2011 Festival Film List
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Feature Presentations - Narrative Films I
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Feature Presentations - Narrative Films (Continued)
The Concert
Sponsored by Leslie and Sherri Gregory
France/Belgium, 2010, Musical, 120 min., PG 13
Synopsis: The fired conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra, now working as a janitor, intercepts an invitation for the orchestra to perform in Paris, gathers a motley crew of former musicians and sets off for Paris to make a triumphant return to the music scene.
“A breakneck melodrama that milks laughs and wrings tears.”
–Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Enquirer
The Future
Sponsored by David and Audrey Lewis
France, 2011. Drama, 91 min., Not Rated
Synopsis: Seeking to take on a little more responsibility, a 30-something couple (Miranda July, Hamish Linklater) adopt a stray cat – only to find it has medical problems, sending them on an unpredictable path. Played Sundance.
“Exraordinary, daring, breathtaking! Its pleasures and profundities expand the more I think about it.”
–Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
The Guard
Ireland, 2011, Comedy, 96 min, R
Synopsis: Two policemen – one an unorthodox Irish policeman (Brendan Gleeson) and the other a straitlaced FBI agent (Don Cheeadle) – join forces to take on an international drug-smuggling gang. Played Sundance, Tribeca
“A laugh-out-loud comedy; a modern spaghetti Western on the windswept wastes of Ireland.”
–Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
The Illusionist
UK/France, 2010, Drama/Animation, 82 min, PG
Synopsis: A struggling French illusionist travels to Scotland, meets a naive young woman who believes his tricks are real, and their ensuing adventure together changes both of their lives forever.
“This is a remarkable movie: lovely, slow-paced and almost silent, rich with pathos and deft comic gestures.”
–Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Life Above All
Sponsored by Tyler Haynes and Shirley Patzwaldt
France, 2010, Drama, 105 min, PG-13
Synopsis: Just after the death of her newly-born sister, a 12-year-old learns of a rumor that spreads like wildfire through her small, dust-ridden village near Johannesburg. It destroys her family, forces her mother to flee and sends the youngster on a search for the truth. Played Cannes.
“The film is about deep human emotions, evoked with sympathy and love.”
–Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
My Afternoons with Margueritte
Sponsored by Mondays at 7 Book Club
France, 2010, Comedy, 82 min, Not Rated
Synopsis: An illiterate man (Gerard Depardieu) and a woman (Gisele Casadesus) living in a retirement home form a bond through words and books.Played Sundance.
“This little gem is all about the nature of chance encounters and how they can change us in unexpected ways.”
–Betsy Sharkey, The Los Angeles Times
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