men, Englandís most celebrated leading "lady" becomes a virtual nobody when the king allows real women to play their roles onstage.
Theater TBA
Opens Fri., Oct. 15
TabuóA Story of the South Seas
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(U.S., 1931, 84 min.)
Two young islanders, caught in a web of tradition and ritual, violate a powerful local taboo when they attempt to run away.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 2, 3:30 p.m.
Take Out
Directed by Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker
(U.S., 2004, 91 min.)
An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt and only has until the end of the day to come up with the money. (English, Mandarin and Spanish)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Thu., Oct. 7, 8 p.m.
Tying the Knot
Directed by Jim de SËve
(USA, 2004, 87 min.)
Real-life couples illustrate the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States.
Theater TBA
Opens Fri., Oct. 1
Vera Drake
Directed by Mike Leigh
(U.K./France/New Zealand, 2004, 120 min.)
A selfless woman in 1950s England spends her days doting on her family and caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother.
Theater TBA
Opens Fri., Oct. 22
The Yes Men
Directed by Chris Smith, Sarah Price and Dan Ollman
(U.S., 2003, 80 min.)
A small group of prankster-activists gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences.
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
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Farsi
ABJAD
Directed by Abolfazi Jalili
(France/Iran, 2003, 108 min.)
This autobiographical reconstruction of the directorís adolescence in pre-revolutionary Iran reflects the countryís climate of fear and repression in the 1970s.
DCJCC
Sat., Oct. 9, 8:30 p.m.
French
Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia de Algeri)
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
(Algeria/Italy, 1966, 117 min.)
In 1957, the French demand the surrender of Algerian rebel Ali la Pointe in Gillo Pontecorvoís realis
tic political masterpiece. (French and Arabic)
AFI Kennedy Center
Oct. 22 to 28
Delicatessen
Directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
(France, 1991, 99 min.)
The landlord of an apartment building creates cannibalistic meals for his odd tenants in this post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy.
Garrett Park Town Hall
Fri., Oct. 29
Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage)
Directed by Georges Franju
(France/Italy, 1960, 88 min.)
A brilliant surgeon kidnaps young girls, removes their faces and tries to graft them onto the head on his beloved daughter, who has been disfigured by a car crash.
Landmarkís Bethesda Row
Fri. and Sat., Oct. 15 and 16
Karmen GeÔ
Directed by Joseph GaÔ Ramaka
(Senegal, 2001, 82 min.)
Karmen escapes from prison and embarks on a crime spree. (French and Wolof)
National Museum of African Art
Thu., Oct. 28, 2 p.m.,
Sun,, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.
Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo Tango a Parigi)
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
(France/Italy, 1972, 129 min.)
A middle-aged Marlon Brando, consumed with grief over his wifeís suicide, initiates an affair with a young woman in this controversial film.
AFI Silver Theatre
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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 Bethesda Row
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
Opens Fri., Oct. 8
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German
After Your Decrees (Zu Freiwild Verdammt/Wedle WyrokÛw Twoich)
Directed by Jerzy Hoffman
(W. Germany/Poland, 1983/84, 101 min.)
A young girl escapes the Nazis after the German invasion of Poland in 1939.
Goethe-Forum
Mon., Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m.
Angry Harvest (Bittere Ernte)
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
(W. Germany, 1984/85, 105 min.)
A Polish farmer finds a woman in the woods who is exhausted after a strenuous escape from the Nazis.
Goethe-Forum
Mon., Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.
Annaluise and Anton (P¸nktchen und Anton)
Directed by Caroline Link
(Germany, 1999, 107 min.)
Although from different economic backgrounds, P¸nktchen and Anton become best friends.
Goethe-Forum
Sun., Oct. 14, 2 p.m.
Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunarea
Directed by Goran Rebic
(Austria, 2003, 90 min.)
This poetically infused road movie traces a rust-bucket ship as it sails down the Danube toward the Black Sea.
Embassy of Austria
Fri., Oct. 1, 8 p.m.
A Love in Germany (Eine Liebe in Deutschland)
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
(W. Germany/France, 1983, 107 min.)
In 1983, visitors to southern Germany investigate a WWII love affair.
Goethe-Forum
Mon., Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m.
Hebrew
Yellow Asphalt (Asphalt Zahov)
Directed by Dan Verete
(Israel, 2001, 87 min.)
Three interlocking stories outline the unofficial war between the modern life of the Israelis and the tribal customs of a Bedouin tribe living nearby.
Cinema Art Bethesda
Sun., Oct. 17, 10 a.m.
Italian
The Assassin (LíAssassino)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1960, 105 min.)
When slimy ladiesí man Marcello Mastroianniís mistress winds up dead, guess who becomes the top suspect?
AFI Silver Theatre
Mon., Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m.,
Thu., Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m.
Burn! (Queimada)
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
(Italy, 1969, 132 min.)
On a Caribbean island in the 1840s, Marlon Brandoís ambiguously motivated British agent provocateur helps black slaves free themselves from their colonial overlords.
AFI Silver Theatre
Oct. 15 to 28
Good News (Buone Notizie)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1979, 110 min.)
Terrorism, strikes and out-of-control dogs lead to an identity crisis for Giancarlo Gainnini, who monitors television violence for a living.
AFI Silver Theatre
Mon., Oct. 18, 8:15 p.m.,
Tue., Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.
Numbered Days (I Giorni Contati)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1962, 100 min.)
A plumber gets some bad news from his doctor and is forced to quit plumbing and figure out how to enjoy life.
AFI Silver Theatre
Mon., Oct. 4, 8:15 p.m.
Property Is No Longer a Theft (La Proprieta Non e Piu un Furto)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1973, 130 min.)
A bank clerk who hates the rich fixates a Robin Hood complex onto a successful butcher.
AFI Silver Theatre
Mon., Oct. 4, 8:40 p.m.,
Wed., Oct. 6, 8:45 p.m.
A Quiet Place in the Country (Un Tranquillo Posto in Campagna)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1968, 95 min.)
A painter and his lover/manager take a country sojourn to a deserted villa thatís haunted by a jealous ghost.
AFI Silver Theatre
Wed., Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m.
The Tenth Victim (La Decima Vittima)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1965, 92 min.)
Ursula Andress comes up against a blonde, sun-worshipping Marcello Mastroianni in this cartoonish, pop art satire.
AFI Silver Theatre
Mon., Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m.,
Fri., Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m.
Todo Modo
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1976, 120 min.)
Fiery priest Marcello Mastroianni leads a spiritual retreat of bigwigs, only to have the attendees start turning up dead.
AFI Silver Theatre
Thu., Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 10, 8:15 p.m.
We Still Kill the Old Way (A Ciascuno il Suo)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1966, 92 min.)
A professor investigates a double murder in a Sicilian village.
AFI Silver Theatre
Mon., Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m.,
Tue., Oct. 19, 8:30 p.m.
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La Classe Operaia va in Paradiso)
Directed by Elio Petri
(Italy, 1971, 126 min.)
A factory worker continually tops his already-record output, but an accident makes him reevaluate his life.
AFI Silver Theatre
Thu., Oct. 7, 8:40 p.m.,
Fri., Oct. 8, 8:15 p.m.
Japanese
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.
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
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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
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Korean
Aimless Bullet
Directed by Yoo Hyun-mok
(S. Korea, 1961, 106 min.)
This seminal film by director Yoo Hyun-mok portrays how one family struggles to recover from the devastation of the Korean War.
Freer Gallery of Art
Fri., Oct. 8, 7 p.m.
Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Directed by Kim Dae-seung
(S. Korea, 2001, 107 min.)
Seventeen years after her lover dies, a teacher finds herself believing she has been reincarnated into the body of one of his male students.
AFI Kennedy Center
Tue., Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m.,
Sat., Oct. 9, 4:30 p.m.
Camel
Directed by Park Ki-yong
(S. Korea, 2002, 92 min.)
Park Ki-yongís calmly observant camera slowly reveals the details of a coupleís lives through subtle gestures and bits of conversation.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Fri., Oct. 1, 8 p.m.
The Coast Guard
Directed by Kim Ki-dU.K.
(S. Korea, 2002, 95 min.)
A gung-ho soldier mistakenly shoots and kills a local villager, throwing him into a guilt-ridden hell.
Avalon Theatre
Mon., Oct. 25, 7 p.m.
Festival
Directed by Im Kwon-taek
(S. Korea, 1996, 108 min.)
Family tensions and resentments bubble to the surface when a successful Seoul novelist is called home to the funeral of his elderly mother.
Freer Gallery of Art
Fri., Oct. 29, 7 p.m.
The Foul King
Directed by Kim Ji-woon
(S. Korea, 2000, 122 min.)
Slapstick gags abound in this take of a humble bank clerk who transforms himself into a professional wrestler.
AFI Kennedy Center
Wed., Oct. 20, 8:20 p.m.,
Thu., Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.
A Good Lawyerís Wife
Directed by Im Sang-soo
(S. Korea, 2003, 104 min.)
A housewife, neglected by her husband, embarks on an affair with a teenage neighbor.
Avalon Theatre
Mon., Oct. 4, 7 p.m.
A Good Windy Day
Directed by Lee Jang-ho
(S. Korea, 1980, 113 min.)
This tale of three young men with dead-end jobs and big dreams struck a particular chord with contemporary audiences living in Koreaís rapidly changing economy.
Freer Gallery of Art
Fri., Oct. 22, 7 p.m.
Green Fish
Directed by
(S. Korea, 1997, 111 min.)
A young man falls in with a vicious gang after returning home from the military to find his small town transformed and his family struggling to make ends meet.
Freer Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 31, 2 p.m.
A Hometown in Heart
Directed by Yoon Yong-kyu
(S. Korea, 1948, 74 min.)
This delicate drama follows the relationship shared by a Buddhist monk, a mischievous orphan to whom he is teaching Buddhism, and a widowed young mother.
Freer Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 3, 2 p.m.
The Housemaid
Directed by Kim Ki-young
(S. Korea, 1961, 92 min.)
This psychosexual drama of madness and desire shows what happens when an unhinged housemaid develops an obsession with the married master of the house.
Freer Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 17, 2 p.m.
Invisible Light
Directed by Gina Kim
(S. Korea, 2003, 78 min.)
Two womenóone a student with an eating disorder, the other a married woman who travels to Seoul after discovering sheís pregnantóstructure this experimental feature.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Thu., Oct. 21, 8 p.m.
My Love, My Bride
Directed by Lee Myung-se
(S. Korea, 1990, 108 min.)
Structured in eight chapters, this "sex-war" comedy traces the series of minor disasters that add up to the courtship of a struggling writer and his college sweetheart.
AFI Silver Theatre
Wed., Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m.,
Thu., Oct. 7, 8:40 p.m.
Marriage Story
Directed by Kim Ui-seok
(S. Korea, 1992, 101 min.)
A wife discovers that her husband is getting more out of their activities in the bedroom than she is.
AFI Kennedy Center
Wed., Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.,
Thu., Oct. 21, 8:45 p.m.
Please Teach Me English
Directed by Kim Sung-su
(S. Korea, 2003, 118 min.)
A young woman sent to English-language school by her employer soon finds herself smitten with a suave young student in this over-the-top laugh fest.
AFI Kennedy Center
Wed., Oct. 6, 8:15 p.m.
Promise of the Flesh
Directed by Kim Ki-young
(S. Korea, 1975, 95 min.)
A female murderer on furlough from prison is encouraged by her travel companion to plunge into an affair with a man they meet on a train.
Avalon Theatre
Mon., Oct. 18, 7 p.m.
My Sassy Girl
Directed by Kwak Jae-young
(S. Korea, 2001, 123 min.)
A perfectly misunderstanding between a young drunk woman and a college student leads to a chaotic and hilarious lover affair.
AFI Kennedy Center
Sat., Oct. 9, 8:30 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 10, 2 p.m.
Sorum
Directed by Yun Jong-chan
(S. Korea, 2001, 100 min.)
Five tenants of a creepy apartment complex slowly realize they each have a skeleton in their closet.
Avalon Theatre
Mon., Oct. 11, 7 p.m.
To the Starry Island
Directed by Park Kwang-su
(S. Korea, 1993, 101 min.)
A mystery of sorts, Park Kwang-suís stunning film examines how the scars of the Korean War still affect the present day.
Freer Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 24, 2 p.m.
The Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
(S. Korea, 2000, 126 min.)
Divided into two parts, this film follows an awkward relationship among a filmmaker, his friend and a beautiful woman.
AFI Kennedy Ce
nter
Tue., Oct. 5, 8:30 p.m.,
Sat., Oct. 9, 2 p.m.
Waikiki Brothers
Directed by Im Sun-rye
(S. Korea, 2001, 105 min.)
This wistful comedy documents the disintegration of a never-quite-successful rock band made of high school friends sliding into middle age.
AFI Kennedy Center
Sat., Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 10, 4:15 p.m.
Nepalese
Daughters of Everest
Directed by Sapana Sakya and Ramyata Limbu
(USA/Nepal, 2004, 56 min.)
In 2000, the first-ever expedition of Sherpa women to climb Everest was organized.
Freer Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 10, 4 p.m.
Portuguese
Durval Records (Durval Discos)
Directed by Ana Muylaert
(Brazil, 2002, 96 min.)
A daughter and her control-freak mom "inherit" a child when their maid splits.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sun., Oct. 3, 5:15 p.m.
Man of the Year (O Homem do Ano)
Directed by JosÈ Henrique Fonseca
(Brazil, 2003, 113 min.)
Stuck with a blonde dye-job by a losing bet, a man ends the taunting with a bullet and ends up becoming a successful hit man with a wife.
AFI Silver Theatre
Fri., Oct. 1, 8:50 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 3, 3:30 p.m.
The Xango of Baker Street (O XangÙ de Baker Street)
Directed by Miguel Faria Jr.
(Brazil, 2001, 124 min.)
In 1886 Rio, the emperor of Brazil has lost a priceless violin, and French actress Sarah Bernhardt advises him to call Sherlock Holmes. (Portuguese, French and English)
AFI Silver Theatre
Sat., Oct. 2, 6 and 9 p.m.
Silent
Faust
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(Germany, 1926, 120 min.)
God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 16, 1 p.m.
The Haunted Castle (Schloss Vogel^d)
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(Germany, 1921, 70 min.)
A group of aristocrats, gathered for a hunting vacation, obsess over the mystery surrounding two of the guests.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m.
Journey Into the Night (Der Gang in die Nacht)
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(Germany, 1920, 80 min.)
A doctor loses his wife to a young artist whose eyesight the doctor has restored.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 30,1 p.m.
The Last Laugh (Der Letzte Mann)
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(Germany, 1924, 85 min.)
An aging doorkeeper in 1920s Berlin is oddly demoted to the position of washroom attendant.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 16, 4 p.m.
Napoleon (Napoleon vu par Abel Gance)
Directed by Abel Gance
(France, 1927, 270 min.)
This 1981 reissue of the original epic chronicles the rise of Napoleon.
AFI Kennedy Center
Sat., Oct. 23, 1:30 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 24, 1:30 p.m.
Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie des Grauens
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(Germany, 1922, 94 min.)
Made with a modest budget fairly early in his career, F.W. Murnauís adaptation of the Bram Stoker Dracula classic remains his supreme achievement.
National Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m.
Phantom
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(Germany, 1922, 125 min.)
A clerk and aspiring poet is obsessed with a woman whose carriage has struck him in the street.
National Gallery of Art
Sun., Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m.
Sunrise
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(U.S., 1927, 95 min.)
An attractive woman from the city, on vacation, stays in a small farming community and dazzles a young married farmer.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 2, 1 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 3, 5:30 p.m.
Tartuffe (Herr Tart¸ff)
Directed by F.W. Murnau
(Germany, 1926, 74 min.)
A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on MoliËreís "Tartuffe" to expose the old manís hypocritical governess who covets his own inheritance.
National Gallery of Art
Sat., Oct. 9, 3:30 p.m.
Spanish
Balseros
Directed by Carles Bosch and JosÈ DomÈnech
(Spain, 2002, 120 min.)
In the summer of 1994, more than 50,000 Cuban refugees embarked for Florida on makeshift rafts.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Fri., Oct. 22, 8 p.m.
B-Happy
Directed by Gonzalo Justiniano
(Chile, 2003, 90 min.)
Things get tough for a 14-year-old who lives in a ramshackle house with his mom when the ex-con dad knocks over a gas station and steals a car.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sat., Oct. 2, 4 p.m.
Dark Cities (Ciudades Oscuras)
Directed by Fernando SarÒana
(Mexico, 2000, 113 min.)
Twelve vignettes reveal the underbelly of Mexico City.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sun., Oct. 3, 3 p.m.
Hotels (Hoteles)
Directed by Aldo Paparella
(Argentina, 2003, 90 min.)
This experimental, non-narrative debut is shot in five rooms in five cities from Shanghai to Chernobyl to Buenos Aires.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sat., Oct. 2, 1 p.m.
Love In Concrete (Amor en Concreto)
Directed by Franco de Pena
(Venezuela, 2003, 102 min.)
When a young man gets kicked out of the car by his dad, stories of motorists veering past become intertwined.
AFI Silver Theatre
Fri., Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 3, 1 p.m.
The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de Motocicleta)
Directed by Walter Salles
(U.S./Germany/U.K./Argentina, 2004, 126 min.)
Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution, recounts the adventures he and best friend had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
Cinema Arts
Landmarkís Bethesda Row
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The Mystery of the Trinidad (El Misterio del Trinidad)
Directed by JosÈ Luis GarcÌa Agraz
(Mexico, 2000, 107 min.)
A family schemes to break the will of their dad, who left an 18th-century salvage ship to his illegitimate son.
AFI Silver Theatre
Fri., Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.,
Sun., Oc
t. 3, 6:30 p.m.
Nicotina
Directed by Hugo RodrÌguez
(Mexico/Argentina/Spain, 2003, 93 min.)
Everybodyís seeking 20 missing diamonds in 93 minutes.
Landmarkís E Street Cinema
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Sex With Love (Sexo Con Amor)
Directed by Boris Quercia
(Chile, 2003, 107 min.)
Three couples go to their childrenís school to discuss the problems of sex education only to discover they have problems of their own.
AFI Silver Theatre
Fri., Oct. 1, 8:30 p.m.,
Sat., Oct. 2, 8:45 p.m.
Sin Amparo
Directed by Jaime Osorio
(Colombia, 2003, 120 min.)
The flashbacks unreel as two men pool their memories to reconstruct the life of their wife and mistress.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sat., Oct. 2, 2:45 p.m.
The Southern Cross (La Cruz del Sur)
Directed by Pablo Reyero
(Argentina, 2003, 87 min.)
A drug dealer, his girlfriend and transvestite brother return to the familyís seaside home after a drug deal goes sour.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sat., Oct. 2, 7 p.m.
Subterra
Directed by Marcelo Ferrari
(Chile, 2003, 108 min.)
In 1897 Chile, oppressed coal miners dream of revolt while a wealthy mogul dreams of electrification.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sat., Oct. 2, 5 p.m.
Yotama Flies Away (Yotama se va Volando)
Directed by Luis Armando Roche
(Venezuela, 2003, 90 min.)
After a Christmas-time stickup goes sour, the surviving gunwoman takes hostages, including an elderly musician.
AFI Silver Theatre
Sat., Oct. 2, 1:30 p.m. |
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