Friday, June 25- 7 p.m.
TITLE: Sugar
RATING: NR COUNTRY: United States/Dominican Republic DIRECTORS: Ana Boden, Ryan Fleck YEAR: 2009 LANGUAGE: English/ Spanish RUNNING TIME: 1hr, 54 minutes
classic immigrant’s story, which follows the life of Sugar, a Dominican pitcher struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself out of poverty. Playing at a baseball academy in the D tates' minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to feel the heat. He questions the single-mindedness of his life's ambition as he comes to grips with emotional isolation in a far away land and the the direction life is taking him.
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Saturday, June 26- 7 p.m. Title- Swept Away Rating-R Country- Italy Director- Lina Wurtmuller Year- 1974 Language- Italian with English subtitles Running time- 2 hours  |
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Sunday, June 27- 2 p.m.
Sunday afternoon features four documentary films from Latin America.
2:00 (Chile) An interview with Chilean writer, Isabel Allende. In Spanish with English subtitles 2:30 (Mexico) Freida Kahlo: Portrait of an Artist. In Spanish with English subtitles 3:00 (Guatemala) The Human Price of Coffee. 3:30 (Mexico) Days of the Dead: A Living Celebration. |
| Click here to read A.O. Scott's review of SUGAR in from the New York Times |
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Satruday, June 26- 7 p.m.
TITLE: Swept Away RATING: R COUNTRY: Italy DIRECTOR: Lina W YEAR: 1974 LANGUAGE: Italian w/ Englsih subtitles RUNNING TIME: 119 minutes Director Lina Wertmuller’s black comedy about the conflicts of social class begins with a group of wealthy people on a yacht enjoying a relaxing Mediterranean cruise which ends in a shipwreck. The only two survivors -one a pampered, blonde-haired Northern Italian woman, the other an uneducated Sicilian deckhand- find themselves marooned upon a deserted island. The two initially assume their accustomed class relationship, she expecting to be served, and he resentfuly serving her-until a realization of their circumstances results a power shift and a roller coaster ride of unbridled, raw emotion. Swept Away, not to be confused with the 2002 version of the same name starring Madonna, is a must-see cult classic and a crowd pleasing favorite of foreign film festivals of the 1970’s. |
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Sunday, June 7- 2 p.m.
The afternoon features four Latin American documentary films. 2:00 (Chile) An interview with Chilean writer, Isabel Allende. In Spanish with English subtitles 2:30 (Mexico) Freida Kahlo: Portrait of an Artist. In Spanish with English subtitles 3:00 (Guatemala) The Human Price of Coffee. 3:30 (Mexico) Days of the Dead: A Living Celebration. |
Friday, June 25- 7 p.m.
TITLE: Sugar
RATING: NR COUNTRY: United States/Dominican Republic DIRECTORS: Ana Boden, Ryan Fleck YEAR: 2009 LANGUAGE: English/ Spanish RUNNING TIME: 1hr, 54 minutes A classic immigrant’s story, which follows the life of Sugar, a Dominican pitcher struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself out of poverty. Playing at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States' minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to feel the heat. He questions the single-mindedness of his life's ambition as he comes to grips with emotional isolation in a far away land and the the direction life is taking him.
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Satruday, June 26- 7 p.m.
TITLE: Swept Away RATING: R COUNTRY: Italy DIRECTOR: Lina W YEAR: 1974 LANGUAGE: Italian w/ Englsih subtitles RUNNING TIME: 119 minutes Director Lina Wertmuller’s black comedy about the conflicts of social class begins with a group of wealthy people on a yacht enjoying a relaxing Mediterranean cruise which ends in a shipwreck. The only two survivors -one a pampered, blonde-haired Northern Italian woman, the other an uneducated Sicilian deckhand- find themselves marooned upon a deserted island. The two initially assume their accustomed class relationship, she expecting to be served, and he resentfuly serving her-until a realization of their circumstances results a power shift and a roller coaster ride of unbridled, raw emotion. Swept Away, not to be confused with the 2002 version of the same name starring Madonna, is a must-see cult classic and a crowd pleasing favorite of foreign film festivals of the 1970’s. |
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Sunday, June 7- 2 p.m.
The afternoon features four Latin American documentary films. 2:00 (Chile) An interview with Chilean writer, Isabel Allende. In Spanish with English subtitles 2:30 (Mexico) Freida Kahlo: Portrait of an Artist. In Spanish with English subtitles 3:00 (Guatemala) The Human Price of Coffee. 3:30 (Mexico) Days of the Dead: A Living Celebration. |
