Don't look now, but one of the world's great national cinemas just got even better!
Two years ago, a quiet revolution in Iranian cinema occurred with the appearance of Asghar Farhadi's remarkable…
2009
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Two years ago, a quiet revolution in Iranian cinema occurred with the appearance of Asghar Farhadi's remarkable Fireworks Wednesday, which juxtaposed a failing marriage against a young house worker's clever idealism in a film that not only won multiple awards worldwide but also proved a huge box-office hit at home.
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François has just landed a position as a film critic with a small-town theater. It?s a movie lover?s dream job, but there?s only one problem: He knows practically nothing about cinema.
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Last year, Cinequest was extremely honored to present the first audience test screening of Mark Tran?s, All About Dad?a very exciting event that found the sold-out theatre audience laughing, crying, and ultimately cheering. For this year, we are thrilled to have Mark present the final film to audiences.
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It?s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and work to restore America?s place as the world leader in science and technology.? ?Barack Obama
Award-winning filmmakers Tom Shepard and Tina DiFeliciantonio?s Whiz Kids follows the inspirational stories of three remarkable and passionate scientists who, at the age of 17, are already improving lives and our future.
Season:
2009
Premiere status:
Sneak Preview Screening
Director:
Tom Shepard, Tina DiFeliciantonio
Editor:
Jane C. Wagner
Producer:
Michael Duca
Co-Producer:
Tina DiFeliciantonio, Tom Shepard
Executive Producer:
Greg Little, Elizabeth Zox Friedman
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Laura Karpman
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The tale of a man who imagines that having lunch with his ex-wife is an Olympic event. Based on the short story by Ron Carlson, the film depicts lunching as a 'full blown contact sport, loaded with punishing ambiguity and emotional twists and turns that dwarf the Grand Slalom.
Season:
2009
Director:
Joanna Kerns
Cast:
Jennifer Siebel, Paul Blackthorne
Producer:
Marc Appleton, Alan Barnette, Joanna Kerns, Sally Robinson
Language:
English
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Edward Lachman (Cinematographer for such films as I?m Not There, A Prairie Home Companion and Far From Heaven) offers a look at juvenile diabetes in a developing country, profiling three families, their struggle to survive, the sacrifices they must make for a child with diabetes, and the strength, courage, and humility they demonstrate along the way.
Season:
2009
Director:
Edward Lachman
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In the vein of 12 Angry Men, a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals; starring Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager), and Peter Riegert (Animal House, The Sopranos).
Season:
2009
Director:
Adam Rodgers
Genre:
Drama
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Griffith?s grand epic depicting intolerance through the ages is truly stunning and remains one of the great film masterpieces. A first an only of its kind, Intolerance?s four separate-but-parallel story structure has been compared to classical music?s Bach fugues. The sets and sheer spectacle of Intolerance still have the power to take one?s breath away. Griffith?s build to a suspenseful finish to all four stories simultaneously is masterful and has never been matched.
Intolerance was Griffith?s answer to those who had accused him of racism in Birth of a Nation.
Season:
2009
Director:
D.W. Griffith
Cinematography:
Billy Bitzer, Karl Brown
Cast:
Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, Constance Talmadge, Robert Harron, Miriam Cooper, Elmo Lincoln, Eugene Pallette, Margery Wilson
Producer:
D.W. Griffith
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Astonishing, monstrous. Moving, infuriating. A masterpiece, an abomination. Notably the most influential and infamous film ever made, The Birth of a Nation was praised for its spectacular war scenes, moving performances and technical achievements. However, it provoked great controversy for its treatment of white supremacy and sympathetic account of the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. Southern director Griffith was reportedly dismayed at the accusations of racism, insisting he had made an anti-war film and his portrayals were true and genuine.
Season:
2009
Director:
D.W. Griffith
Cinematography:
G. W. Bitzer
Cast:
Henry Walthall, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh
Producer:
D.W. Griffith
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A spicy comedy with romance and homage to Bollywood and Indian cuisine.
Sonja is an attractive blonde who works as a waitress at the Hirschen, a traditional country tavern in a small village in the Bernese Mountains near Interlaken. She is engaged to her boss, Markus, but has never really questioned whether Markus is the love of her life?at least not until Rajah, a masterful Indian chef, begins courting her.
Season:
2009
Director:
Oliver Paulus
Cast:
Lavinia Wilson, Martin Schick, Vijay Raaz
Editor:
Isabel Meier, André Bigoudi
Producer:
Cobra Film Ag, Valerie Fischer
Language:
Swiss Dialect, English, Hindi (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Marcel Vaid, Jesse Milliner, Erdal Tosun