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CABARET VILLE MAGAZINE. P9 Cont'd from P8 WHAT'S HAPPENING FILMS THAT GOT AWAY
Each of the nine vignettes depicts a different character at an emotional crossroads and has excellent and memorable performances by the entire cast. July 26, The Constant Gardener, 7:00pm, Fernando Meirelles Germany 2005 (R) 2hr.9min. This finely directed political thriller, based on a novel by John Le Carre, stars Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz as a social activist who accompanies her British diplomat husband, actor Ralph Fiennes, on assignment to Kenya. After she is found murdered, he must investigate her death, their relationship, his own heart and the far-reaching conspiracy she had been unraveling. This hauntingly poetic film looks at the horror of a world that is willing to cast a blind eye at the problems created by big business and corrupt governments in their cold-blooded pursuit of money and power.
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This hauntingly poetic film looks at the horror of a world that is willing to cast a blind eye at the problems created by big business and corrupt governments in their cold-blooded pursuit of money and power. August 2, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage, 7:00pm, (Sophie Scholl - The Final Days), Marc Rothemund. Germany 2005, 1hr.57min. Set in Munich in 1943 and based on the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi, this gripping film directed by Marc Rothemund is a drama with historical accuracy. It details the last six days of the primary members of the resistance group called the White Rose. The luminous performance of Julia Jentsch as Sophie, a young co-ed turned fearless activist is mesmerizing and won her the German Best Actress Oscar.
Juliette Binoche The film which received extraordinary reviews is chillingly authentic as it re-creates the last days of Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest, to interrogation, trial and sentence. August 16, Cache ("Hidden"), 7pm Michael Haneke, France 200 (R), 1hr.57min. Austrian director Michael Haneke, one of the most consistently brilliant and challenging filmmakers of the last two decades, produces a peerless psychological thriller, nerve-shredding and masterful. Creating tension with consummate skill and featuring the brilliant acting of Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil, the film tackles themes such as guilt, fear, trust and responsibility (both collective and personal). With excellent supporting performances by Annie Girardot and Maurice Benichou, Cache (Hidden) is a masterpiece which will haunt the viewer's thoughts long after it has finished. CONTINUES NEXT |
Summer
Film Series starting in July at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center. The
Bendheim Performing Arts Center presents the Vivian Milstein Family Film
Series Films That Got Away. 4 Wednesdays, Beginning July 12, 7:00pm,
Tickets: $10 general admission per film; $7 seniors (65+) and students per
film. Here's a second chance to see those critically acclaimed films that
left the theatre much too quickly! Each viewing is followed by an open
dialogue with host/moderator Michael DiGennaro, Ph.D. Dr. DiGennaro
is a distinguished member of the Mamaroneck High School English faculty.
July 12 , Nine Lives, 7:00pm, Rodrigo Garcia, USA 2005 (R), 1hr.55min.
Starring acting notables Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Kathy Baker, Sissy
Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Ian McShane and Aidan Quinn to name a few, this
film directed by Rodrigo Garcia is a gem, which superbly blends cinema,
short stories and great theatre. Captives of the very relationships
that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and
disappointments of life. 
Holly
Hunter
Glenn Close