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WOMAN IN THE DUNES Hawaii Premiere! Hawaii Premiere! Hawaii Premiere! Hawaii Premiere! aka Suna no onna MESRINE: KILLER MESRINE: PUBLIC ALL GOOD THINGS ALL GOOD THINGS (1964-) INSTINCT ENEMY #1 (2010) (2010) in Japanese with English (2008-//) (2008-France/Canada) in widescreen in widescreen subtitles, uncut version in various languages with in English/French with with , Kirsten with Ryan Gosling. Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida. English subtitles, widescreen English subtitles, widescreen Dunst, , Philip 12:30 & 8:30pm only D: Hiroshi Teshigahara. with , Cécile De with Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Baker-Hall, Diane Venora, Lily ------France, Gérard Depardieu, Sagnier, , 12:30, 3 & 5:30pm only Rabe, . FATHER OF MY ------Ludivine Sagnier. Olivier Gourmet. CHILDREN HUMANITY AND PAPER Directed by Directed by Directed by (2009-France/Germany) BALLOONS in French with English (1937-Japan) Jean-François Richet. Jean-François Richet. Andrew Jarecki. in Japanese with English subtitles & in widescreen subtitles 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 w/Louis-Do de Lencquesaing. & 8:30pm 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30pm 8pm only 7 & 8:30pm 8 & 9:15pm 9 10 11 Passover HENRY DUNANT: RED SANDS OF THE DESERT FURY HUMANITY AND PAPER SANDS OF THE ON THE CROSS (1947) BALLOONS KALAHARI KALAHARI (2006-Fr/Switz/Austria/Algeria) (1965-UK) in widescreen in color (1937-Japan) in French with English with , Burt Japanese w/English subtitles (1965-UK) in widescreen with Stuart Whitman, Stanley with Stuart Whitman, Stanley subtitles & in widescreen 12:15 & 7:15pm only Baker, Susannah York. Lancaster, . Baker, Susannah York. 12:30 & 8:30pm only 12:30, 2:30 & 8:30pm only ------12:15, 2:15 & 4:15pm only 12:15 & 8:00pm only ------ARABESQUE aka Suna no onna ------ARABESQUE (1964-Japan) (1966) in widescreen (1949) black and white THE IMPORTANCE OF (1966) in widescreen in Japanese with English BEING EARNEST with , Sophia with Gregory Peck, Sophia with , Paul subtitles, uncut version Loren, Alan Badel. Henreid, , Peter (1952-UK) Technicolor Loren, Alan Badel. Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida. with , Directed by Stanley Donen. Directed by Stanley Donen. Lorre, . D: Hiroshi Teshigahara. Michael Denison, Edith Evans. 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30pm 6:30 & 8:30pm only 4:30 & 6:30pm only 2:00 & 4:30pm only 2:30, 4:15 & 6:00pm 14 15 16 17 18 Hawaii Premiere! Hawaii Premiere! HENRY DUNANT: RED Easter Sunday Hawaii Premiere! SILENCE KINGS OF PASTRY ON THE CROSS KINGS OF PASTRY PALAIS ROYAL! aka Chinmoku (2009-Neth/US/UK/France) (2006-Fr/Switz/Austria/ (2009-Neth/US/UK/France) (2005-France) (1971-Japan) in widescreen Algeria) in widescreen in French with English in Japanese with English Mouthwatering doc on the top in French with English Mouthwatering doc on the top subtitles & in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen pastry competition in France. subtitles & in widescreen pastry competition in France. with Valérie Lemercier. with Shima Iwashita, Yoshi 12:30 & 2:00pm only 12:15pm only 12:15, 2 & 3:30pm only 12:15 & 9:15pm only Kato, Mako, Don Kenny, David ------Lampson, Noboru Matsuhashi. THE KING'S SPEECH THE WAY BACK THE KING'S SPEECH THE WAY BACK (2010-UK/Australia/US) (2010) in widescreen (2010-UK/Australia/US) (2010) in widescreen Directed by in widescreen with Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, in widescreen with Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Masahiro Shinoda. with , Geoffrey , Colin Farrell. with Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell. Rush, . Directed by Peter Weir. Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by Peter Weir. 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 3:45, 6:00 & 8:15pm 2:15, 4:30, 6:45 & 9:00pm 5:15 & 7:30pm only 2:30, 4:45 & 7:00pm 21 22 23 24 25 Hawaii Premiere! Hawaii Premiere! SOMEWHERE Lei Day Holocaust Remembrance Day HAPPY FAMILY PLAN PALAIS ROYAL! (2010) Hawaii Premiere! I’M ALIVE AND (2000-Japan) (2005-France) in widescreen HAPPY FAMILY PLAN I LOVE YOU in Japanese with English in French with English (2000-Japan) (1998-France/Belgium) subtitles & in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen with Stephen Dorff, Elle in Japanese with English in French with English with Tomokazu Miura. with Valérie Lemercier. Fanning, Chris Pontius, Erin subtitles & in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen 12:15, 2, 3:45, 5:30, 7:15pm 12:15, 7:30 & 9:15pm only Wasson, Alexandra Williams, with Tomokazu Miura, Eri with Jerome Deschamps, ------Nathalie Fay. Watanabe, Aya Hirayama. Dorian Lambert, Agnes Soral. Hawaii Premiere! ROYAL WEDDING KINGS OF PASTRY (1951) Technicolor Written and Directed by Directed by Directed and Co-Written by (2009-Neth/US/UK/France) with Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Sofia Coppola. Tsutomu Abe. Roger Kahane. in widescreen Peter Lawford, Keenan Wynn. Mouthwatering pastry doc. Directed by Stanley Donen. 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 & 9:00pm only 2:15, 4:00 & 5:45pm 7:15 & 9:00pm & 7:15pm 8:30pm 28 29 30 May 1 May 2 $5 General Admission / $4 Members All films will be presented Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771. with digital sound. MOVIE MUSEUM April 2011 $5 General Admission / $4 Members COMING ATTRACTIONS Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771.

WOMAN IN THE DUNES aka Suna no onna (1964-Japan) ARABESQUE (1966) 106m *** D: Stanley Donen (CHA- THE KING’S SPEECH (2010-UK/Australia/US) 119m **** Uncut Version 141m **** D: Hiroshi Teshigahara. Eiji Okada, RADE). Gregory Peck, , Alan Badel, Kieron D: Tom Hooper. Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Kyôko Kishida, Hiroko Itô. Jumpei Niki (Okada), an entomolo- Moore. Professor David Pollock (Peck), an expert on ancient Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Timothy gist from , is collecting beetle specimens in the sand dunes Arabic hieroglyphics, is asked by a Middle Eastern prime Spall. Prince Albert (Firth) has a terrible stammer, and because near a small village. When he misses the last bus, the villagers minister to help foil an assassination plot by deciphering of his brother Edward’s (Pearce) abdication he is now about to recommend he stay at a young widow’s (Kishida) home at the messages. Pollock needs to infiltrate an organization led by become King George VI. He has no choice now but to over- bottom of a sand pit, accessible only by a ladder. The next the ruthless Beshraavi (Badel), and to do that he’ll need the come his impediment, as he must address his people in crisis morning he discovers the ladder is gone. This haunting and erotic help of Beshraavi’s gorgeous mistress Yasmin (Loren)… but on live radio. His understanding wife, Elizabeth (Carter), in- tale from novelist Kôbô Abe (who also wrote the screenplay) is can Pollock trust her? This stylish and highly entertaining troduces him to unorthodox speech therapist, Logue (Rush), an allegory of human existence open to many interpretations. thriller won a BAFTA for Best British Cinematography who insists on calling his royal patient “Bertie”. Funny, in- Simple, artful and profound, this masterpiece won nine awards, (Christopher Challis). For all ages. sightful and ultimately heroic, this brilliant film about Queen including the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, and was nominated Elizabeth II’s father won 41 awards (including 4 Oscars) and for two Oscars. Suitable for ages 15 and older. (1965-UK) 111m *** D: Cy 90 nominations. Rated R. Endfield. Stuart Whitman, , Susannah York (1/ HUMANITY AND PAPER BALLOONS aka Ninjo Kami 9/1939-1/15/2011), Harry Andrews, , Nigel THE WAY BACK (2010) 120m *** D: Peter Weir. Jim Fuusen (1937-Japan) 82m **** D: Sadao Yamanaka. Chojuro Davenport. A diverse group of individuals struggle for domi- Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Dragos Bucur, Kawarasaki, Kan’emon Nakamura, Tsuruzo Nakamura, Sukezo nance and survival when their passenger plane crashes in the Mark Strong, Alexandru Potocean. Based on a real-life account Sukedakaya, Shizue Yamagishi. In this very rare Japanese pe- Kalahari Desert. Attractive divorcee Grace (York), woman- about a group of men who flee a Siberian prison in 1941 and riod film, a community of impoverished merchants and master- izing pilot Sturdevan (Davenport), alpha male Brian trek thousands of miles to India, THE WAY BACK celebrates less samurai live cheek by jowl in a narrow Edo alley. Matajuro (Whitman), mining engineer Mike (Baker) an UN official Dr. the toughness of the human spirit in its quest for freedom. Led Unno (Kawarasaki) is an honorable samurai, but he’s not been Bondrachai (Bikel) face each other – and a troop of vicious by Janusz (Sturgess), a young Pole with a gift of navigation, able to find work and his dejected wife Otaki (Yamagishi) must baboons in this exciting adventure. Suitable for ages 12 and the group includes stoic American Mr. Smith (Harris) and Valka make paper balloons to make ends meet. Unno ends up getting older. (Farrell), an animalistic Russian gangster. Along the way a teen- embroiled in Shinza the Barber’s (Nakamura) scheme to kidnap age Russian orphan (Ronan) joins the men on the journey. This a rich merchant’s daughter. Based on the Kabuki play “Shinza DESERT FURY (1947) 95m *** D: . John inspiring adventure drama was nominated for a Best Makeup the Barber”, this naturalistic and action-packed drama is cinema Hodiak, Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster (THE KILLERS), Oscar and a Critics Circle Film Award for Saoirse of a high order. Suitable for ages 12 and older. Mary Astor (MALTESE FALCON), (fea- Ronan. Rated PG-13. ture film debut). Powerful Nevada casino owner Fritzi Haller MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT aka L’instinct de mort (2008- (Astor) wants to break up her daughter Paula’s (Scott) rela- PALAIS ROYAL! (2005-France) 100m *** D: Valérie France/Canada/Italy) 113m *** ½ D: Jean-François Richet. tionship with racketeer Eddie (Hodiak), who is suspected of Lemercier. Valérie Lemercier, Lambert Wilson, Catherine Vincent Cassel, Cécile De France, Gérard Depardieu, Gilles murdering his wife. Paula’s ex-boyfriend, Tom (Lancaster), Deneuve, Michel Aumont. Armelle (Lemercier) is the clumsy Lellouche, . The first part of a two-part film series, has the thankless task of trying to keep order as Deputy but sweet wife of cocky Prince Arnaud. When Arnaud is unex- this fascinating biography of notorious French criminal Jacques Sheriff. Lust, greed and gambling provide the backdrop for pectedly elevated to King Elect, Armelle is caught in the lime- Mesrine (Cassel) details his early career, 1959-1972, before be- this spicy , which was shot in color. Suitable for light, totally clueless about royal protocol. But she learns ing known as “Public Enemy No.1” in France. Born to a staid ages 12 and older. quickly, and much to the chagrin of the conniving Queen Mother middle-class family, Mesrine’s “killer instinct” starts him on a (Deneuve), Armelle emerges as Queen of Hearts. This delight- path to become the most outrageously audacious bank robber, ROPE OF SAND (1949) 104m *** D: . ful satire skewers European royalty and all of its excesses and kidnapper and murderer of his time. Based on Mesrine’s mem- Burt Lancaster, , Claude Rains, , hypocrisies. Nominated for Césars for Lemercier and Deneuve. oirs, this flamboyant crime thriller will leave you hungry for Corinne Calvet, Mike Mazurki, , . Suitable for ages 12 and older. part two: MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY #1. KILLER IN- Two years earlier, while trespassing on South African dia- STINCT and PUBLIC ENEMY #1 received 6 awards, including mond company land, hunting guide Mike Davis (Lancaster) ROYAL WEDDING (1951) 90m *** D: Stanley Donen. Fred 3 Césars for Best Actor (Cassel), Best Director (Richet) and stumbled upon a rich lode. Davis was left for dead when Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill, Keenan Best Sound. Rated R. Police Commandant Vogel (Henreid) tortured him to find the Wynn. The elegant Fred Astaire dances with a hat rack and on location of the diamonds. Now Davis is back to claim the the walls and ceiling of his hotel room in this marvelous musi- MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY #1 aka L’ennemi public np 1 stones, but this time the diamond company has a much more cal. Tom (Astaire) and Ellen (Powell) Bowen are a brother and (2008-France/Canada) 134m *** ½ D: Jean-François Richet. interesting plan to get Davis to divulge his secret… ROPE sister dance team who are booked by their agent to perform in Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Olivier Gour- OF SAND—with its echoes of CASABLANCA—was nomi- London at the time of the Royal Wedding. Ellen meets and falls met. In this concluding part of the Mesrine series, it is now the nated for a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. Suitable for for Lord John Brindale (Lawford) on the ship en route to Lon- 1970s, and has earned the title of “Public En- ages 12 and older. don, and Tom meets Sara (Churchill) when they arrive. Ro- emy No. 1” in France. Brutal, intelligent, inscrutable and a mas- mance fills the air along with the peals of wedding bells. ROYAL ter of disguise, Mesrine operates in full view of the public but is THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952-UK) WEDDING was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar. still unstoppable. This ferocious crime biography tells how his 95m **** D: Anthony Asquith. Michael Redgrave, Michael Suitable for all ages. Best of luck to the current royal newly- story ends. Rated R. Denison, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Margaret Ruther- weds-to-be, Prince William and Kate Middleton! ford, Dorothy Tutin. In ’s classic comedy set in ALL GOOD THINGS (2010) 101m *** D: Andrew Jarecki. Victorian England, eligible bachelor Jack (Redgrave) is in love HAPPY FAMILY PLAN (2000-Japan) 99m *** D: Tsutomu Ryan Gosling, , Frank Langella, , Philip with Gwendolen (Greenwood). Jack woos her under the name Abe. Tomokazu Miura, Eri Watanabe, Aya Hirayama, Kazunori Baker Hall. Based on the most notorious unsolved case of Ernest, as back home in the country he lives as Jack with Sasaki, , Chôsuke Ikariya. This charming comedy in history, this fictionalized account of the Robert his attractive ward Cecily (Tutin). Meanwhile Jack’s friend was rescued from disappearing in the Shochiku studio vault by Durst case incorporates exhaustive research and newly discov- Algernon (Denison) has discovered lovely Cecily, and in his a group of director Tsutomu Abe’s friends from his home town ered information to create a remarkable character study/mys- attempt to woo her, passes himself off as Jack’s non-existent of Sendai (disaster zone of earthquake/tsunami of 3/11/11). tery. David Marks (Gosling), a troubled heir to an ill-gotten brother Ernest. The mounting complications increase when Lucky they did, as this film will make you smile. Fujio (Miura) real-estate fortune, comes under the scrutiny of the police when Gwendolyn’s mother, the fearsome Lady Bracknell (Evans), has just lost his job, and now that his family has had to move many years following his wife’s (Dunst) disappearance, his long- learns of Jack’s origin and bitterly opposes his union with to his father-in-law’s (Ikariya) home and his wife Yuko time college friend (Rabe) and his neighbor (Hall) are found her daughter. Brilliant, once-in-a-lifetime casting makes this (Watanabe) is breadwinner, Fujio feels pretty useless. Mean- murdered. Rated R. colorful version the best by far. For ages 12 and older. while, his son Yutaro (Sasaki) has entered the family as contes- tants on “Happy Family Plan”, and ham-handed Fujio will FATHER OF MY CHILDREN aka Le père de mes enfants SILENCE aka Chinmoku (1971-Japan) 130m *** ½ D: need to learn to play “Home Sweet Home” on the piano live on (2009-France/Germany) 110m *** D: Mia Hansen-Løve. Louis- Masahiro Shinoda (MacARTHUR’S CHILDREN). Shima TV in one week’s time. Will he be up to the challenge? HAPPY Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing, Alice Iwashita, Yoshi Kato, Don Kenny, David Lampson, Mako, FAMILY PLAN won the Gold Award at the Houston Gautier, Manelle Driss. The father in this story is Grégoire (de Tetsurô Tanba, Noboru Matsuhashi. This story is set in 1640s WorldFest. For all ages. Lencquesaing), an independent movie producer. He’s always Japan when a ban on Christianity was brutally enforced by busy on the phone solving problems, but when Grégoire is with the authorities. Two Catholic priests, Padres Rodrigues SOMEWHERE (2010) 98m *** ½ D: Sofia Coppola. Stephen his family his life is nearly ideal. His loving family doesn’t (Lampson) and Garrape (Kenny) arrive in Tomogi village Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius. actor Johnny know that their frantically juggling father will soon be dropping looking for Padre Ferreira (Tanba), whom they have not heard Marco (Dorff) can have anything he wants delivered to his some balls. This nuanced character study was inspired by the from for 5 years since his arrest. Despite the grave danger, suite at the Chateau Marmont. But he’s so numb and jaded that life of Humbert Balsan, who produced Lars von Trier’s the villagers decide to shelter the two priests, grateful to twin blond pole dancers gyrating for him in his room leave him MANDERLAY. Winner of Un Certain Regard at Cannes and a have their guidance. But as he witnesses the villagers being totally bored. When Johnny’s 11-year-old daughter Cleo (Fan- Lumiere Award for Best Screenplay. Suitable for ages 12 and tortured for their Christian belief, Padre Rodrigues has a cri- ning) arrives for a surprise visit, he is forced to re-examine his older. sis of faith. Based on a novel by Shusaku Endo, this pro- life. This acutely observed drama about celebrity life won a found won four awards at the Mainichi Film Golden Lion at Venice and a Special Achievement Award at the HENRY DUNANT: RED ON THE CROSS aka Henry Concours and was nominated for a Golden Palm at Cannes. National Board of Review. Rated R. Dunant: Du rouge sur la croix (2006-France//Aus- Suitable for ages 12 and older. tria/Algeria) 99m *** D: Dominique Othenin-Girard. Thomas I’M ALIVE AND I LOVE YOU aka Je Suis Vivante et Je Vous Jouannet, Émilie Dequenne, Noémie Kocher, , KINGS OF PASTRY (2009-Netherlands/US/UK/France) Aime (1998-France/Belgium) 95m *** D: Roger Kahane. Jean-François Balmer, Vincent Winterhalter. This colorful his- 84m *** D: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker. The Meilleur Jérôme Deschamps, Dorian Lambert, Agnès Soral, Alain Cauchi. torical drama focuses on visionary humanitarian Henry Dunant Ouvrier de France is the highest culinary honor a French Working as a railway man during the Occupation, Julien (Jouannet), founder of the Red Cross. Born to a bour- pastry chef can earn, and to do this he/she must compete in (Deschamps) finds his job more and more sickening as he geois family, Henry is dismissed as an adventurer by the conser- a grueling 3-day competition that requires nerves of steel, watches trainloads of French Jews being sent to concentration vative bankers and businessmen of his father’s circle. But through the eyes of an artist and the hands of a bomb de-fuser. This camps. He’s tried his best to ignore the situation, but one day, his travels to Algeria and the war zone of Castiglione, Henry suspenseful and gasp-inducing documentary follows Jacquy a piece of paper drops from a carriage with “I’m alive and I Dunant is inspired to form a neutral organization that provides Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago’s French Pastry School, as he love you” scrawled upon it and a location. He sets out to find care to wounded soldiers without regard to their origin. Dunant returns to France to compete against 15 other top pâtissiers. the people the message was meant for in this true story. Win- won the first Nobel Peace Prize along with Frédéric Passy in Chefs transform airy cake, praline, fruits and chocolate into ner of audience awards at the Namur International Film Festi- 1901. Informative and inspiring, this film is highly recommended. works of edible art under the unbearable pressure of the val of French-Speaking Film and the Washington Jewish Film Suitable for all ages. clock. Heartache! Triumph! Sugar rush! For all ages. Festival. Suitable for ages 12 and older.