2009
January 2009
Friday 2 January 2009
Fri 2 Jan, 1:30 pm. By popular demand, The Boston Jewish Film Festival and The Museum of Fine Arts bring back "A Secret" A Secret (Un Secret) by Claude Miller (France, 2007, 105 min.). Adapted from Philippe Grimbert’s best-selling novel, A Secret is a story of passion and guilt in troubled times, which unfolds as a young teenager uncovers the truth about his parents’ past. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Saturday 3 January 2009
Sat 3 Jan, 10:30 am. By popular demand, The Boston Jewish Film Festival and The Museum of Fine Arts bring back "A Secret" A Secret (Un Secret) by Claude Miller (France, 2007, 105 min.). Adapted from Philippe Grimbert’s best-selling novel, A Secret is a story of passion and guilt in troubled times, which unfolds as a young teenager uncovers the truth about his parents’ past. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Wed 14 Jan, 6 pm. Directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min., in Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles, 35mm). We've presented a number of films by this young director in the past. An intimate family drama that begins in Argentina, and ends at the Dead Sea. Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasi-surrealist world of playwright Leonard (Oscar Martínez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth, known from her work in the films of Almadôvar). At once hilarious and nostalgic, the film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and how they are c. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Thursday 15 January 2009
Thu 15 Jan, 1:45 pm. At the Museum of Fine Arts. Directed by Robert Hamer (UK, 1947, 92 min.), who also directed Kind Hearts and Coronets. Black and white film noir, set in London's East End -- New 35mm print from Rialto. On another rainy Sunday in London, as Rose Sandigate (Googie Withers) goes about her daily, mundane chores, she discovers her ex-lover, Tommy Swann (John McCullum), hiding in her toolshed after escaping from prison. The film combines Hitchockian suspense with French poetic realism to create a portrait of post-war British life. “A bleak thriller realized with utter vibrancy, Robert Hamer’s savory stew of London’s lower class roils with an emotional brutality and prevision that most films didn’t dare attempt, let alone achieve. Dense and compact, melodramatic. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [events]
Thu 15 Jan, 5:50 pm. Empty Nest, directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min., in Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles, 35mm). We've presented a number of films by this young director in the past. An intimate family drama that begins in Argentina, and ends at the Dead Sea. Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasi-surrealist world of playwright Leonard (Oscar Martínez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth, known from her work in the films of Almadôvar). At once hilarious and nostalgic, the film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and ho. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Sunday 18 January 2009
Sun 18 Jan, 3:30 pm. Empty Nest, directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min., in Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles, 35mm). We've presented a number of films by this young director in the past. An intimate family drama that begins in Argentina, and ends at the Dead Sea. Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasi-surrealist world of playwright Leonard (Oscar Martínez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth, known from her work in the films of Almadôvar). At once hilarious and nostalgic, the film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and ho. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Wednesday 21 January 2009
Wed 21 Jan, 8 pm. Empty Nest, directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min., in Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles, 35mm). We've presented a number of films by this young director in the past. An intimate family drama that begins in Argentina, and ends at the Dead Sea. Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasi-surrealist world of playwright Leonard (Oscar Martínez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth, known from her work in the films of Almadôvar). At once hilarious and nostalgic, the film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and ho. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Thursday 22 January 2009
Thu 22 Jan, 3:15 pm. Empty Nest, directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min., in Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles, 35mm). We've presented a number of films by this young director in the past. An intimate family drama that begins in Argentina, and ends at the Dead Sea. Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasi-surrealist world of playwright Leonard (Oscar Martínez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth, known from her work in the films of Almadôvar). At once hilarious and nostalgic, the film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and ho. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Thu 22 Jan, 8 pm. Villa Jasmin, directed by Férid Boughedir (France, 2008, 87 min., 35mm) by the director of Summer in La Goulette. Villa Jasmin by Férid Boughedir (2008, 87 min., in French and Tunisian Arabic with English sutitles). Based on Serge Moati's novel, Villa Jasmin is a compelling and passionate love story. Serge Moati (Clément Sibony), a French Tunisian of Jewish descent, returns to La Goulette, Tunisia in search of his family’s roots. Serge explores his parent's history from the 1920s and the impact of the Vichy Government under German Occupation in the 1940s. Despite the hardships his parent’s faced, Serge finds solace as he discovers his parents' love for each other sustained them through good and bad times. Description adapted from the New York Jewish Film. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Sunday 25 January 2009
Sun 25 Jan, 2:15 pm. Empty Nest, directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min., in Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles, 35mm). We've presented a number of films by this young director in the past. An intimate family drama that begins in Argentina, and ends at the Dead Sea. Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasi-surrealist world of playwright Leonard (Oscar Martínez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth, known from her work in the films of Almadôvar). At once hilarious and nostalgic, the film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and ho. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]
Sun 25 Jan, 4:20 pm. Villa Jasmin, directed by Férid Boughedir (France, 2008, 87 min., 35mm) by the director of Summer in La Goulette. Villa Jasmin by Férid Boughedir (2008, 87 min., in French and Tunisian Arabic with English sutitles). Based on Serge Moati's novel, Villa Jasmin is a compelling and passionate love story. Serge Moati (Clément Sibony), a French Tunisian of Jewish descent, returns to La Goulette, Tunisia in search of his family’s roots. Serge explores his parent's history from the 1920s and the impact of the Vichy Government under German Occupation in the 1940s. Despite the hardships his parent’s faced, Serge finds solace as he discovers his parents' love for each other sustained them through good and bad times. Description adapted from the New York Jewish Film. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]