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April 2008
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Forei gn Films
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New to View
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Vol. 2, No. 4 |
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The Foreign Films New to View newsletter is a monthly publication designed to keep you up to date on some of HCPL's latest foreign films on DVD. The selections in this newsletter are just a sample of the rich variety of films available to you through your library. Use the sign-up box above to have this newsletter sent directly to your e-mail every month, with new, recommended movies for you to view. See Foreign Films Archive.
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Border Cafe, directed by Kambozia Partovi
(in Farsi, with English subtitles)
When Reyhan's husband dies, the widow wants nothing more than to continue operating her husband's cosmopolitan cafe, despite the social restrictions of society on a woman running a business. Closer to home, her brother-in-law also is opposed to her move towards financial independence. Reyhan persists, with her cooking skills firmly in place.
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Dorm, directed by Songyos Sugmakanan
(in Thai, with English subtitles)
A coming-of-age ghost story, set in Thailand, Dorm focuses on Ton, a young boy who is sent to boarding school, where something bad happened years before to another student. The student is dead...but not gone, and befriends Ton, helping him to adjust to school while Ton helps him find peace.
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Something Like Happiness, directed by Bohdan Sláma
(in Czech, with English subtitles)
Friends from childhood, Monika, Tonik, and Dasha each longs for happiness, an elusive dream that each thinks the other holds, in this contemporary Czech suburb. The complexities of adulthood inform their desires and ultimately may even lead them to the very thing they most desire.
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Turn Left at the End of the World, directed by Avi Nesher
(in Hebrew, with English subtitles)
What happens to strangers in a strange land, who know there is a big world out there but can't seem to grasp it? Two young girls, Nicole from Morocco and Sara from India, are in that situation when they realize that life is passing by their small, isolated town in Israel's Negev Desert. A journey to the outside might lead them to friendship, harmony, and satisfaction that there is a world waiting for them to explore.
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White Palms, directed by Szabolcs Hajdu
(in Hungarian, with English subtitles)
As a boy, Miklos suffered under the strain of harsh athletic training in Communist Hungary. Now as an adult, he must face his childhood brutalities and resolve to begin anew. This is not just another sports film, but a movie about life and the challenges a person faces that are beyond his or her control. |
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