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Cinema 16: European Short Films
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Cinema 16: European Short Films

2007
Cinephiles will savor this delightful anthology of 16 diverse short films helmed by some of Europe's best directors, including Toby MacDonald ("Je T'aime John Wayne") and Anders Thomas Jensen ("Election Night"). Among the other gems in the collection are "Boy and Bicycle" by Ridley Scott, "Jabberwocky" by Jan Svankmajer, "Fierrot le Pou" by Mathieu Kassovitz, "Gasman" by Lynne Ramsay and "The Man Without a Head" by Juan Diego Solanas.

Directed by:

  • Ridley Scott
  • Jan Svankmajer
  • Balint Kenyeres
  • Run Wrake
  • Nanni Moretti
  • Andrea Arnold
  • Christopher Nolan
  • Lars von Trier
  • Mathieu Kassovitz
  • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Roy Andersson
  • Virgil Widrich
  • Martin McDonagh
  • Juan Diego Solanas
  • Toby MacDonald
  • Lynne Ramsay
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    Easy
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    Easy

    2003
    Quirky Jamie Harris (Marguerite Moreau) has a big problem: She's a magnet for less-than-kind men as she hops beds. But things start to look up when she becomes the object of affection of two seemingly normal guys, Mick (Brian O'Byrne) and John (Naveen Andrews). Unfortunately, there's the immense problem of her self-imposed 90-day moratorium on sex. Emily Deschanel co-stars as Jamie's sister, Laura.

    Directed by:

  • Jane Weinstock
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    Chicago Boricua
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    Chicago Boricua

    2004
    First-time writer-director Marisol Torres helms this edgy character study set in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, where group of young Puerto Ricans grapple with issues of identity: Beauty queen Tata (Christina De Leon) may need to fake her ethnicity to compete; college student Lola (Aimee Garcia) falls for bad boy Willy (Ramses Jimenez); and a real estate agent, German (Eric Aviles), resists exploiting his roots.

    Directed by:

  • Marisol Torres
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    Made in China
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    Made in China

    2009
    To get his surefire million-dollar idea off the ground, an aspiring novelty inventor packs his bags and heads to China, where he struggles to find the right path to success while crisscrossing the unfamiliar streets of Shanghai.

    Directed by:

  • Judith Krant
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    2 Days in Paris
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    2 Days in Paris

    2007
    On their way home from an ill-fated Venice vacation, Marion (Julie Delpy, who also directs) and Jack (Adam Goldberg) stop in Paris to visit Marion's parents. But their sojourn in the City of Lights turns out to be just as disastrous as their "romantic" trip to Italy. Culture shock, run-ins with Marion's myriad ex-lovers and uncomfortable encounters with her belligerent parents conspire to make Jack feel even more estranged from his worldly paramour.

    Directed by:

  • Julie Delpy
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    Beautiful Kate
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    Beautiful Kate

    2009
    Invited back home to make peace with his dying father, an Aussie writer must finally face the truth about his twin sister's death decades earlier. But as father and son struggle to reconcile, long-hidden secrets threaten to engulf the whole family.

    Directed by:

  • Rachel Ward
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    The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
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    The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron

    2003
    Once he starts working for the Enron Corporation, young trader Brian Cruver (Christian Kane) is quickly caught up in the company's obsession with greed and partying. When Enron suddenly files for bankruptcy, Cruver is swept up in the disastrous collapse. Brian Dennehy and Shannon Elizabeth also star in this drama based on real-life events and on the book Anatomy of Greed by former Enron employee Brian Cruver.

    Directed by:

  • Penelope Spheeris
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    Grown Up Movie Star
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    Grown Up Movie Star

    2009
    Teenage Ruby's life turns upside down when her mother runs off and her hard-luck ex-hockey star father, Ray, comes home. While her dad struggles with failed expectations, Ruby strikes up an ill-advised friendship with an older man.

    Directed by:

  • Adriana Maggs
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    Four Eyed Monsters
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    Four Eyed Monsters

    2006
    Uninspired artist Susan (Susan Buice) and romantically naive videographer Arin (Arin Crumley) meet via the Internet and strike up a relationship in which they make a pact not to speak to each other, inspired to find the true meaning of intimacy. Writing, drawing and instant messaging keep romance fresh for the offbeat couple in this semiautobiographical indie production that is written and directed by the film's stars.

    Directed by:

  • Susan Buice
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    American Wake
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    American Wake

    2004
    Director Maureen Foley's moving drama follows parallel stories of a fireman and a musician who both struggle with the gap between family expectations and their own self-discovery. Having fulfilled his late father's dream by becoming a firefighter, Jack (Billy Smith) now labors to make sense of his life. Meanwhile, talented young fiddler Niall (Sam Amidon) is torn between pursuing his father's goals for him and following his own musical dreams.

    Directed by:

  • Maureen Foley
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    The Night of the White Pants
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    The Night of the White Pants

    2006
    Thrown out of his mansion by his soon-to-be ex-trophy wife, Barbara (Janine Turner), Dallas businessman Max Hagan (Tom Wilkinson) forges an unlikely connection with punk rocker Raff (Nick Stahl), the boyfriend of his workaholic daughter, Beth (Selma Blair). Joining Raff for a wild night on the town, Max abandons his thoroughly dysfunctional life and gets in touch with his inner punk in this rollicking comedy from writer-director Amy Talkington.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Talkington
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    LolliLove
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    LolliLove

    2004
    A pretentious, well-heeled couple (played by James Gunn and Jenna Fischer, who also directed) is bound and determined to make a difference in the lives of the homeless, but not by giving them scads of money or by treating them to a hot meal. Instead, the twosome hands out lollipops with an uplifting slogan on the wrappers. Oh yeah, that'll do the trick. Linda Cardellini co-stars in this hilarious mockumentary.

    Directed by:

  • Jenna Fischer
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    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
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    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

    1987
    Loony but lovable klutz Polly (Sheila McCarthy) lands a job in an upscale art gallery. In a major gaffe, she hangs a piece of art she mistakenly credits to her boss, Gabrielle (Paule Baillargeon), but which really was created by Gabrielle's lover, Mary (Ann-Marie MacDonald). And when she develops an inconvenient crush on Gabrielle, Polly's troubles begin to multiple faster than dabs of paint on a Jackson Pollock canvas.

    Directed by:

  • Patricia Rozema
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    Waiting for the Moon
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    Waiting for the Moon

    1987
    Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this erudite biopic provides a fictionalized portrait of one of history's great literary couples: Gertrude Stein (Linda Bassett) and Alice B. Toklas (Linda Hunt). During the summer in which the film takes place, Alice attends to an ailing Gertrude; they visit Fernande Olivier (Bernadette Lafont), Guillaume Apollinaire (Jacque Boudet) and others; and Hemingway (Bruce McGill) pays a call.

    Directed by:

  • Jill Godmilow
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    September 11
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    September 11

    2002
    An unorthodox look at the repercussions of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, is presented in this collection of short films about how people from all walks of life were ultimately changed that day. Included are stories from a World Trade Center tour guide with relationship problems just before the attacks and a lonely man who lives minutes from the Twin Towers. Also included is a segment tackling the viewpoint of a suicide bomber.

    Directed by:

  • Claude Lelouch
  • Sean Penn
  • Youssef Chahine
  • Amos Gitai
  • Danis Tanovic
  • Idrissa Ouedraogo
  • Mira Nair
  • Shohei Imamura
  • Ken Loach
  • Samira Makhmalbaf
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    Painful Secrets
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    Painful Secrets

    2000
    Seemingly typical teenager Dawn Cottrell (Kimberlee Peterson) deals with her anxieties about school, friends and her dysfunctional family in a very dangerous way: Instead of crying whenever she's upset, Dawn cuts her arms until they bleed. Sean Young stars as Dawn's self-involved mother, and Rhea Perlman offers a stirring performance as the caring therapist who attempts to guide Dawn down the road to recovery.

    Directed by:

  • Norma Bailey
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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