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Detropia
(2012) Directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing
Thursday - October 18 - 9:30 p.m.
Friday - October 19 - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday - October 20 - 9:30 p.m.
Sunday - October 21 - 3:00 p.m.
There was a time, not too long ago, when Detroit was heralded as the birthplace of the middle-class,
an industrial utopia. Today, Detroit is on the brink of bankruptcy. This cinematic tapestry chronicles
the lives of several Detroiters trying to survive and make sense of what is happening to their city. An
owner of a blues bar, a young blogger, an auto union rep, a group of young artists, an opera impresario
and a gang of illegal "scrappers" make up an unlikely chorus that illuminates the tale of both city and
a country in a soul searching mood, desperate for a new identity. (2K DCP. 90 min. Not rated.)
Chicken with Plums
(2012)
Directed by Marjane Satrapi and
Vincent Paronnaud
Thursday - October 18 - 6:30 p.m.
Friday - October 19 - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday - October 20 - 6:30 p.m.
From the directors of Persepolis comes another
graphic novel adaptation, set in Teheran in 1958.
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali
Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his
day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instru-
ment worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine
himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its
arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams
as melancholic as they are joyous, taking him
back to his youth and even to a conversation with
Azraël, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future
of his children. As pieces of the puzzle gradually
fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes
to light: a wonderful story of love which inspired
his genius and his music... French language with
English subtitles. (2K DCP. 93 min. Rated PG-13.)
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