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Almanya, Welcome to Germany
Germany, 2011, 97 min.
Neatly structured into two interwoven time frames, this charming, colorfully styled comedy centers on multiple generations of a German-Turkish clan, and derives its touching, laugh-out-loud humor from cultural misunderstandings and the question of what constitutes national identity. Winner: Best Fil... more
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Alois Nebel
Czech Republic, 2011, 84 min.
This moody Czech gem about a train dispatcher haunted by memories at the close of the Cold War uses black and white rotoscope animation to look back on resonant moments in history. Destined to become a classic.... more
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Apartment in Athens
Italy, 2011, 95 min.
Based on a 1945 novel, this unusual war story explores the strange power dynamics between a German officer and the Greek family whose apartment he commandeers, and who he treats like indentured servants. Winner: Young Italian Filmmaker Award, Rome Film Festival.... more
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Black Bread
Spain, 2010, 108 min.
A return visit for this 2010 festival favorite, Spain’s 2011 Oscar® entry. Andreu, a ten-year-old boy, has to confront a world of adults nourished by lies, myths, wicked crimes and painful revelations. Note: contains a scene that may offend animal-lovers, though no animals were harmed in the shootin... more
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California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown
USA, 2010, 90 min.
An illuminating and personal portrait of Gov. Edmund G “Pat” Brown, the patriarch of the so-called “West Coast Kennedys” and one of California’s most important governors, by his granddaughter Sascha Rice.... more
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The Flowers of War
China, 2011, 141 min.
As the Nanking Massacre unfolds in 1937, a missionary (Christian Bale) fights valiantly on behalf of the schoolgirls and prostitutes who are being victimized by the invading Japanese forces. The visual impact of Zhang Yimou's latest spectacle is only surpassed by its emotional punch.... more
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Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
USA, 2011, 84 min.
This moving and gripping documentary places the daring Operation Entebbe hostage-rescue mission by Israeli Defense forces against the fascinating backdrop of the largely untold life story of its commander, Yoni Netanyahu, older brother of the current Israeli Prime Minister.... more
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The Girls in the Band
USA, 2011, 83 min.
The hidden history of women jazz musicians finally sees the light of day in this glorious celebration of some of our greatest musicians, period.A delightful sound and visual journey for history buffs and fans of music alike.... more
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Hotel Lux
Germany, 2011, 110 min.
A charming womanizer who makes a living impersonating Stalin flees Nazi Germany and lands at the famous Hotel Lux in Moscow, where he is mistaken for Hitler’s astrologist. The real Stalin is very keen to hear what may lie ahead… ... more
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If Not Us, Who?
Germany, 2011, 124 min.
The rise of the radical left in 1960s Germany is captured through the relationship between writer/publisher Bernward Vesper and future terrorist Gudrun Ensslin (part of the Baader-Meinhoff Group) in this sweeping yet intimate drama.... more
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In Darkness
Poland, 2011, 145 min.
Acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa) offers a compelling look at the complex reasons a man might risk his life for others with this true story of a Polish sewer worker who saved many Jewish lives. ... more
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Jose and Pilar
Portugal, 2010, 117 min.
A touching, intimate look at genuine soul-mates: Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago—in his 80s at the time of filming—navigates an incredible around-the-world itinerary of high-profile events, with his firebrand Spanish wife Pilar always by his side.... more
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The Loving Story
USA, 2011, 77 min.
In 1958, a white man and a part black, part Cherokee woman were convicted of breaking Virginia's law against interracial marriage. This eye-opening documentary examines the overlooked story of this couple's courageous fight and the Supreme Court case that resulted.... more
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The Monk
France, 2011, 101 min.
A splendid 17th-century gothic period piece featuring Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) as a devoted monk whose piety is destroyed when a woman infiltrates his monastery, a minion from Satan disguised as a man. ... more
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Montevideo - Taste of a Dream
Serbia, 2010, 140 min.
Inspired by real events, this period drama centers on rival Belgrade soccer players, part of a scrappy national team at the inaugural World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. With locker room tensions, bedroom dalliances, boardroom strategizing and plenty of well-staged game action.... more
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Mulberry Child
USA, 2011, 85 min.
Mixing interviews and dramatic reenactments, this deeply moving documentary explores author Jian Ping’s best-selling memoir: how she grew up the daughter of a senior government official and her family’s struggles to survive Mao’s Cultural Revolution.... more
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My Australia
Israel, 2011, 100 min.
In the mid-1960s, two young Polish brothers involved in an anti-Semitic crime receive a rude awakening when they learn that they are actually Jewish and their mother is moving them to Israel (or “Australia”, as she tells the younger sibling).... more
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Real Truths. The Life of Estela
Argentina, 2011, 99 min.
Like too many others, Estela’s daughter was arrested by the Argentinian junta in the late 70s, held until she gave birth, and then executed. This is the true story of a grandmother’s determination to reunite those orphaned children with their biological families.... more
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Rose
Poland, 2011, 94 min.
A riveting period drama revealing a little-known chapter of Polish history: the post-WWII persecution of the Mazurians, in northeastern Poland. It’s a tragic tale of war and survival that bears comparison to masterworks such as Elem Klimov’s Come And See.... more
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Sonny Boy
Netherlands, 2011, 132 min.
Offering a sweeping epic encompassing the years 1911–1945, this eagerly anticipated screen version of the bestselling novel by Annejet van der Zijl tells the real-life love story of a mixed-race couple and their struggle in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.... more
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The Tiniest Place
El Salvador, 2011, 104 min.
The heartbreaking yet hopeful story of Cinquera, a small town in rural El Salvador that was completely depopulated during the Civil War, as told by the survivors who have returned with astonishing resilience to rebuild their lives on their native soil.... more
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Vito
USA, 2011, 93 min.
A fascinating documentary about the life of pioneering gay activist, film historian and author Vito Russo, author of the seminal The Celluloid Closet (1981) and a leading player in the early Gay Liberation movement.... more
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Taiwan, 2011, 276 min.
A panoramic, morally complex, and occasionally brutal re-telling of the 1930 rebellion of the Seediq mountain tribe of Taiwan against the occupying Japanese army, this is epic filmmaking at its most emotionally stirring and visually arresting.... more
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Wunderkinder
Germany, 2011, 96 min.
A moving tribute to innocence, Rosenmüller’s drama focuses on three gifted child musicians—two Jewish and one German—in 1941 Ukraine whose friendship is torn apart when the Nazis invade the Soviet Union.... more
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