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Date & Time	Foreign Films	Country	Cost
Febuary 2010 - Film
Feb 19, I Loved You So Long,/France 2008- directed by Philippe Claudel; starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein; nominated for thirteen international film awards. "One of Kristin Scott Thomas' most inspired performances"….Roger Ebert, film critic			$1.00 Donation at the Door
Feb 26 Earth,/India/Canada 1998- directed by Deepa Mehta. The second movie in a trilogy from Mehta (it was preceded by Fire and followed by Water), Earth is based on the autobiographical novel Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa. "The ensemble cast is uniformly charismatic and compelling." Variety			$1.00 Donation at the Door
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Date & Time	Shakespeare Films	Cost
March 2010 - Films NOTE: All films are in color, period costume and traditional settings. They are all in the top 25 Shakespeare films as rated by critics and are mostly true to the original text
March 5 Romeo and Juliet Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, this is the definitive film of this classic Shakespeare tragedy. As the title characters, fifteen-year-old Olivia Hussey and seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting bring a touching innocence to their roles. The exquisite cinematography and haunting score are also key elements of the film. Supporting characters, especially Milo O'Shea and Michael York, are solid throughout. The story remains a powerful, but romantic, idealization of youth that strikes a deep chord with many viewers. (1968, 2 hours 18 minutes)			$1.00 Donation at the Door
March 12 Taming of the Shrew Zeffirelli again shows his knack for bringing 16th century storytelling to modern audiences. When young student Lucentio wanders into the town of Padua, he promptly falls for the beautiful Bianca. But before her father will let her be courted, he insists that her wilder, older sister Katherine (Elizabeth Taylor) be married. So Lucentio and friends hire the tipsy, flea-bitten Petruchio (Richard Burton) to step up and woo the "shrew". The realistic period detail is lovingly photographed and the film has a lively score. This is Shakespeare with zest! (1967, 2 hours 6 minutes)			$1.00 Donation at the Door
March 19 Henry V Kenneth Branagh makes his directorial debut and plays the title role as the young king seeking to make his mark on history. He gets his chance when he learns he has a claim to the throne of France. The film follows Henry and his small army in fifteenth century warfare with the French, balancing the battlefield sequences with the reactions of men who are unsure of the justice of their cause. True to the Shakespeare text, an unnamed Chorus (Derek Jacobi) provides a running commentary on the action. Critics rate this the best film version of any Shakespeare play. (1989, 2 hours 18 minutes)			$1.00 Donation at the Door
March 26 The Merchant of Venice One of the Bard's most often performed works gets a first-rate cinematic treatment here, via director Michael Radford. Al Pacino does remarkable work as Shylock, the Jewish moneylender who is both villain and victim. A 16th-century Venetian sea merchant (Jeremy Irons) devoted to a young lord (Joseph Fiennes) owes a debt of "a pound of flesh" to Shylock. But whose side will the law be on in the contract dispute? And who will win the beautiful Portia (Lynn Collins) by solving her father's clever riddles? The grim realities of Jewish oppression are not shied away from, and there is suspense and romance all the way through. The film's rich array of dramatic and comedic elements are perfectly in tune. (2004, 2 hours, 11 minutes)			$1.00 Donation at the Door
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