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MIDNIGHT'S
CHILDREN
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June 14
- June 20
Midnight's Children is an epic film from Oscar-nominated
director Deepa Mehta (Water), based on the Booker
Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of
midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence
from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse
in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai (Satya Bhabha), the
illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva (Siddharth), the
offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny
meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously
intertwined and are inextricably linked to India's whirlwind
journey of triumphs and disasters. From the unlikely romance
of Saleem's grandparents to the birth of his own son,
Midnight's Children is a journey at once sweeping in scope
and yet intimate in tone. Hopeful, comic and magical—the film
conjures images and characters as rich and unforgettable as
India herself.
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SIGHTSEERS
(NR)
June
21 - June 27
Chris wants to show Tina his
world and he wants to do it his way - on a journey through the
British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina's led
a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to
see - the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the
Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that
accompanies these wonders in his life. But it doesn't take
long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and
pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina's meddling
mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris's dreams and send him,
and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged
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HOW TO MAKE
MONEY SELLING DRUGS
(NR)
July
5 - July 11
How To
Make Money Selling Drugs' offers a provocative glimpse into
the lives of those on both sides of the "war on drugs,"
delivering a diverse and unique perspective on the subject
through interviews with 50 Cent, Eminem, The Wire producer
David Simon, Arianna Huffington, Woody Harrelson, Eminem and
Susan Sarandon, as well as infamous drug kingpin "Freeway"
Rick Ross. Presenting a step by step guide on how to go from
street dealer to drug lord, the documentary reveals how public
policy actually entices Americans into dealing drugs.
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SOMETHING IN
THE AIR
(NR)
At the beginning of the
seventies, Gilles, a high school student in Paris, is swept up
in the political fever of the time. Yet his real dream is to
paint and make films, something that his friends and even his
girlfriend cannot understand. For them, politics is
everything, the political struggle all consuming. But Gilles
gradually becomes more comfortable with his life choices, and
learns to feel at ease in this new society.
A film by Olivier Assayas.
In French with English subtitles
Running Time: 122 minutes |
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