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Roman de Gare, Claude Lelouch's Hitchcockian thriller, opens Fri. May 9.
"Dance on Camera" May 9 - 13 The New York City Ballet’s Jock Soto and filmmaker Gwendolen Cates (Water Flowing Together) kick off our annual celebration of the art of dance on film. Special guests during the series include Mitch Teplitsky & Cynthia Paniagua (Soy Andina), Sally Gross, Kristen Nutile, Tanja Meding & legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles (Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness) and Susan Todd, Marcy B. Freedman & Jeannie Zusy (Shorts Program).
"Out at the Movies" May 15 - 28 Our annual selection of lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender films begins with the Oscar winning short documentary, Freeheld and a discussion with director Cynthia Wade, followed by a reception .
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8 Young@Heart (108) 5:00, 7:20 Up the Yangtze (94) 5:10 The Visitor (103) 5:15, 7:25 Burning the Future: Coal in America 7:30 w/David Novack |
9 Roman de Gare (103) 5:05, 7:20, 9:35 The Visitor (103) 5:10, 7:25, 9:40 Water Flowing Together (77) 7:30 w/Gwendolen Cates & Jock Soto, reception |
10 The Black Stallion (118) 12:00 The Visitor (103) 12:15, 2:30, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 Roman de Gare (103) 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Water Flowing Together (77) 2:45 Soy Andina (67) 4:30 VSPRS: Show and Tell (72) 7:00 Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness (56) w/Stopped in her Tracks (6) 8:45 |
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| 11 The Black Stallion (118) 12:00 The Visitor (103) 12:15, 2:30, 5:00, 7:15 Roman de Gare (103) 2:25, 5:05, 7:20 Pina Bausch (44) w/The Mother is the One Who Stretches (8) w/The Guarantee (12) 3:00 VSPRS: Show and Tell (72) 4:30 Soy Andina (67) 6:30 w/Mitch Teplitsky & Cynthia Paniagua |
12 The Visitor (103) 5:00, 7:20 Roman de Gare (103) 5:10, 7:25 Water Flowing Together (77) 5:15 Pina Bausch (44) w/The Mother is the One Who Stretches (8) w/The Guarantee (12) 7:15 w/Susan Todd, Jeannie Zusy, Marcy B. Freedman |
13 The Visitor (103) 5:00 Roman de Gare (103) 5:10, 7:25 Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness (56) w/Stopped in her Tracks (6) 7:15 w/Tanja Meding, Sally Gross, Kristen Nutile & Albert Maysles |
14 The Visitor (103) 5:00, 7:20 Roman de Gare (103) 5:10, 7:25 |
15 The Visitor (103) 5:00, 7:20 Roman de Gare (103) 5:10, 7:25 Freeheld (40) w/I Just Want to be Somebody (10) 7:30 w/Cynthia Wade, reception |
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ROMAN DE GARE Opens Fri. May 9 Claude Lelouch. 2007. 103 min. R. France. In French with subtitles. "A lavishly appointed and sensuous thriller with a delightfully tricky plot." (New York Times) In the still of the night, three lives are about to cross...a woman abandoned, a stranger awaiting his chance and, a best-selling author who imagines the thriller of the year. Deceptively layered and intriguingly misleading, this highly anticipated new film from Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman) stars Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant as an unlikely pair caught up in a game with high stakes – and deadly consequences. Official website/trailer |
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UP THE YANGTZE Final Night Tonight Yung Chang. 2007. 93 min. NR. Canada. In English and Mandarin with subtitles. "An astonishing documentary of culture clash and the erasure of history amid China's economic miracle." (New York Times) China's Yangtze River - and all of the life that surrounds it - is undergoing an astonishing transformation wrought by the largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges Dam. Canadian documentary filmmaker Yung Chang returns to the gorgeous, now-disappearing landscape of his grandfather's youth to trace the surreal life of a "farewell cruise" as it traverses the gargantuan waterway. Official website/trailer | New York Times review |
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YOUNG@HEART Final Night Tonight Stephen Walker. 2008. 109 min. PG. US. "An exuberant, affectionate documentary." (Chicago Tribune) A New England senior citizen chorus delights audiences worldwide with their covers of everyone from James Brown to Coldplay in this funny and unexpectedly moving testament to friendship, creative inspiration, and reaching beyond expectations. Official webiste/trailer | Chicago Tribune review |
Family Films (click for series info) JBFC Family Programs are sponsored by Club Fit. |
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THE BLACK STALLION May 10, 11 Carroll Ballard. 1979. 118 min. G. US. MGM. Family entertainment at its finest. In Carroll Ballard's beautiful take on Walter Farley's classic novel, there's a real connection between the boy and his spirited horse. This intelligent, magical film "may be the greatest children's movie ever made" (Pauline Kael). Two Oscar nominations. |
 May 9 - 13 Our annual celebration of the art of dance on film. Made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor. |
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SOY ANDINA May 10, *11 Mitchell Teplitsky. 2007. 70 min. Peru/US, in Spanish/English with subtitles. Lucuma Films. The delightful story of two women raised in different worlds who are both drawn to Peru through dance. After 15 years in New York, Nelida Silva returns to her birthplace in the Andes to fulfill her dream of hosting the village's fiesta patronal—an eight-day celebration of dance, music, and ritual. Cynthia Paniagua, a modern dancer raised in Queens by a Peruvian mother, meets Neli and is inspired to travel through Peru to learn about its dance tradition. Their cross-cultural trips lead each woman to a new understanding of her own history and artistic expression. *Q&A May 11 at 6:30: filmmaker Mitch Teplitsky and dancer Cynthia Paniagua, who is featured in the film. Mitch Teplitsky is a New York–based documentary filmmaker with deep roots in Peru. Cynthia Paniagua is a dancer/choreographer who is pioneering new forms of dance combining modern and Peruvian folk traditions. Performance: Cynthia Paniagua will perform Despierta Peru, an original theatrical dance piece that mixes traditional and modern dance. DVDs will be available for signing. Tickets: $6 (members), $10 (nonmembers) |
| VSPRS SHOW AND TELL May 10, 11 Sophie Fiennes. 2007. 72 min. UK/France, in French with subtitles. Called by one critic "the weirdest, most shocking and provocative dance performance you will ever see," the piece called VSPRS employs religious, psychological, and graphic sexual imagery in a frenzied performance. From acclaimed Belgian choreographer Alain Platel and Les Ballets C de la B, who have never shied away from controversy, the piece is a modern interpretation of Monteverdi's Maria Vespers, one of the most important works of European religious music. Iconoclastic filmmaker Sophie Fiennes captures the ecstasy and trauma at VSPRS's core and illuminates its process with interviews with Platel and the dancers. |
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SALLY GROSS: THE PLEASURE OF STILLNESS May 10, *13 Albert Maysles & Kristen Nutile. 2007. 56 min. US. Maysles Films. Acclaimed dancer and choreographer Sally Gross has been weaving her spell in groundbreaking dance over the past half-century. When she decided to create a new piece, legendary documentarian Albert Maysles teamed with filmmaker Kristen Nutile to learn how she does it. The life and work of "the most poetic of minimalist modern-dance choreographers" (New York Times) are revealed in telling detail in this intimate portrait, which also features excerpts from 50 years of performance, as well as interviews with critics, collaborators, and friends. Shown with the six-minute short Stopped in Her Tracks by Susan Brockman and Sally Gross. *Q&A May 13 at 7:15: dancer/choreographer Sally Gross, filmmakers Albert Maysles and Kristen Nutile, producer Tanja Meding. Famed documentarian Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens), whom Jean-Luc Godard once called "the best American cameraman," codirected the film with Kristen Nutile, who was also the editor. Tanja Meding is an independent producer. Tickets: $9 (members), $13 (nonmembers) |
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SHORTS PROGRAM May 11, *12 PINA BAUSCH Anne Linsel. 2006. 44 min. Germany, in German with subtitles. A hugely influential figure in the performing arts, Pina Bausch is widely praised for work that blends idiosyncratic movement, speech, song, visual imagery, and astonishing sets. But "the undisputed Queen of European dance theater" (The Times, London) didn't always enjoy acclaim. Here she recalls the tumultuous beginnings of her Tanztheater Wuppertal in the 1970s. Mesmerizing excerpts of her dances are interspersed with commentary from the dancers. THE GUARANTEE Jesse Epstein. 2007. 12 min. US. New Day Films. A young dancer named Charles is shocked when one of his ballet teachers asks him to consider undergoing plastic surgery on his prominent nose to further his career. A tour-de-force of hand-drawn animation, The Guarantee humorously addresses the sometimes dangerous pursuit of physical perfection. THE MOTHER IS THE ONE WHO STRETCHES Susan Todd. 2007. 7 min. US. Archipelago Films. A collaboration between three local artists, this work uses dance and spoken word to explore a mother's capacity to stretch—both physically and emotionally—and the often humorous realities of birthing and raising kids. *Q&A May 12 at 7:15: filmmaker Susan Todd, choreographer/dancer Jeannie Zusy, writer Marcy B. Freedman. Susan Todd is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and the JBFC's Director of International Understanding through Film. Marcy B. Freedman is an artist and art historian who teaches and exhibits in Westchester and New York City. Jeannie Zusy, who is also a playwright, performs regularly throughout the region. All three are mothers and live in Croton-on-Hudson. Tickets: $6 (members), $10 (nonmembers) |
 May 15 - 28 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Films Sponsored by Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan |
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BURNING THE FUTURE: COAL IN AMERICA Thurs. May 8 at 7:30 David Novack. 2008. 89 min. NR. US. "As upsetting as it is informative." (New York Times) In West Virginia's Appalachians, the coal-mining technique known as mountaintop removal uses five million pounds of explosives a day to blow some of America's most beautiful mountains to smithereens. Novack's penetrating documentary explores this controversial practice and the political, economic, and environmental issues surrounding the source of more than half of the country's electricity. It's all set against the story of a grassroots effort to halt the devastation of land, water, and ultimately, a way of life. Q&A: filmmaker David Novack Film Courtesy of Sundance Channel. Burning the Future is part of "Robert Redford presents The Green," Sundance Channel's weekly documentary series dedicated entirely to environmental issues. Tickets: $6 (members), $10 (nonmembers) |
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"Celebrating Women Filmmakers" Mara LeGrand and author Joan Dye Gussow present HEART & SOIL Mon. May 19 at 7:15 Mara LeGrand. 2008. 52 min. NR. US. Heart & Soil takes us into the rich landscape and challenging lives of Southwestern farmers who raise healthful food and make it available through local farmers' markets. A poetic portrait of people whose whole lives are integrated with the natural world, this compelling documentary reveals the growing energy that fuels, says LeGrand, "a resurgence in the collective conscious to not only protect our environment, but to realize our health is best nourished from healthy food, grown with thriving soil, and clean water and air." Mara LeGrand is an award-winning photojournalist, author of eight original screenplays, poet, former columnist, writer/producer of a weekly public radio broadcast, and owner of a health retreat and health food store. Joan Dye Gussow is a noted nutritionist, food-policy advocate, and author of several books on the relationship between nutrition and ecology. She has long grown her own organic produce in Piermont, New York. Tickets: $6 (members), $10 (nonmembers) |
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THE SINGING REVOLUTION Tues. May 20 at 7:15 James Tusty & Maureen Castle Tusty. 2007. 96 min. NR. US. "Imagine the scene in Casablanca in which the French patrons sing "La Marseillaise" in defiance of the Germans, then multiply its power by a factor of thousands, and you've only begun to imagine the force of The Singing Revolution." (New York Times) First occupied by the Soviets in 1939, then by the Nazis, and then by the Soviets again, Estonia lived through decades of terror. By the end of World War II, more than one-quarter of the population had been deported to Siberia, were executed, or had fled the country. Music sustained the Estonian people during those years, and was such a crucial part of their struggle for freedom that their successful bid for independence is known as the Singing Revolution. Q&A with director/coproducer Maureen Castle Tusty. Tickets: $6 (members), $10 (nonmembers). Official website/trailer | NY Times review |
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