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| Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it’s a star. | |||||||||||||
| For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they’re in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House’s gala concert? — (C) Weinstein | |||||||||||||
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Amour
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| * Nominated for FIVE Academy Awards * | |||||||||||||
| Winner of the 2013 Golden Globe as well as the Palme D’Or at Cannes and now nominated for a number of Academy Awards, Michael (Cache, The White Ribbon, The Piano Teacher) Haneke’s film draws on the talents of Jean-Louis Trintignant (A Man and A Woman, The Conformist…) and Emmanuelle Riva (Hiroshima Mon Amour) to detail the dilemma that confronts a married couple in their eighties as one of them gradually succumbs to illness. | |||||||||||||
| Ensconced in an apartment that fits them like an old glove and happily settled into their long-established domestic routines, Georges and Anne’s world is upended when Anne suddenly displays symptoms of a stroke. As Georges struggles to care for her at home, each day brings new challenges. After a brief time, a visit from the couple’s dutiful daughter Eva (Isabelle Huppert) proves how distant Georges and Anne’s lives are from the rest of the world. A masterpiece of compassion and understanding, Haneke’s film is a magisterial work from an artist who gazes fearlessly, unblinkingly into the soul. | |||||||||||||
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Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013
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| Once again we’re pleased to bring you the Academy Award nominated shorts in the following categories: animation, documentary, and, next weekend live action. |
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| The Animation Program: runs 88 minutes – we’re told it’s “family friendly” – and includes the following films: Adam and Dog, Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, Fresh Guacamole, Head over Heels, Papeman, Abiogenesis, Dripped, and The Gruffalo’s Child. |
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| The Live Action Program: runs 114 minutes and includes the following films from around the globe: Death of a Shadow, Henry, Curfew, Buzkashi Boys, Asad. |
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| The Documentary Shorts are split into two programs. | |||||||||||||||
| Documentary Program A: runs 123 mins and includes: Kings Point, Mondays at Racine, Inocente. |
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| Documentary Program B: runs 83 mins and includes: Redemption and Open Heart. |
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