Movie Museum MARCH 2007 COMING ATTRACTIONS THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY STRANGER THAN CHOCOLAT THE CAVE OF THE STRANGER THAN THE CAVE OF THE FICTION (1988-French/German/ YELLOW DOG FICTION YELLOW DOG (2006) Cameroon) (2005-Mongolia/Germany) (2006) (2005-Mongolia/Germany) in widescreen in French with English in Mongolian with English in widescreen in Mongolian with English with Will Ferrell, Maggie subtitles & in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen with Will Ferrell, Maggie subtitles & in widescreen Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, with Isaach de Bankolé, Giulia with Babbayar Batchuluun, Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson. with Babbayar Batchuluun, Boschi, François Cluzet. Nansal Batchuluun. Emma Thompson. Nansal Batchuluun. Written and Directed by Directed by Directed by Written and Directed by Marc Forster. Directed and Co-written by Byambasuren Davaa. Marc Forster. Byambasuren Davaa. Claire Denis. 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 1 2, 4, 6, 8pm 2 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 34 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 2, 4 & 6pm ONLY 5 ENLIGHTENMENT Hawaii Premeiere! MacARTHUR'S Hawaii Premeiere! BORAT: Cultural GUARANTEED MY COUNTRY, CHILDREN MY COUNTRY, Learnings of America for (2000-Germany) MY COUNTRY (1985-Japan) MY COUNTRY Make Benefit Glorious in German with English (2006) In Japanese with (2006) Nation of Kazakhstan subtitles & in widescreen in Arabic/English/Kurdish English subtitles in Arabic/English/Kurdish (2006) with Uwe Ochsenknecht, with English subtitles with Masako Natsume, Shima with English subtitles in widescreen Gustav-Peter Wöhler. & in widescreen Iwashita, Hiromi Go, & in widescreen with Sacha Baron Cohen, Riveting documentary Ken Watanabe. Riveting documentary Ken Davitian, Luenell. Directed and Co-written by concerning the Iraqi election. concerning the Iraqi election. Doris Dörrie Directed by Laura Poitras. Directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Directed by Laura Poitras. Directed by Larry Charles. 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 8 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 9 10 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 11 12 INFAMOUS CASINO ROYALE Happy St. Patrick's Day INFAMOUS CASINO ROYALE (2006) (2006-USA/Germany/UK/ Hawaii Premiere! (2006) (2006-USA/Germany/UK/ in widescreen Czech Republic) THE DISAPPEARANCE in widescreen Czech Republic) with Sigourney Weaver, Toby in widescreen OF FINBAR with Sigourney Weaver, Toby in widescreen Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, with Daniel Craig, Eva Green, (1996-Ireland/Sweden/UK) Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hope with Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Sandra Bullock, Isabella Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Davis, Sandra Bullock, Isabella Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Rosellini, Daniel Craig. in widescreen Rosellini, Daniel Craig. Isaach de Bankolé. with Luke Griffin, Reiska Laine, Isaach de Bankolé. Written and Directed by Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Written and Directed by Directed by Douglas McGrath. Directed by Directed and Co-written by Douglas McGrath. Martin Campbell. Sue Clayton. Martin Campbell. 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 15 2, 5 & 8pm 16 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 17 3, 5:30 & 8pm ONLY 18 1, 4 & 7pm 19 Hawaii Premeiere! MR. AND MRS. IYER Hawaii Premeiere! Hawaii Premeiere! MR. AND MRS. IYER CONFETTI (2002-India) CONFETTI MY COUNTRY, (2002-India) (2006-British) in English/Tamil/Bengali/ (2006-British) MY COUNTRY in English/Tamil/Bengali/ in widescreen Hindi with English subtitles in widescreen (2006) Hindi with English subtitles w/ Selina Cadell, Jimmy Carr, & in widescreen with Selina Cadell, Jimmy in Arabic/English/Kurdish & in widescreen Olivia Colman, Ron Cook, Julia with Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Carr, Olivia Colman, Ron Cook, with English subtitles with Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Davis, Vincent Franklin. Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Julia Davis, Vincent Franklin. & in widescreen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Surekha Sikri. Riveting documentary Surekha Sikri. Written and Directed by Directed and Co-written by Written and Directed by concerning the Iraqi election. Directed and Co-written by Debbie Isitt. Aparna Sen. Debbie Isitt. Directed by Laura Poitras. Aparna Sen. 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 22 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 23 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 24 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 25 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 26 Hawaii Premiere! WILBUR WANTS TO CHOCOLAT Hawaii Premiere! WILBUR WANTS TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL KILL HIMSELF (1988-French/German/ THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY OF MY LIFE KILL HIMSELF DAY OF MY LIFE (2002-Denmark/UK/ Cameroon) (2002-Denmark/UK/ aka Il Più Bel Giorno della Sweden/France) in French with English aka Il Più Bel Giorno della Mia Vita (2002-Italy/UK) Sweden/France) Mia Vita (2002-Italy/UK) with Jamie Sives, Adrian subtitles & in widescreen in Italian with English in Italian with English with Jamie Sives, Adrian subtitles & in widescreen Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, with Isaach de Bankolé, Giulia subtitles & in widescreen Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, with Virna Lisi, Luigi Lo Lisa McKinlay, Boschi, François Cluzet. with Virna Lisi, Luigi Lo Lisa McKinlay, Cascio, Margherita Buy. Mads Mikkelsen. Cascio, Margherita Buy. Mads Mikkelsen. Directed by Written and Directed by Directed and Co-written by Directed by Written and Directed by Cristina Comencini. Lone Scherfig. Claire Denis. Cristina Comencini. Lone Scherfig. 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 29 30 2, 4, 6, 8pm 31 2, 4, 6 & 8pm Apr 1 2, 4, 6 & 8pm Apr 2 $5 General Admission / $4 Members All films will be presented Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771. with digital sound. MOVIE MUSEUM March 2007 $5 General Admission / $4 Members COMING ATTRACTIONS Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771. 9 to 5 (the Ratio of Women to Men Directors in this Month's Schedule) STRANGER THAN FICTION (2006) 113m *** ½ D: Marc MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY (2006) 90m *** D: Laura MR. AND MRS. IYER (2002-India) 120m **** Forster. Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Poitras. Working alone in Iraq over eight months, director/ D: Aparna Sen. Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah, Linda Hunt. Harold Crick cinematographer Laura Poitras creates an intimate portrait of Bhisham Sahni, Surekha Sikri, Sunil Mukherjee. (Ferrell) is a sedate IRS agent whose life is synchronized Iraqis living under US occupation. Her principal focus is Dr. Mrs. Meenakshi Iyer, a Hindu Brahmin, is travel- precisely to his wristwatch. His strict routine starts to break Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and a Sunni politi- ing on a bus with her infant son. An acquain- down when he hears a disembodied female voice narrat- cal candidate. Though he’s an outspoken critic of the occupa- tance has just introduced her to Raja, a wildlife ing his life. Alarmed, he consults a shrink who directs him tion, he believes that Sunni participation in the 2005 election is photographer, so she won’t have to travel alone. to see a professor of literature (Hoffman). Crick is shocked essential. Dramatically interwoven into the personal story of The people on the bus assume they are a couple. to discover he’s the literary creation of a novelist (Th- Dr. Riyadh are the US forces, Australian private security con- The ride is pleasant, but short-lived. An angry ompson). Featuring a terrific Golden Globe-nominated per- tractors, UN election officials and American journalists that mob of Hindu extremists out for revenge against formance by Ferrell (a real departure from his usual broad create the landscape of the military occupation. This documen- Muslims storms the bus—sending a chill down comedy), this witty and inventive film delicately balances tary is nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar this year. Do Raja’s spine. He is Muslim. Though she is Hindu, a series of moral dilemmas to keep you thinking. A movie not confuse this film with the other Oscar nominated Iraq docu- Meenakshi is compelled to save Raja’s life, and for writers, STRANGER THAN FICTION appropriately mentary, IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS. Movie Museum's first two she lies to the extremists, saying they are “Mr. won Best Original Screenplay (Zach Helm) from the Na- screening dates will precede the DVD release date by more and Mrs. Iyer.” Surrounded by violence and fear, tional Board of Review. than a week. A Hawaii theatrical premiere. they must rely on each other to get home. This adventure drama won numerous international film CHOCOLAT (1988-French/German/Cameroon) 105m MacARTHUR’S CHILDREN (1985-Japan) 115m *** D: festival awards, including Locarno's Netpac *** D: Claire Denis. Isaach de Bankolé (CASINO Masahiro Shinoda. Takaya Yamauchi, Yoshiyuki Omori, Shiori Award for Best Asian Film and the Young Jury ROYALE), Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet, Cécile Ducasse, Sakura, Masako Natsume, Ken Watanabe (LETTERS FROM Award. It also won Best Feature Film at the 2002 Jean-Claude Adelin. Set in a French colony in West Af- IWO JIMA), Juzo Itami. Near the end of World War II, a Japa- Hawaii International Film Festival. rica, this story, mostly told through the eyes of a young nese island village waits apprehensively for the American oc- French girl, tells of the lonely existence of her beautiful cupiers. This beautifully taxtured drama illustrates the trans- CONFETTI (2006-British) 100m *** D: Debbie mother, Aimée. Their household maintains a strict separa- forming world views and social and economic changes of the Isitt. Selina Cadell, Jimmy Carr, Olivia Colman, tion of races, the whites are the masters and the blacks villagers. Farmers, school children, teachers, officials, Yakuza Ron Cook, Julia Davis, Vincent Franklin, Martin mostly servants. But Protée (Bankolé), the houseboy, is members, lovers—all are to experience a loss of one way of life Freeman. This zany British mockumentary follows observant and intelligent, and his dignity is such that he and the embracing of another. The symbol of this change is three couples in a hilarious competition for the confers upon himself a status that sets him apart. When baseball, and nine of the town's youngsters are determined to most original wedding idea. Hosted by a wed- Aimée’s husband, Marc, leaves on an extended trip, sexual be the winners, both against the Americans and other Japanese ding magazine called “Confetti”, the grand prize tensions boil between Aimée and Protée beneath the calmly teams.