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FILMS IN SEPTEMBER, 2003
 
     
 

SCREENING OF FILSM

 
     
  1st September
 
   
  7.00 PM
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Swaraj  
     
Dir: Anwar Jamal Prod: Institute of Social Sciences.
Winner of this year's National Award for the Best Film on Social Issues. The film, set in a small village in Rajasthan, describes how four strong - willed women use political power to fulfill the needs of the community.
 
         
  2nd September      
  7.00 PM
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The Separation  
     
Dir: Christian Vincent (French) 88 mins., 1994
The film is a tale of two separations - The first a separation between Pierre & Anne whose love has died over the years and then the heartbreaking second separation that of the parents and the child.
 
         
  10th September      
  7.00 PM
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Good Fences  
     
Courtesy: Hallmark Channel. Cast: Whoopi Goldberg & Danny Glover.
Story of an African-American attorney determined to make it in a white man's world.
 
         
   
  SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL
 
         
  25th September      
  7:00 PM
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Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown  
     
Dir: Pedro Almodovar

Pepa and Ivan break up after a long-standing relationship. The events that follow are a revelation for Pepa; throwing up secrets about Ivan as well as an insight into the world of loneliness & madness.

 
         
  27th September      
  7:00 PM
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Women Alone  
     
Dir: Benito Zambrano
A film about 3 people - A mother, daughter & their neighbor and how love alone can help people journey through life with dignity.
 
   
 
   
  28th September      
  7:00 PM
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The Community  
     
Dir: Alex de la lgelesia

Julia works as a salesperson. On finding a fortune in the flat of a dead person, she confronts the anger of the members of a rather unusual community, headed by an unscrupulous administrator.

 
         
  29th September .    
  7:00 PM
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The Innocent Saints  
     
Dir: Mario Camus

A story of a peasant family who lives and work on a hacienda. An act committed in jest changes their lives.

 
         
  30th September      
  7:00 PM
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The Others  
     
Dir: Alejandro Amenabar

The Second World War has finished, but Grace's husband has not returned. Alone, she is bringing up her children who suffer from a strange sickness. They cannot face direct sunlight. The house must always be kept dark.

 
         
  23rd September      
  6:30 PM
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Film Discussion Group meets for the screening and discussion of the critically acclaimed and widely awarded film Mulholland Drive (2001; 140 mins) by David Lynch. Film - Maker and Film Scholar Shohini Ghosh will introduce the film and facilitate the discussion. Mullholland Drive a critically acclaimed film, received the Best Director Award 2001 for this film at Cannes, as well as from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Boston Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Online among others. In addition, the film has been nominated for and has won several awards for Best Picture and Best Actress.  
         
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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