Week of March 14, 2013
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FILM Thursday 3/14 TIN DRUMIn "The Tin Drum," Oskar is the son of a local dealer. Forced to live in Nazi Germany, he witnesses the madness society displays. Already equipped with the insight most adults should have, Oskar ironically refuses to grow older and regresses with the aid of his tin drum. The film has been restored to its director's original vision, with more than 20 minutes of footage unseen since the film was cut at the behest of distribution and censorship in 1979. 3 and 8:50 p.m. Additional screenings through March 21. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $7 MDC students and faculty, seniors and Miami Film Society Members. $8 others. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.towertheatermiami.com. PURPLE NOON In "Purple Noon" Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and criminal improviser; but there's more to him. This adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" sees Ripley and his privileged friend Philippe Greenleaf back to the US. What initially seems a carefree tale of friendship soon morphs into a saga of seduction, identity theft and murder. 3:10 and 6:15 p.m. Additional screenings through March 21. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $7 MDC students and faculty, seniors and Miami Film Society Members. $8 others. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.towertheatermiami.com. CHOOSING A SON "Rendez-Vous with French Cinema," an annual showcase of contemporary French film, screens "You will be my Son." Paul de Marseul, proprietor of a vineyard, has a son, Martin, who works with him. But Paul, a demanding and passionate winegrower, can't stand the idea that his son will one day take over from him. He dreams of a more talented, more charismatic son. The arrival of Philippe, the son of his steward, turns life at the estate upside down. 7 p.m. In French with English subtitles. Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. Free for UM students. $7 seniors, UM alumni, faculty, students and staff. $9 others. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com. Friday 3/15 SIN SANGREMDC Live Arts presents the US premiere of Chile's Teatro Cinema in a performance combining theater and film in "Sin Sangre (Without Blood)." Sin Sangre is an adaptation of a novella by Italian author/playwright Alessandro Baricco, full of film noir suspense. The main character Nina, who witnessed the murder of her father and brother by three vigilantes, only lives to seek revenge. Decades later, Nina hunts down the last of the killers and against all odds, a series of fantasies and hidden desires begin to flow between them. 8 p.m. March 15-16. Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $10 MDC students. $20 others. Details: (305) 237-3010 or www.mdclivearts.org. LORE In "Lore," the adolescent daughter of an SS officer leads her younger siblings on an exodus across a dire post-war Germany only to realize that everything she was taught would be surfaced and put to test. 6:30 and 9:05 p.m. In German with English subtitles. Additional screenings through March 21. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $7 MDC students and faculty, seniors and Miami Film Society Members. $8 others. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.towertheatermiami.com. JOURNAL DE FRANCE "Journal de France" tells of internationally-acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spending six years alone capturing his home country. The journey returned Depardon to important places from his past as a reporter — Chad, Venice, Cannes — and to previously unseen footage from his archive. 9 p.m. In French with English subtitles. Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. Free for UM students. $7 seniors, UM alumni, faculty, students and staff. $9 others. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com. Saturday 3/16 UNDER STUDYIn "Augustine," professor Charcot studies hysteria in Paris, in the winter of 1885. Augustine, 19 years old, becomes his favorite subject and the star of his demonstrations of hypnosis. In time, the object of his studies soon becomes the object of his desire. 6 p.m. In French with English subtitles. Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. Free for UM students. $7 seniors, UM alumni, faculty, students and staff. $9 others. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com. Sunday 3/17 PERSECUTIONIn "Persecution," solitary Daniel and Sonia share an uneasy love/hate relationship. Daniel's life is disrupted by the appearance of a stranger who proceeds to infuse himself in Daniel's life, breaking into his house and spying on him. The man's persistence takes its toll on Daniel and Sonia. 6:30 p.m. In French with English subtitles. Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. Free for UM students. $7 seniors, UM alumni, faculty, students and staff. $9 others. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com. BALLET IN CINEMA From Teatro alla Scala Ballet, Milan and choreographed by Roland Petit with Natalia Osipova and Roberto Bolle "Notre-Dame de Paris" screens. This French-Canadian musical that debuted in 1998 in Paris is based on the novel "Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)" by French novelist Victor Hugo. Noon. 7 p.m. March 19. Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. Free for UM students. $18 others. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com.
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