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8th
March Time - 07:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Opening of European Union Film Festival 2011. Inaugural film- Made In Hungaria (Made In Hungária) (Hungarian/2009/108mins) Dir.Gergely Fonyó. In the spring of 1963, Miki and his parents leave behind the American dream and return to Budapest. Back in Hungary, revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries alike regard Miki's jobless father with suspicion, while Miki – an upcoming guitarist and singer with dreams of becoming the next Jerry Lee Lewis - is not accepted by his former friends whose new leader Röné, is referred to as the "Kingfisher". His first love, Vera, now has a new boyfriend. Miki is left with but one choice: to apply to a talent show and prove to everybody that he has a place in this old-new world. |
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9th
March Time - 07:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - EU Film festival continues.Risto Räppääjä (Ricky Rapper) (Finnish/2008/78mins) Dir. Mari Rantasila. A Finnish musical film, Ricky lives with his Aunt Serena and loves playing drums. However, she breaks her leg and cousin Fanny moves in to take care of the household. "Fanny the Freezer" is strict and orderly – and this means no drums for Ricky. With the help of his downstairs neighbor Nelly Butterfly, Ricky seeks to restore order to the apartment and get his drums back. |
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9th
March Time - 08:30 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Farsan (Balls) (Swedish/2010/98mins) Dir.Josef Fares. Aziz is a middle aged Middle Eastern expatriate living in Sweden. Life treats him well: he likes his job, has good friends, is a splendid cook and his son and daughter-in-law are soon to make him a grandfather. However, when Aziz, a widower since many years, starts wooing women in the search for the perfect grandmother, not much goes his way. A warm comedy about love, friendship and the art of being a man. The film was an official selection at the 2010 Traverse City Film Festival. | ||
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10th
March Time - 07:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - EU Film festival continues.Mosquitoes Tango (Slovak/2009/97mins) Dir.Miloslav Luther. Two emigrants return for a brief visit to Slovakia after spending long years 0abroad. The Karol needs to get divorced because he wants to remarry. His well–to–do fiancée, Lucia, is afraid that Karol might fail in his intentions, and so she hires a second–rate actor, Rudo, to keep an eye on him. Their mission gets unpredictably complicated after they arrive in Bratislava, and fine their past waiting for them. |
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10th
March Time - 08:30 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Liebe Mauer (Beloved Berlin Wall) (German/2009/109mins) Dir.Peter Timm. Berlin, 1989. Sascha is a young East German border guard; Franzi a lively young West German woman who’s just moved into a flat next to Sascha’s watchtower at the Berlin Wall. It takes only a slight mishap and a selfless act of chivalry - and the two fall in love. But soon the Stasi believes they are witnessing the start of a revolt - this is the time of mass protests and East Germans taking refuge in the West German embassy in Prague after all. Franzi and Sascha have to find their ways to stand up for their love and strive for the impossible - to bring down the wall… | ||
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11th
March Time -07:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - EU Film festival continues. Call Girl (Portuguese/2007/145mins) Dir. António-Pedro Vasconcelos. A story of political corruption involving a small town mayor and a prostitute, both investigated by a temperamental cop. |
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11th
March Time -08:30 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Firmin (A Chicken Is No Dog) (Dutch/2007/90mins) Dir.Dominique Deruddere. When the woman who broke his heart more than 25 years ago suddenly reappears, a former boxer seizes every chance to regain both his true love and sporting honour. |
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12th
March Time -08:30 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Disco Ormene (Sunshine Barry And The Disco Worms) (Danish/2008/78mins) Dir.Thomas Borch Nielsen. It's not easy to be Barry. An earthworm gets no respect. He lives at the bottom of the food chain. But one day, an old disco record turns his life upside down. Suddenly he sees before him his own destiny, the star of the world's greatest disco band: Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms! Okay, he's got no arms, no rhythm and no band. But as Barry says: "We'll do it anyway!" | ||
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13th
March Time -07:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - EU Film festival concludes.Kiler (Polish/1997/109mins) Dir.Juliusz Machulski. A cast of Poland's most popular contemporary actors highlights this action comedy, which became the biggest hit in that country's history. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time can get a person into trouble, so can being framed for a crime one did not commit. A hapless taxi driver is mistaken for a contract killer and arrested by police. It all started because the taxi driver's name is Jurek Kiler, and kiler is the word for hitman in Polish. After the mafia helps secure his release from jail, Kiler becomes seduced by his new identity. |
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13th
March Time -08:30 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Pribehy Obycejneho Silenstvi (Wrong Side Up) (Czech/2005/140mins) Dir.Petr Zelenka. Sure to set you smiling wide. Wrong side up is an eccentric comedy that dives into the common daily insanities of post Communist life in the Czech Republic. Peter works at the freight terminal of an airport and his girlfriend Jana has just left him for someone with a far more interesting job. Peter hopes to win his ex-girlfriend back although most of his encounters with her don’t go exactly as planned. Finally, a touch of black magic sets the wheel of insanity into an uncontrollable comedy. | ||
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16th March Time - 06:30pm |
FILM CLUB DISCUSSION - Group meets to discuss Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (O Mother Ganga, I'll Offer You The Yellow Cloth) (B&W/Bhojpuri/1962/130mins) Dir. Kundan Kumar. Playback Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar, Suman Kalyanpur, Mohammad Rafi. The first Bhojpuri film made in 1962. A love story in the first half, Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo revolves around the predicament of a young widow in the second. Kumkum plays the protagonist. The 1962 film has several memorable numbers composed by Chitragupta. Journalist-Author Avijit Ghosh will speak briefly on the history of Bhojpuri cinema along with screening of clips of popular Bhojpuri songs. |
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26th March Time -07:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Short Film Festival. A showcasing of critically acclaimed short films from across the world Collab: Shamiana |
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28th
March Time -06:30 pm & 09:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - 5th Annual Spanish Film Festival 2011. Check with the Programme Desk for details |
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29th
March Time -06:30 pm & 09:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - 5th Annual Spanish Film Festival 2011 continues... Check with the Programme Desk for details |
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30th
March Time -06:30 pm & 09:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - 5th Annual Spanish Film Festival 2011 continues... Check with the Programme Desk for details |
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31st
March Time -06:30 pm & 09:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - 5th Annual Spanish Film Festival 2011 concludes. Check with the Programme Desk for details |
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