2011
July 2011
Thursday 21 July 2011
Thu 21 Jul, 8:15 pm. Boston French Film Festival present The Names of Love (Le nom des gens) July 21, 8:15 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Names of Love (Le nom des gens) is a semi-autobiographical film about the life of a young, liberal woman who uses sex as a weapon to influence right-wing individuals to convert to her views. She is successful until she meets Arthur Martin, a Jewish, middle-aged, middle-of-the-road scientist. The two are bound by common tragic family histories (the Algerian War for her and Holocaust under the French Vichy government for him). The film won 3 César Awards in 2011 including best female lead for Sara Forestier and best writing. Co-presented by the Boston French Film Festival and Boston Jewish Film Festival. In French with English subtitles. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [events]
Monday 25 July 2011
Mon 25 Jul, 7:30 pm. The Boston Jewish Film Festival present: Winner, BJFF Audience Award, Best Feature Documentary Film July 25, 7:30 p.m., Coolidge Corner Theatre Some lost friends and family members. All bear the psychological and emotional scars of living in a war zone. In July 2002, 22 Palestinian, Israeli and Palestinian Israeli teenage girls, traveled to the United States to participate in a women’s leadership program. My So-Called Enemy is the story of 6 of the girls and how the experience of knowing their “enemies” as human beings meets with the realities of their lives at home in the Middle East over the next 7 years. Directed by Massachusetts native Lisa Gossels. Co-presented as part of the Roxbury International Film Festival. 89 minutes. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [events]
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Tue 26 Jul, 7 pm. Major Israeli film coming soon The Human Resources Manager Tuesday, July 26, 7 p.m., West Newton Cinema To purchase tickets, click here. Group rates available – Please call 617-244-9899 617-244-9899 , x216 The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem’s largest bakery is in trouble. He is separated from his wife, distanced from his daughter, and stuck in a job he hates. When one of his employees, a foreign worker, is killed in a suicide bombing, the bakery is accused of indifference, and the HR Manager is sent to the victim’s hometown in Romania to make amends. Far from home, on a mission to honor a woman he didn’t even know but has somehow grown to admire, the HR Manager fights to regain his company’s reputation – and possibly his own humanity. Directed by Er. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [more][events]