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The Furman Film Series archive is where you can review films that
the series has screened in the past years.
Fall, 2006
Winter, 2008
Spring, 2008
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Campfire (Israel) October 5 |
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NEXT FEATURE:
INDIGENES
Feb 15, 07
See this
advanced screening of the winner of Cannes 2006 for Best Actor.
The film explores the intricate struggle of colonized North
Africans who fight for France’s republican ideals in World War
II.
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Rachel Gerlik, a widowed mother of two beautiful teenage daughters,
wants to join a new religious settlement in the West Bank. However,
the committee won’t approve her unless she demonstrates that her
family can meet its religious and ideological standards. When her
youngest daughter is accused of seducing some boys from her youth
movement, Rachel is forced to weigh her allegiances.
Speaker: Film scholar Leonard Quart PhD.
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Catch
a Fire (UK/South Africa/US) October 19 |
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ADVANCED SCREENING
This political thriller is based on the true story of Patrick
Chamusso, an ordinary man forced to resort to terror in
extraordinary circumstances. A story of one man's struggle amongst a
nation's, set in apartheid South Africa, climaxing in the present
day. Tim Robbins plays a charismatic policeman who investigates
Patrick and his family.
Speaker: Dr. Natie Kopelowitz, was born and raised in South
Africa, and was a member of an anti-apartheid student group. |
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The
Bridesmaid (France) November 2 |
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It’s love at first sight when bridesmaid Senta falls for Philippe at
his younger sister’s wedding. Though their passion for each other is
as obvious as it is unquestionable, Philippe soon discovers that
Senta’s life is shrouded in mystery. When she asks Philippe for a
terrible proof of his love, Philippe must come to terms with who his
lover might really be. Directed by New Wave master Claude Chabrol. |
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Bobby
(U.S.A.) November 16 |
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ADVANCED SCREENING
BOBBY revisits the night Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the
Ambassador Hotel in 1968. The story is about how the lives of those
at the hotel that evening intersected and will take place against
the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the county at the time,
including racism, sexual inequality, and class differences. This
film features an all-star cast with Laurence Fishburne, Helen Hunt,
and more.
Speaker: Christopher Sharrett, Professor of Communication and
Film Studies at Seton Hall University, is a well-known lecturer on
political assassinations, and from 1976 to 1979 he was a consultant
to the House Select Committee on Assassinations. |
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Pan’s
Labyrinth (Spain/Mexico) November 30 |
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ADVANCED SCREENING
PAN'S LABYRINTH is a fanciful and chilling story set against the
backdrop of a fascist regime in 1944 rural Spain. The film centers
on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and
adoptive father; a military officer tasked with ridding the area of
rebels. With post-war repression at its height, Ofelia must come to
terms with her world through a fable of her own creation.
Speaker: Filmmaker Roberto Bentivegna most recently directed the
short The Last Man in Brooklyn.
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WINTER
'08 SEASON
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February 7
Bonneville *preview*
 Jessica
Lange, Joan Allen and Kathy Bates hit the road in a story about
three friends who “come of age” for a second time on a trip across
the great American West. But what began as a simple trip will end up
becoming a chance to rediscover themselves, their friendship, the
importance of promises – and of letting go. Official Selection
Toronto FF ‘06
Q&A with director producers Robert May and Lauren Timmons
Moderated by Laura Blum
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February 28
Last Jews of Libya
 Narrated
by Isabella Rossellini, this film documents the final decades of a
centuries-old Sephardic Jewish community through the lives of the
remarkable Roumani family. Thirty-six thousand Jews lived in Libya
at the end of World War II, but not a single one remains today. A
tale of war, cultural dislocation, and one family's ultimate
perseverance.
Q&A with director Vivienne Roumani-Denn
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March 6
Sleepwalking *preview*
 Produced by and
starring Charlize Theron, this family drama follows the struggle of
an 11-year-old girl who is having a hard time coming to grips with
her mother (Theron) who has abandoned her. Also stars Woody
Harrelson and Dennis Hopper. Sundance FF ‘08
Print courtesy Overture Films
Q&A with Leonard Quart PhD
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March 13
Steal a Pencil for Me
 This
compelling documentary feature film by Academy Award® nominee
Michèle Ohayon is about the power of love and the ability of
humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering as a husband Jack,
wife Manja, and lover Ina all find themselves at the same
concentration camp during WWII.
Q&A with Jack and Ina
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March 27
Holly
 An American
expatriate has been 'comfortably numb' in Cambodia for years when he
encounters Holly, a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl sold to a child
trafficker. Patrick embarks on a frantic search through both the
beautiful and sordid faces of the country, in an attempt to bring
her to safety. “A work of serious, contemplative outrage” – NY Sun
Q&A with writer/producer Guy Jacobsen |
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SPRING
'08 SEASON
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May 1
SON OF RAMBOW
*preview*
 The
breakout hit of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Son of Rambow
captivated audiences with its brilliant portrait of childhood
imagination and ingenuity. This nostalgic trip back to the 1980s
evokes an era where, for the first time, young minds had access to
technology that allowed them to record their own stories while
paying homage to the heroes from the movies that inspired them.
Print courtesy
Paramount Vantage
2007, Color, France/UK, 96 min
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May 15
FREAKS
 Rare
screening of Tod Browning’s 1932 cult classic. Banned for over 30
years in the UK! Trapeze artist Cleopatra ruffles the feathers of
the side show performers when she marries and tries to poison her
midget husband Hans for his inheritance. Once they learn of her
plot, Hans' friends execute a fitting revenge!
Q&A with film scholar Chris Sharrett
PLUS “Freaks” vintage memorabilia exhibit after Q&A, courtesy of
Tommy Stanziola
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May 29
MONGOL
*preview*
 Nominated
for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, this movie is an epic
story of a young Genghis Khan and how events in his early life lead
him to become a legendary conqueror. As a boy he passes through
starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help
of his love Borte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to
become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.
Print
courtesy Picturehouse
2007, Color, Germany/Russia/Mongolia, Kazakhstan, 120 min
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June 12
CHOP
SHOP
 Iranian-American
director Ramin Bahrani sets his story of a 12-year-old Latino boy in
the no-man’s-land of Willet’s Point, a 20-block stretch of junkyards
and chop shops, overshadowed by Shea Stadium’s giant billboard:
“Make Dreams Happen.” In a neo-realist style, the film suggests that
for many New York City is closer to a third world country than a
land of infinite opportunity.
Q&A with dir.
Ramin Bahrani
2007, US, Color, 84 min
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June 19
LA QUESTION
HUMAINE/HEARTBEAT DETECTOR
 A
European-Michael Clayton, Heartbeat Detector unfolds a
quietly riveting mystery of blackmail and intrigue, as the
long-buried secrets of high-powered corporate executives threaten to
bring them down. Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
stars as a psychologist working in the Human Resources Department of
multinational petrochemical corporation, who discovers long-buried
connections to the Third Reich. Michael Lonsdale also stars.
2007, France,
Color, 143 min
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