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FILMS IN MAY, 2003
 
     
  6th May
 
   
  7.00 PM
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Stand By (French)  
     
Dir: Roch Stephanik, 100 mins., 2000.
A poignant film that captures the anguish and desperation of Helene as the door shuts suddenly on her life hitherto and she yearns to start afresh.
 
  8th May      
  7.00 PM
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Power & Beauty  
     
Dir: Kevin Anderson & Natasha Henstridge, Collab: Hallmark.
A true life story of one of the most controversial chapters in John F Kennedy's rise to power.
 
         
  13th May      
  7:00 PM
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Cradle 2 the Grave Collab: Warner Bros.  
         
  15th May      
  9:00 PM
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Cradle 2 the Grave Collab: Warner Bros.  
     
Limited seats, Film Club members only. Reservations slips at Prog. Desk April 30 onwards.
 
   
 
   
  15th May      
  7:00 PM
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Close Up (Iranian)  
     
Dir: Abbas Kiarostami, 100 mins. 1990.
The story of an imposter.
 
         
     
 
RETROSPECTIVE OF NABYENDU CHATTERJEE'S FILMS
 
     
         
  27th April
 
   
  7:00 PM - Interaction with Nabyendu Chatterjee  
  7:15 PM - Mansur Mian Ghora, 100 mins.  
   
 
Mansur Miya is the proud owner of an old coach, His son Shirajul wants to sell the coach and buy a taxi. The film draws attention to the question of environment and pollution.
 
         
  28th April      
  7:00 PM - Shilip, 1993, 103 mins.  
     
The story of Madan, an exceptional weaver, who faced the Bengal famine and finally triumphed over it, in his own way.
 
         
  28th April      
  9:00 PM - Parasharumer Kuthar, 1989, 90 mins.  
     
This film is layered with different interpretations of the moral decay that has set into our lives and in our interpersonal relationships. We see the human tragedy through the eyes of Lakshmi.
 
         
  29th April      
  7:00 PM - Sarisreep (The Reptile), 1998, 90 mins.  
     
The story of Charu, a young bride with dreams of happiness before her, soon to be shattered by the tragedies that befall her.
 
         
  29th April      
  9:00 PM - Chopper, Cast: Joy Banerjee, Sreela Mazumdar, 84 mins.  
     
The film is about the struggle of the exploited against the exploiter. The film has been shown in major festivals abroad.
 
         
  30th April      
  7:00 PM - Atmaja, 90 mins.  
     
The film is about a mother who has to cope with her two sons, one who has joined the radical party and the other, the affluent society.
 
         
  30th April      
  9:00 PM - Souda, 90 mins.  
     
Highlights the decay of human values in an age replete with consumerism.
 
         
  31st April      
  6:30 PM -  
     
Film Discussion Group meets for the screening and discussion of Gurinder Chaddha's energetic, race-and-sex-relations comedy "Bhaji on the Beach" (1994) (100 mins) Film maker and Film scholar Sabeena Gadhoke will introduce the film and facilitate the discussion. This film was nominated for the BAFTA award for the Best British Film of 1994. The director won the 'Evening Standard British Film Award' for the Best Newcomer to British Cinema.
 
         
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    Film schedules are subject to last minute changes. For further details check the Habitat Film Club page on www.habitatworld.com or call the Programme Desk at 2468 2222 extn. 3093, 3094