"Small Change" ( Francois Truffaut, 1976 France)
8/20/2009 7:00:00 PM
Truffaut's celebrated ability to capture children who appear to be oblivious to the presence of the camera is very much in evidence in this warm, loving, cinematic tribute to children. There are several interesting stories in the film: some comic, some serious and some quite poignant. It is a quite wonderful viewing experience!
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"The Keyes to the House" (Gianni Amelio, Italy, 2004)
9/24/2009 7:00:00 PM
Amelio's film tells an extraordinary story of a father who meets his handicapped son for the first time - as a teenager. Neither knows how to overcome the gap between them and the father must atone for the years that he has lost and the chance for a loving relationship that he has squandered.
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'Raw & Unfiltered" A Collage of Voices
10/9/2009 6:00:00 PM
Scheduled Opening of The Doors October 9th, Friday 2009 6-8pm
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"Vitus" (Fredi Murer, Switzerland, 2006)
10/22/2009 7:00:00 PM
Murer's film studies a six year-old boy who is both a piano prodigy and a mathematical genius; sadly, the child years to be "normal". The major influence in Vitus' life is his grandfather, wonderfully played by the legendary actor, Bruno Ganz. This is a very sweet film with extraordinary music.
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"Kolya" (Zdenek Sverak, The Czech Republic, 1996)
11/19/2009 7:00:00 PM
Kolya" fits into the same cinematic subgenre as "Central Station": the change which occurs in a lonely person from caring for a homeless child, but the films are quite different. This film has a univeral theme but is very Eastern European in feeling and contains some wonderfully quirky humor. It, too, has marvelous acting and won the Oscar for the Best Foreign Film in 1997
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