On September 13 

The Academy Award winning

"A Separation" from Iran

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

Director:

Asghar Farhadi

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

 

 On October 11

"Footnote" from Israel

 

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies.

When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.

Director/Writer: Joseph Cedar

Stars: Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi and Aliza Rosen  

Country: Israel   Language: Hebrew   length: 103 minutes

 

On November 8   

 

On November 8 

"Les Intouchables" from France

A rich quadriplegic, living in a mansion in Paris, requires a live-in caregiver.

A young offender turns up for an interview, but he is not really looking to get the job.

However, to his surprise, he is hired...

Directors/writers:  Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano

Country:  France

Language:  French

Length: 112 minutes
On January 10
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An elderly couple fight against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.

Director/writer:  Michael McGowan

Length: 102 minutes
On January 24
Et maintenant on va où? (original title)
 WHERE DO WE GO NOW?

A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.

Director:

Nadine Labaki

Writers:

Thomas Bidegain (collaboration), Nadine Labaki, and 3 more credits »

Stars:

On February 7, 2013

A LATE QUARTET

 Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together

in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.

Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener

 U.S.A film in English

 

Announcing our Spring Films are as follows:

March 7, 2013*

Quartet


At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted

by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

Director:

Dustin Hoffman

Writers:

Ronald Harwood (play), Ronald Harwood (screenplay)

 

April 11, 2013

The Angels's Share


Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf.

A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.


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Director:

Ken Loach

Writer:

Paul Laverty (screenplay)

 

May 9, 2013

The Sapphires


It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war

when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.

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Director:

Wayne Blair

*N.B. First Thursday of the month