AT SUNDANCE 2010 & ROTTERDAM 2010
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SUNDANCE |
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Michael J. Werner
Marriot Headquarters Hotel (Jan 23 – Jan 27)
Cell:1-213-400-0601
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
by Tamra Davis
USA, 2010, 90’, English, Documentary
Featuring: Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger, Tony Shafrazi
Synopsis: By juxtaposing a rare interview with Basquiat – made with the filmmaker shortly before his death – and the body of his work, Tamra Davis celebrates the life of Basquiat as the cultural icon, the conflicted artist and the nonconformist man that he was.
Screenings:
| Jan 25 (Mon) |
3:00pm |
Temple Theatre (Public) |
| Jan 26 (Tue) |
8:00pm |
Holiday Village III (P&I) |
| Jan 27 (Wed) |
6:00pm |
Temple Theatre (Public) |
| Jan 28 (Thu) |
9:00am |
Yarrow Theatre 1 (Public) |
| Jan 29 (Fri) |
6:00pm |
Tower Theatre (Public) |
| Jan 30 (Sat) |
12:00pm |
Yarrow Theatre 1 (Public) |
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AIR DOLL by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Japan, 2009, 116’, Japanese, Romantic Fantasy (NEW DIRECTOR’S CUT)
Cast:BAE Doona, ARATA, ITAO Itsuji, ODAGIRI Joe
Synopsis:A life-size Air Doll “lives” in a shabby apartment in Tokyo. Her middle-aged master talks to her, puts her in a bath and makes love with her every day after he returns from work. This routine life is disrupted when fantasy turns into reality. One morning, the Air Doll suddenly comes to life, filled with a soul. Exploring the world around her, she soon falls in love with Junichi, a video store clerk. She discovers what it means to live, to love, and to be lonely.
Screenings:
Jan 30 (Sat)
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5:30pm
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Luxor
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Feb 01 (Mon)
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4:15pm
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Pathe 3
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Feb 02 (Tue)
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10:00pm
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Cinerama 1
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FACE [VISAGE] by Tsai Ming-Liang
France/ Taiwan/ Belgium/ Netherlands, 2009, 141’, French/ Chinese, Drama
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Laetitia Casta, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Lee Kang-Sheng
Synopsis: A Taiwanese filmmaker, speaking neither French nor English, goes to Paris to shoot a film based on the myth of Salome at the Louvre. Despite clear signs of the actor's insanity, he insists on giving the part of King Herod to Antoine (Jean-Pierre Leaud). To give the film a chance at the box-office, the production company gives the role of Salome to a world famous model. But problems arise as soon as filming begins…
Screenings:
Jan 28 (Thu)
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10:00pm
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Luxor
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Jan 30 (Sat)
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9:30am
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Cinerama 1
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Feb 06 (Sat)
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12:30pm
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Cinerama 4
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THE LAST DAYS OF EMMA BLANK
by Alex van Warmerdam
< Top Prize, Venice Days 2009 >
The Netherlands/ Belgium, 2009, 90’, Dutch, Comedy
Cast: Marlies Heuer, Gene Bervoets, Annet Malherbe
Synopsis: In a large country home, the owner Emma Blank is very ill and is cared for by her household staff: Haneveld the head housekeeper, Bella the cook, Gonnie the maid and Meier the man-servant. Despite her desperate need for loving care, Emma is a steely, avaricious dictator whose demands become ever more absurd, to the extent that her staff are driven to madness. That is, until the day they discover that they stand to inherit nothing whereupon they drop their charade of caring and concern and instead plot their revenge…
Screenings To Be Announced
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LIFE DURING WARTIME by Todd Solondz
< Best Script, Venice Film Festival 2009 >
USA, 2009, 96’, English, Drama
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Ciaran Hinds, Allison Janney, Charlotte Rampling, Paul Reubens, Ally Sheedy, Michael Lerner
Synopsis:Solondz revisits the extended Jordan family in LIFE DURING WARTIME, a part sequel/ part variation on his acclaimed film HAPPINESS. Ten years have passed since a series of shocking and catastrophic revelations shattered the world of the Jordans. Now, ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console, as the family members are each embroiled in their own dilemmas.
Screenings:
Feb 03 (Wed)
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7:00pm
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Pathe 1
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Feb 05 (Fri)
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10:15pm
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Pathe 5
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Feb 06 (Sat)
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4:00pm
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Jurriaanse Zaal Doelen
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NYMPH by Pen-ek Ratanaruang
< Special Jury Prize, Bangkok Int’l Film Festival 2009 >
Thailand, 2009, 94’, Thai, Supernatural/ Love Story
Cast: Wanida Termthanaporn, Nopachai Jayanama, Chamanun Wanwinwasara
Synopsis:A long time ago in a forest, a woman fell prey to two men. No one knew what happened to the men who later turned up dead, or where the woman was. Flash forward to today – career woman May accompanies Nop, her husband, to the forest to take photographs of the wildlife. Deep in the forest, Nop stumbles onto a sad looking tree and all of a sudden he vanishes, but later returns … with a new personality.
Screenings:
Jan 28 (Thu)
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7:30pm
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Luxor
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Jan 29 (Fri)
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1:15pm
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Pathe 7
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Feb 04 (Thu)
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5:00pm
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Cinerama 1
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Feb 06 (Sat)
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12:00pm
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Cinerama 6
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