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SCHEDULES:
JULY 6, 2pm PWU AVR

L'APPARTEMENT

Starring: Romane Bohringer, Vincent Cassel, Monica Belucci, John-Philippe Ecoffey

Directed by:Gilles Mimouni

Drama/Mystery/Romance

Max is on his way to Tokyo. He lives in Paris and likes to flirt but has decided to get married. By chance, he seems to have seen Lisa, his greatest love, in a cafe. Max forgets everything, his trip to Tokyo and his fiance. Obsessed with meeting Lisa he finds out where she lives and hides in the apartment. However, a different girl, called Alice, finds Max in the flat. Alice looks quite similar to Lisa, and they have sex. To complicate matters further, Alice is also the girlfriend of Max's buddy Lucien and Lisa is followed by an older man.



MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
Starring:
Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Moran, Susana Lanteri
Directed by:
Walter Salles
Produced by:
Karen Tenkoff, Michael Nozik, Edgard Tenenbaum, Karen Tenkhoff
Drama 2 hrs. 08 min. This is the true story of a 23-year-old medical student from Argentina, Che Guevara (Bernal), who traveled across South America on a motorcycle with his friend Alberto Granado (de la Serna) in 1951-1952, in a personal odyssey which would ultimately inspire him to become a revolutionary who had a profound impact on the history of several nations. The duo has a series of adventures that vary from the suspenseful (stowing away on a cargo ship, exploring Incan ruins) to the comedic (falling off their bikes, wooing women, drunken revelry) to the serious (volunteering at a leper colony).



THE CHORUS
Starring:
Gerard Jugnot, Francois Berleand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Jacques Perrin
Directed by:
Christophe Barratier
Produced by:
Jacques Perrin, Arthur Cohn, Nicolas Mauvernay
Art/Foreign95 min. Set in 1948, a professor of music, Clement Mathieu, becomes the supervisor at a boarding school for the rehabilitation for minors. What he discovers disconcerts him--the current situation is repressive. Through the power of song, Clement will try to transform the students.



VERA DRAKE
Vera Drake is a portrait of a selfless woman who is totally dedicated to her loving working class family. Her days are filled with time spent doting on them even as she also is devoted to caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother. Vera has a secret side, though. Unbeknownst to family and friends, she visits women and helps them to induce miscarriages for their unwanted pregnancies, a practice that is illegal in 1950s England. While Vera believes she is simply helping women in need of assistance, the dichotomy of her idyllic home life and her illegal activities make for a fascinating study. When her crime is discovered by authorities, Vera's world quickly falls apart, deeply affecting both her and her family.
Genres: Drama Running Time: 2 hrs. 5 min
Starring:
Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis, Peter Wight, Adrian Scarborough, Heather Craney
Directed by:
Mike Leigh
Produced by:
Simon Channing-Williams, Simon Williams, Alain Sarde




FIREWORKS

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe
Directed by: Takeshi Kitano




Crime / Drama / Thriller
A mesmerizing, poetic drama punctuated by chaotic bursts of violence, this is arguably actor-director Takeshi Kitano's masterpiece. It is a visually elegant tale of an embittered cop who plans a robbery to obtain painting supplies for his crippled partner, and to secure a final journey for his terminally ill wife and himself. Kitano's own distinctive artwork figures prominently in his visual tapestry.