Thursday December 11, 2008 Go To Top 7:30 PM  -  9:00 PM Santa Claus in Baghdad         Join us for a film screening of Santa Claus in Baghdad, produced by award-winning director Raouf Zaki of Framingham. Zaki, inspired by a book borrowed from the Wayland Library, Figs and Fate: stories about growing up in the Arab World by author Elsa Marston, tells the story of a sixteen-year old Iraqi girl and her family, who despite their hardships and sacrifices, find a way to give to others in a world of despair. In turn, they find the will to survive despite the daunting challenges they face. Shot almost entirely in Massachusetts, the film turned Boston-area locations into Baghdad. Zaki’s first film, Just Your Average Arab, won Best Film at the 2006 Boston Comedy and Film Festival. The second edition of Marston’s book has been renamed Santa Claus in Baghdad, in recognition of Zaki’s film. Read what the Boston Globe had to say about this film. There will be a Q & A following the film. On Tuesday, December 9, RA Vision Productions will also offer a free online screening of Santa Claus in Baghdad for educators and schools in the United States. Link to more information or to watch the trailer     Location: Raytheon Room Tuesday December 16, 2008 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "BIKUR HA-TIZMORET" (The Band's Visit) Israel, 2007 The Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt to play an important cultural event only to find themselves in the wrong town, where they learn about themselves and each other as they spend the night interacting with the locals. What follows is a special night of quiet happenings and confessions as the band makes its own impact on the town and the town on them. Awards too numerous to list, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Coup de Coeur for director Eran Kolirin in 2007. (Rated PG-13; English, Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles; 87 minutes) See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday January 12, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "CARAMEL" Lebanon, 2008 A Beirut beauty salon becomes a treasured meeting place for several generations of women, from various walks of life, to talk, seek advice and confide in one another. A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women, all with their own quirks and comedic problems to deal with. By Nadine Labaki, with Adel Karam, and Yasmine Al Masri (Rated PG, Arabic with English subtitles, 93 minutes) See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday February 9, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Room is Booked     Location: Raytheon Room Thursday February 12, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "ITALIANETZ" (The Italian) Russia, 2005 For most Russian orphans, the chance to be adopted is a dream come true. But six-year-old Vanya Solntsev has other hopes. After discovering his mother is still alive, the abandoned boy teaches himself to read to learn her address from his personal files. Before a wealthy Italian couple can claim him for their own, Vanya sets off on a perilous journey to find his only remaining family. Pursued by orphanage staff and the police, the determined runaway must now face the most difficult challenges of his young life in this incredible story inspired by true events. (Rated PG-13, Russian with English, French and Spanish subtitles, 99 minutes) See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Wednesday March 18, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "TRAVELLERS & MAGICIANS" Bhutan, 2003 Monthy Foreign Film Series does Wayland Reads! This month's showing will dovetail with themes from Breakfast with Buddha. Dondup, a young government official who dreams of escaping his rural village for America, misses his bus to the city and is forced to hitchhike with an elderly apple seller, a young monk, and an elderly man and his beautiful daughter. Along the way, the monk tells the story of another young man that mirrors Dondup's ambitions. "Travellers & Magicians" is a magical mixture of rustic road movie and mystical fable...a potpourri of desire and its consequences, set in a breathtaking landscape. Join us for viewing and discussion. By Khyentse Norbu (Rated PG, Dzongha with English subtitles, 108 minutes) See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Wednesday April 15, 2009 Go To Top 6:30 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "THE LIVES OF OTHERS" (Das Leben der Anderen) Germany 2006 The horrifying, sometimes unintentionally funny system of observation in the former East Germany. In the early 1980s, a successful dramatist and his longtime companion, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't actually always think along party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in the actress, so a secret service agent named Wiesler is instructed to observe and sound out the couple. As he becomes immersed in their lives, their world gradually begins to fascinate him. By Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (Rated R, German with English subtitles, 137 minutes) See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday May 18, 2009 Go To Top 6:30 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "BREAD AND TULIPS" (Pane e tulipani) Italy, 2000 Left behind by accident by her family while on vacation, harried housewife Rosalba decides to take a solo holiday in beautiful Venice. As she blossoms on her own, she realizes she must choose between her newfound fantasy life and the responsibility of her old one. By Silvio Soldini (Rated PG-13, Italian with English subtitles, 114 minutes) See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday June 22, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS" (La notte di San Lorenzo) Italy, 1982 The Night of San Lorenzo (the night of the shooting stars) is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumors that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them. This film won many major awards when it was released in the early 1980's. By Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Italian with English subtitles, 105 minutes, Rated R) Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Wednesday July 22, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "SCHULTZE GETS THE BLUES" Germany, 2004 Schultze is a recently retired miner who, like his father before him, entertains polka audiences with his accordion. When he discovers the fiery energy of Zydeco music on his radio, the rigid monotony of his daily routine takes a spicy turn. Schultze learns to play his accordion with a new snap and style. His new-found fascination ultimately leads him on a life-changing journey to the Louisiana delta. By Michael Schorr (German and English dialogue, English subtitles, 109 minutes, Rated PG) Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Tuesday August 25, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE" (La double vie de Véronique) France, 1991 Weronika is a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, is a French music teacher. Though they are unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond. The two were born on the same day and each senses that somewhere there exists another person with whom their lives are intertwined. Could it be that each of us is matched somewhere in the world, by our exact double - someone who shares our thoughts and dreams? By Krzysztof Kieslowski (In Polish & French, with English subtitles, 98 minutes, Rated R) Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday September 21, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "THE STORY OF QIU JU" China-Hong Kong, 1992 An ordinary, courageous woman in a small villlage fights against the system in her quest for justice... A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of the hierarchy and travels farther and farther away from the countryside the viewer is also provided with a look at the changing Chinese society through the verite camera used in most scenes. By Yimou Zhang (In Mandarin with English subtitles), 101 minutes, Rated PG Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room

Thursday October 22, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "THE CIRCLE" Dayereh or "Il Cerchio" Produced in Italy, Released in 2000 This masterfully crafted & deeply affecting film offers unprecedented insight into the lives of women living in Iran. As the focus dynamically shifts from woman to woman, their stories culminate with tremendous potency and courage, transforming a shared sense of despair and injustice into one of kinship and even hope. Venice Film Festival 2000, FIPRESCI Award - Best Feature. By Jafar Panahi (In Farsi with English subtitles), 87 minutes, Unrated. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council, a local agency which is suported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday November 16, 2009 Go To Top 6:30 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "VOLVER" Spain, 2006 Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her drunk husband Paco. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Years ago, in the sisters birth village, they lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies, the situation changes and the past returns ("volver"). By Pedro Almodóvar (In Spanish with English subtitles), 121 minutes, Rated R Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Thursday December 17, 2009 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "THE VALET" (La doublure) France, 2006 When an important CEO is photographed with his lover Elena, he tries to save his marriage by creating an elaborate scheme that she is someone else's lover. When his wife finds out the truth, she decides to play games with him. By Francis Veber (In French with English subtitles), 85 minutes, PG-13 Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Wednesday January 13, 2010 Go To Top 6:30 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "AMELIE" (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) France, 2001 Amélie is a young woman who had a decidedly unusual childhood; misdiagnosed with an unusual heart condition, Amélie didn't attend school with other children, but spent most of her time in her room, where she developed a keen imagination and an active fantasy life. Despite all this, Amélie has grown into a healthy and beautiful young woman who works in a cafe and has a whimsical, romantic nature. She decides to step into the lives of others around her to help them out. By Jean-Pierre Jeunet (In French with English subtitles), 122 minutes, Rated R Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Tuesday February 23, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "OSAMA" Afghanistan, 2003 This powerful and remarkable drama chronicles the true story of a young girl in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan who must disguise herself as a boy to save her family from starvation. The first feature film made in Afghanistan in the post-Taliban era. By Siddiq Barmak (Pashtu/Dari with English subtitles), 82 minutes, PG-13 Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday March 15, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "KOLYA" Czech Republic, 1996 A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires, setting off a wild set of circumstances and leaving him with a pint-sized new roommate. Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film. By Jan Sverák (Czech with English subtitles), 105 minutes, PG-13. Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Tuesday April 13, 2010 Go To Top 6:30 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "RAISE THE RED LANTERN" Hong Kong, 1991 Set in 1920's China. Nineteen-year-old Songlian has become Fourth Wife to the wealthy Chen, and she must share her husband with three existing wives. Each must wait until dusk for the arrival of a red lantern, which signifies with whom the master will sleep tonight. When Songlian discovers that the other wives cheat to win the red lantern, she decides to join the fight for Chen's attention. By Zhang Yimou (Mandarin with English subtitles), 125 minutes, PG. Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Monday May 17, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "BEHIND THE SUN" (Abril despedaçado) Brazil, 2001 The Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Two families have been squabbling over the ownership of a piece of land for years. The disagreement eventually turns violent. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. Tonho knows that if he commits this crime, he will have few days left before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. By Walter Salles (Portuguese with English subtitles), 92 minutes, PG-13 Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room Wednesday June 16, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Foreign Film Series         Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz     rsideman@circleinfo.com     "MALENA" Italy, 2000 Set in a small Sicilian town during WWII, the story centers on Renato, a 13-year-old boy with a coming of age fantasy life who falls hard for the town's ultra-beautiful twentysomething, Malena. By Giuseppe Tornatore (In Italian with English subtitles), 92 minutes, Rated R Link to Past Films See Upcoming Foreign Films         Location: Raytheon Room

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