2001 Drama R 106 minutes
Teenagers Tenoch and Julio meet an older woman, Luisa, at a wedding. Trying to be impressive, the friends tell Luisa they are heading on a road trip to a beautiful, secret beach called “Boca del Cielo.” Intrigued with their story and desperate to escape, Luisa joins them on their trip and soon the three are headed out of Mexico City, making their way toward the fictional destination. Along the way, seduction, argument and the contrast of the trio against the harsh realities of their real intentions will surprise the audience. (Spanish with English subtitles)
Nov. 8 Green Zone 2009 Contemporary Action Drama R 115 minutes
U.S. Defense Intelligence Agent Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear) doesn’t want to hear what Army Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) has to say about not finding the weapons of mass destruction he’s been sent to Iraq to unearth. Why the cover-up? Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s exposé Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone inspired this frenetic wartime drama. Paul Greengrass directs. Captioned.
Nov. 15 A Prophet (Un Prophète) 2009 French dramatic thriller R 155 minutes
After refusing to snitch, 18-year-old Arab Malik (Tahar Rahim) is thrown into a French prison, where the Corsican mafia rules with a firm fist. The obedient newcomer slowly rises through the organization’s ranks but soon begins to double-cross his superiors. A follow-up to his 2005 gem The Beat My Heart Skipped, French director Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. French with subtitles.
Nov. 22 Please Give 2010 Comedy R 90 minutes
Life gets knotty when a successful Manhattan couple Alex (Oliver Platt) and Kate (Catherine Keener), whose business is buying and re-selling furniture from estates, develop a relationship with the granddaughters of Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), the cantankerous elderly woman who owns the apartment next to theirs — and who must die so they can expand their home. The all-star cast includes Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall and Lois Smith in this indie feature from writer-director Nicole Holofcener (Friends with Money). Captioned.
Nov. 29 Divided We Fall (Musime Si Pomahat) 2000 Czech drama PG-13 123 minutes
In Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, Josef and Marie Cizek grudgingly agree to shelter David, a Jewish concentration camp escapee, in their tiny apartment. When Josef takes a job with a Nazi collaborator to ease suspicion, mayhem consumes the household. Filled with pungent humor and universal truths about the fragility of the human condition, director Jan Hrebejk’s poignant film skirts a fine line between comedy and tragedy. Czech with subtitles.
