Cinema

H.P. Library International Film Series
FREE!
Sponsored by the Friends of the H.P. Library
For more information, call 732.572-2750

The Italian
Tues Jul 15, 7 PM

Andrei Kravchuk – 2007; 97 min. (Russian) Based on a true story of a small Russian boy abandoned in a rundown orphanage who is adopted by an Italian family and eventually goes in search of his birth mother.

My Best Friend
Tues Jul 22, 7 PM

Patrice Leconte - 2007; 94 min. (French) An arrogant self-centered antique dealer with a fabulous life bets on a valuable Greek vase. He gets to keep it for free if he can prove that he has at least one true friend.

After the Wedding
Tues Jul 29, 7 PM

Suzanne Bier - 2006; 120 min. (Danish/Swedish/Hindi/English) The Academy Award-nominated emotional drama concerns the secrets and lies that come to light when a desperate Indian orphanage manager travels to Denmark to secure funds from a mysterious, wealthy man.

Offside
Tues Aug 5, 7 PM

1Jafar Panahi - 2007; 93 min. (Farsi) Part sports film, part feminist comedy, it is also a plea for women's rights in Iranian society.

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Tues Aug 12, 7 PM

Zhang Yimou - 2006; 108 min. (Chinese/Japanese) A moving story about a Japanese father's journey to a remote region of China seeking reconciliation with his estranged son. Starring the great Japanese actor Ken Takakura.

Band's Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
Tues Aug 19 7 PM

Eran Kolirin - 2007; 89 min. (Hebrew) An Egyptian police band headed to a new Arab Cultural Center gets on the wrong bus for Betah Tikva, an isolated little town. A comedy and tragedy about the things that separate people.