Classic Film Series
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Dir. Louis Malle/1987/France/French w/ English subtitles/ 104 minutes
Louis Malle based this semi-autobiographical film on an actual childhood memory. In occupied France, Jews had to hide to stay alive. But young Julien Quentin isn’t aware of this, and when several new students arrive at his Catholic school, Julien knows only that he likes Jean Bonnet, one of the new boys. The two become fast friends; then, one day, Julien figures out the truth about Jean.
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Dir. Louis Malle/1987/France/French w/ English subtitles/ 104 minutes
Louis Malle based this semi-autobiographical film on an actual childhood memory. In occupied France, Jews had to hide to stay alive. But young Julien Quentin isn’t aware of this, and when several new students arrive at his Catholic school, Julien knows only that he likes Jean Bonnet, one of the new boys. The two become fast friends; then, one day, Julien figures out the truth about Jean.
Dir. Lee Daniels/ 2009/ US/109 minutes
Sixteen, overweight, abused and pregnant with her second child, Precious is a lost soul who has shut down emotionally from a life that seems to conspire against her. It’s only when a caring counselor sees the shining light buried inside of her that things begin to change. Filled with remarkable performances, Precious is a powerful story of hope and redemption rising up from the lowest depths imaginable. Roger Ebert calls Precious “a great American film.”
Sixteen, overweight, abused and pregnant with her second child, Precious is a lost soul who has shut down emotionally from a life that seems to conspire against her. It’s only when a caring counselor sees the shining light buried inside of her that things begin to change. Filled with remarkable performances, Precious is a powerful story of hope and redemption rising up from the lowest depths imaginable. Roger Ebert calls Precious “a great American film.”
Dir. Spike Jonze/ 2009/ US/ 101 minutes
Based on the beloved book by Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are is the children’s classic recreated for the screen by the inventive director Spike Jonze. The story involves Max, a little boy, who after creating mischief is sent to his room without his supper and in his solitude travels to an island where the Wild Things dwell. Featuring imaginative special effects and appealing performances by monsters and actors alike, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times calls Where The Wild Things Are “intensely original...”
Based on the beloved book by Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are is the children’s classic recreated for the screen by the inventive director Spike Jonze. The story involves Max, a little boy, who after creating mischief is sent to his room without his supper and in his solitude travels to an island where the Wild Things dwell. Featuring imaginative special effects and appealing performances by monsters and actors alike, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times calls Where The Wild Things Are “intensely original...”
Local Film Maker’s Premier Screenings with Q&A to follow Sunday, February 21 - FREE SCREENING!Klute11:00am doors/11:30am screening (matinee)FREE Admission (accepting donations)Directed by: D.Sharp/2009/US/video/75min KLUTE, very loosely based on the Jane Fonda/Donald Sutherland film of the same name, tells the story of a fake cop's struggle to assert himself as a real detective. Armed with only his ability to ask questions and follow orders, he desperately attempts to perceive the truth behind a mysterious box of drugs and a strange Olympia friend cult. Clinging desperately to his meagre identity, Klute feels inexplicably compelled to follow his case to its strange and bitter conclusion. This experimental narrative/ comedy was a collaborative work shot on video over the course of four years in and around the Olympia area and features a large cast of familiar faces, with Zeb Clinton as Klute, Kanako Wynkoop as Janet, Reid Urban as Wisman and Dave Harris as Grunerman.