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Cinematique
Upcoming Cinematique Films
July 7-9, 2008Roman de GareTrue to its title, Roman de Gare (Crossed Tracks) finds famed French director Claude Lelouch (Un Homme et Une Femme) jumping between time and loyalties in this mystery about fate and fatal secrets. As the film opens, popular crime novelist Judith Ralitzer (Fanny Ardant, Paris, je T'aime) finds herself a suspect in two murders. We then learn about the escape of an actual serial killer known as "The Magician," who may already be lurking on the roads leading out of Paris. The road is where we find Huguette, a high-strung hairdresser who is abandoned by her fiancé at a highway service station. Huguette is rescued by Pierre (Dominique Pinon, Amelie), who may or may not actually be the ghost writer responsible for Judith Ralitzer's success. When Pierre is reunited with the celebrity-absorbed Ralitzer, his intention to come out from her shadow and be his own author may force the star to construct a novel demise for her servant. Taking advantage of a superb cast and gorgeous French locations, Roman de Gare's multiple layers of mystery and romance result in a pleasingly chic thriller grounded by the possibilities that come from love. 103 minutes. Rated R for brief language and sexual references. In French with English subtitles. July 14-16, 2008SurfwiseLike many American outsider-adventurers, Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Abandoning a successful medical practice, he sought self-fulfillment by taking up the nomadic life of a surfer. But unlike other American searchers like Thoreau or Kerouac, Paskowitz took his wife and nine children along for the ride, all eleven of them living in a 24 foot camper. Together, they lived a life that would be unfathomable to most, but enviable to anyone who ever relinquished their dreams to a straight job. The Paskowitz Family proved that America may be running out of frontiers, but it hasn’t run out of frontiersman. 93 minutes. Rated R for language and some sexual material. July 21-23, 2008OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of SpiesA box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude. After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates Jack’s death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France’s reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East. A blithe and witty send-up not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but also neo-colonialism, ethnocentrism and the very idea of Western covert action in the Middle East. 99 minutes. Not Rated by the MPAA. In French with English subtitles. August 4-6, 2008MongolAward-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, Mongol. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. Mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor. Filmed in the very lands that gave birth to Genghis Khan, Mongol transports us back to a distant and exotic period in world history; to a nomad's landscape of endless space, climatic extremes and ever-present danger. In a performance of powerful stillness and subtlety, celebrated young Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu (Zatoichi, Last Life in the Universe) captures the inner fire that enabled a hunted boy to become a legendary conqueror 126 minutes. Rated R for sequences of bloody warfare. In Mongolian with English subtitles. August 11-13, 2008Reprise< As Erik and Phillip, lifelong friends and aspiring novelists, stand in front of a mailbox clutching their manuscripts, our narrator takes a moment to speculate upon their futures. Surely both books will garner wild acclaim, lead to prolific careers, and inspire revolutions. In actuality, Phillip's is published and Erik's rejected. But it's Phillip who suffers the harsher fate. Overnight success and a budding, but obsessive, romance prove overwhelming, and he suffers a breakdown. Six months later, when he returns from a psychiatric hospital, Phillip tries to put his life back together, and Erik, having adopted a more measured approach to writing, attempts a literary rebound. Joachim Trier's debut feature is a whimsical, intelligent reflection on friendship and youthful exuberance. His portrait of two young men for whom life and art occupy the same blurry space is full of honesty and carefully observed moments. 105 Minutes. Rated R for sexuality and language. In Norwegian with English subtitles. August 18-20, 2008Up the YangtzeA luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze, navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China. 93 minutes. Not Rated by the MPAA. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. Let Us Do The Recycling For You!We're on a mission to reduce our carbon footprint, so we're taking the Cinematique Flyer off your fridge and we're putting it on your computer screen! Sign up for Cinematique email updates here: whqr@whqr.org Subject Line: Cinematique Updates, and don't forget to include your name. We look forward to hearing from you! Cinematique Live!Rather than showing thirty minutes worth of popcorn promos, we at Cinematique want to offer you something useful. In our attempts to win your undying love and affection, we offer Cinematique Live - supplementary programs to enhance your moviegoing experience (since we can't yet offer cupholders built into the seats): THX surround sound, ample legroom, and really really sticky floors. |
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