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2013 Oscar Selection, PolandWALESA. MAN OF HOPE [Wałe sa. Człowiek z nadziei] Opening Night: Thu, Dec 5, 7:15 (also showing Sat, Dec 7, 1:00)Andrzej Wajda (KATYN, ASHES AND DIAMONDS) brings the story of Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement to the big screen. Robert Wieckiewicz (IN DARKNESS) is magnetic as Walesa, while Agnieszka Grochowska shines as his loyal wife, Danuta. The sharp screenplay by Janusz Glowacki hinges on Walesa’s landmark 1981 interview, just months before Poland declared martial law, with Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci (Maria Rosaria Omaggio), recounting in flashback the previous decade-and-a-half of activism; Walesa would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. Official Selection, 2013 Venice, Toronto, London, Warsaw Film Festivals. DIR Andrzej Wajda; SCR Janusz Glowacki; PROD Michal Kwiecinski. Poland, 2013, color, 128 min. In Polish and Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED V

Now in its 26th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington audiences.This year's selection of more than 50 films includes award-winners, international festival favorites, local box-office hits and debut works by promising new talents, plus many countries' official Oscar® submissions for Best Foreign Language Film.AFI thanks the embassy cultural counselors of the EU member states and the European Union Delegation to the USA in Washington, DC, for their continuing support of the AFI European Union Film Showcase.Special thanks also to Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to the USA João Vale de Almeida and the staff of the Delegation for their generous support.

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AUSTRIA SOLDIER JANE [Soldate Jeannette] Sun, Dec 8, 6:15; Mon, Dec 9, 7:30Posh fortysomething Fanni takes a sports car for a test drive—on a one-way trip from Vienna to the Alps. There she finds work on an organic farm, alongside other dropouts from the rat race. But is the farm community really free of modern society’s corruptions? How long can a non-conformist like Fanni fit in anywhere? A longtime assistant director to Ulrich Seidl, Daniel Hoesl creates a visionary debut, offering a cultural critique with puckish wit and crisp style. German electro balladeer Bettina Köster makes key contributions on the soundtrack. Tiger Award, 2013 Rotterdam Film Festival; Official Selection, 2013 Sundance, New Directors/New Films. DIR/SCR Daniel Hoesl; PROD Katharina Posch. Austria, 2013, color, 80 min. In German and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED L

BELGIUM TENDERNESS [La tendresse] Thu, Dec 12, 5:30; Fri, Dec 13, 5:20; Sun, Dec 15, 7:45After their ski instructor son breaks his leg in the Alps, Belgian divorced couple Lise (Marilyne Canto) and Frans (Dardenne Brothers regular Olivier Gourmet) must share a car trip to France to bring him home in Marion Hänsel’s sensitive, heartwarming and beautifully observed drama. Lacking theatrical pyrotechnics, the film simply delivers on its title, showing how a family—even a divided one—comes together during a minor crisis. Official Selection, 2013 Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary Film Festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Marion Hänsel; PROD Cédomir Kolar, Ernst Szebedits. Belgium/France/Germany, 2013, color, 80 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED

THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS [L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps] Sat, Dec 14, 10:15; Thu, Dec 19, 9:35The writing/directing team behind the artful giallo homage AMER returns with another visual fever dream of a movie. Dan returns home to Brussels after a business trip to discover his wife is missing. He questions the neighbors in their art nouveau apartment building, including an elderly woman whose own husband disappeared years ago. Flashbacks, dream sequences and waking nightmares create a disorienting fugue of cinéma fantastique iconography and atmospherics, enhanced by a vintage Italian soundtrack music by maestros Ennio Morricone, Alessandro Alessandroni and Bruno Nicolai. Official Selection, 2013 Locarno, Toronto Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani; PROD François Cognard, Eve Commenge. Belgium/France/Luxembourg, 2013, color, 102 min. In French, Danish and Flemish with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V L

THE VERDICT [Het vonnis] Tue, Dec 17, 9:00; Wed, Dec 18, 5:00Luc, a successful businessman with a loving family, has his life destroyed after a random street crime leads to the deaths of his wife and daughter. Yet due to a procedural error, the perp gets off scot-free and is soon back roaming the streets. Obsessed with bringing the murderer to justice, Luc’s life becomes consumed by revenge, not only against the man who killed his family, but the state which devastatingly let him down. Filmmaker Jan Verheyen won the Best Director prize at the 2013 Montreal World Film Festival for his tense courtroom thriller. DIR/SCR Jan Verheyen; PROD Peter Bouckaert. Belgium, 2013, color, 112 min. In Flemish with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

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THE LAST BLACK SEA PIRATES [Poslednite chernomorski pirati] Sat, Dec 7, 11:10 a.m.; Wed, Dec 11, 9:20A rollicking documentary about die-hard dreamers and their pursuit of happiness. Relics from a time gone by, Captain Jack and his ragtag bunch of chancers roam a remote Black Sea beach, hoping to scavenge—what else?—lost treasure. With neither a map nor much of a clue, these modern-day pirates have taken to randomly using explosives in hopes of striking gold, long rumored to have been buried in the vicinity by a 19th century pirate. But when a developer announces plans to construct a mega-resort on their treasure-hunting turf, these vagabonds’ way of life is threatened. Official Selection, 2013 HotDocs Film Festival. DIR Svetoslav Stoyanov; SCR Vanya Rainova; PROD Martichka Bozhilova. Bulgaria, 2013, color, 72 min. In Bulgarian with English subtitles. NOT RATED V D L

CROATIA THE PRIEST’S CHILDREN [Svecenikova djeca] Sat, Dec 7, 3:15; Sun, Dec 8, 8:00A young Catholic priest takes subversive action to enforce the church’s position on birth control among his flock, and soon has a baby boom on his hands in Vinko Bresan’s acerbic satire, adapted from the scandalously popular stage play by Mate Matisic. New priest Father Fabijan (Kresimir Mikic) takes charge of the parish on the bucolic Adriatic island of Dnevnik, a location that has seen its population steadily dwindle. After hearing confession from a devout kiosk vendor racked with guilt over selling condoms, Father Fabijan hits upon a solution to both their problems: pierce the prophylactics. Once they enlist a kooky nationalistic pharmacist in their efforts, who fills the local women’s prescriptions for birth control pills with placebos, pregnancies skyrocket, and the island gains a reputation as a fertility spa. But all this playing God brings unintended consequences. Official Selection, 2013 Chicago, Karlovy Vary Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Vinko Bresan; SCR Mate Matisic, from his play; PROD Ivan Maloca. Croatia/Serbia/Serbia and Montenegro, 2013, color, 93 min. In Croatian with English subtitles. NOT RATED S L

NIGHT BOATS [Nocni brodovi] Sun, Dec 8, 3:15; Mon, Dec 9, 5:20Stars Ana Karic and Radko Polic give affecting performances as an old couple discovering new love in this charming crowd-pleaser by writer/director Igor Mirkovic . Senior citizen Helena (Karic ) has settled into her twilight years at a sleepy nursing home in Zagreb. But sparks fly after a chance encounter in the elevator with new arrival Jakov (Polic ), and suddenly these two oldsters are yearning for freedom. Rejuvenated, the two make a break for it and hit the road in Jakov’s beat-up Mercedes, which, with its broken reverse gear, forces the couple to keep moving forward and not look back, all the way to the Dalmatian coast. But for how long can the two outrun their past, and live like runaway teenagers? DIR/SCR Igor Mirkovic ; SCR Elvis Bosnjak; PROD Darija Kulenovic Gudan, Marina Andree Skop. Croatia/Serbia/Slovenia, 2012, color, 101 min. In Croatian with English subtitles. NOT RATED L

CYPRUS BLOCK 12 [Οικόπεδο 12] Mon, Dec 9, 9:15; Wed, Dec 11, 9:45The discovery of a rich oil deposit beneath the home of a dysfunctional Cypriot family kicks off an international bidding war in this zany social satire. Newly retired, Costantas and his wife are looking forward to peace and quiet in their golden years, a dream from which they are rudely awakened after their two sons move in, with their wives and children, thanks to the recent economic crisis. Could the crude oil under their land be the answer to all their problems? Jealous neighbors and invasive British speculators contribute to the chaos. Official Selection, 2013 European Film Awards; Special Jury Award, 2013 Cyprus Film Days Film Festival. DIR/SCR Kyriacos Tofarides; SCR Panos Stathoyiannis; PROD Kyriacos Tofarides. Cyprus/Greece, 2013, color, 94 min. In Greek with English subtitles. NOT RATED S L

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CZECH REPUBLIC 2013 Oscar Selection, Czech RepublicTHE DON JUANS [Donsajni] Tue, Dec 17, 7:10; Sun, Dec 22, 3:40An encore presentation of the latest film from Czech New Wave great Jirí Menzel (CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS, I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND), and a must-see for all opera fans, as Menzel gently lampoons the opera world’s eccentricities, egomania, abiding passions and workaday realities. When a small-town opera company mounts a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” passions run high both on stage and behind the scenes. Overseeing the production is the acclaimed director and inveterate Don Juan, Vítek (Jan Hartl), who confides to the audience that he’s a great lover of sopranos; opera, not so much. DIR/SCR Jirí Menzel; SCR Tereza Brdecková; PROD Adrian Sarbu. Czech Republic, 2013, color, 100 min. In Czech with English subtitles. NOT RATED S

DENMARK THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES [Kvinden i buret] Sat, Dec 7, 7:20; Thu, Dec 12, 7:10From the first of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s best-selling “Department Q” thrillers, director Mikkel Nørgaard (KLOWN, BORGEN) and screenwriter Nikolaj Arcel (GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, A ROYAL AFFAIR) stylishly bring Detective Carl Mørck and his team to the big screen. After being shot in the line of duty, Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) is eager to get back on the beat, but instead he’s sent to work in the dingy basement office of Department Q administrating cold cases. Along with his assistant Assad (Fares Fares – EASY MONEY, ZERO DARK THIRTY), Mørck revisits the five-year-old “suicide” of a successful politician, only to find that she might still be alive. DIR Mikkel Nørgaard; SCR Nikolaj Arcel, from the novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen; PROD Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Louise Vesth. Denmark/Germany/Sweden, 2013, color, 97 min. In Danish with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V L

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A LADY IN PARIS [Une Estonienne à Paris] Sat, Dec 7, 1:10; Tue, Dec 10, 7:10Screen legend Jeanne Moreau plays Frida, a curmudgeonly Estonian ex-pat living in Paris who recently attempted suicide. Anne (Laine Mägi) is the unfortunate woman charged with being her caretaker. Herself an Estonian living abroad, Anne quickly learns that prickly wisecracker Frida doesn’t want her help and solely craves the attention of her much younger former lover Stéphane (Patrick Pineau). Estonian filmmaker Ilmar Raag (THE CLASS) gives Moreau her best role in years as the acid-tongued Frida in this elegant dramedy of manners. Official Selection, 2012 Locarno Film Festival. DIR/SCR Ilmar Raag; SCR Agnès Feuvre, Lise Macheboeuf; PROD Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto, Riina Sildos. France/Estonia/Belgium, 2012, color, 94 min. In French and Estonian with English subtitles. NOT RATED L

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2013 Oscar Selection, FinlandTHE DISCIPLE [Lärjungen] Mon, Dec 9, 7:10; Tue, Dec 10, 5:20Q&A with filmmaker Ulrika Bengts, plus post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Finland, on Dec 9!Finland, summer, 1939: Thirteen-year-old Karl is an eager-to-please orphan, sent by the state to work at an isolated Baltic island lighthouse. But the lighthouse master, Hasselbond, already has a son groomed for the job and refuses his help. Hoping to avoid returning to the orphanage, Karl works like a demon, and an impressed Hasselbond cruelly begins to favor the new boy over his own son. Ulrika Bengts (IRIS) mounts a handsome, detail-rich period piece that delves into the more unruly and frightening aspects of family psychology, showing that the “good old days” were often anything but. Official Selection, 2013 Montreal World Film Festival. DIR Ulrika Bengts; SCR Roland Fauser, Jimmy Karlsson; PROD Mats Långbacka. Finland, 2013, color, 93 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V L

FRANCE CYCLING WITH MOLIÈRE [Alceste à bicyclette] Fri, Dec 6, 7:20; Sun, Dec 8, 5:30; Wed, Dec 11, 5:20Philippe Le Guay (THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR; THE COST OF LIVING) reunites with star Fabrice Luchini in this inspired comic riff on the acting profession, actorly egos and the genius of Molière. Gauthier Valence (Lambert Wilson – OF GODS AND MEN) has become rich and famous playing a heroic brain surgeon on TV, but longs to return to the stage. Seeking out reclusive stage legend Serge Tanneur (Luchini) on the rainswept Ile de Ré, Valence pitches the prickly thespian on his passion project: a staging of Molière’s “The Misanthrope,” with the two actors trading off the parts of the disruptive, pessimistic Alceste and the kind-hearted, conciliatory Philinte nightly. Tanneur, a maniac for Molière, cautiously agrees to rehearse with Valence, and the two embark on a week of wildly inventive, occasionally confrontational creative work. But who’s directing whom—and will the show actually go on? DIR/SCR Philippe Le Guay; PROD Anne-Dominique Toussaint. France, 2013, color, 101 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED S L

AGE OF UPRISING: THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL KOHLHAAS Sat, Dec 7, 3:45; Tue, Dec 10, 9:15In 16th century France, enterprising horse farmer Michael Kohlhaas (Mads Mikkelsen) runs afoul of a venal baron, who attempts to shake down the merchant as he crosses the nobleman’s woods on the way to market. After events escalate, causing great harm to Kohlhaas’s horses, farmhands and family, he raises an army and wages a war against the baron, who soon sues for peace. But with the clergy and courts adjudicating, will Kohlhaas win the war and lose the peace? Arnaud de Pallières’ adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist’s 1808 novella explores a fault line between medievalism and modernity. With Sergi López, Denis Lavant and Bruno Ganz. DIR/SCR Arnaud des Pallières; SCR Christelle Berthevas, from the novella by Heinrich von Kleist; PROD Serge Lalou. France/Germany, 2013, color, 120 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED V

LA MAISON DE LA RADIO Sat, Dec 7, 6:15; Sun, Dec 8, 1:10Celebrated documentarian Nicolas Philibert (TO BE AND TO HAVE) goes inside the world of French Public Radio, where, from pre-dawn to day’s end, the radio crackles across a variety of channels with lively discussions on politics, literature and sports; in-studio musical performances, interviews and quiz shows; not to mention news, weather and traffic! Deftly edited and capturing moments of sly observational humor, Philibert shows what is usually only heard; and by giving on-air performances and behind-the-scenes work equal footing, the film provides a Frederick Wiseman-like appreciation for this great media institution. Official Selection, 2013 Berlin Film Festival. DIR/SCR Nicolas Philibert; PROD Serge Lalou. France/Japan, 2013, color, 99 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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2013 Oscar Selection, IranTHE PAST [Le Passé] Sun, Dec 8, 3:30Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi (Oscar winner, A SEPARATION), makes a smooth transition to France with this film, the filmmaker’s grasp of moral complexity and the nuances of family psychology fully intact. THE ARTIST’s Bérénice Bejo was awarded the Best Actress award at Cannes for her performance as Marie, twice-married and now in need of a quick divorce from her amicably estranged husband Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) before she can marry her new love, Samir (Tahar Rahim). Returning to Paris after four years away in Tehran in order to finalize the divorce, Ahmad, ironically, becomes reintegrated into this unconventional family structure as an honest broker, slowly unraveling the tangled web of grudges, secrets, half-truths and misunderstandings circulating among Marie, her daughters Lucie (Pauline Burlet) and Léa (Jeanne Jestin), and Samir and his son Fouad (Elyes Aguis). Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, 2013 Cannes Film Festival; Official Selection, 2013 Telluride, Toronto Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Asghar Farhadi; SCR Massoumeh Lahidji; PROD Alexandre Mallet-Guy. France/Italy, 2012, color, 130 min. In French and Persian with English subtitles. NOT RATED L

OUR HEROES DIED TONIGHT [Nos héros sont morts ce soir] Fri, Dec 13, 10:15; Sat, Dec 14, 7:40Its title an obscure reference to Robert Wise’s 1949 boxing noir THE SET-UP (released as OUR HEROES WON TONIGHT in France), David Perrault’s arty, black-and-white homage to the French crime thrillers of yesteryear, set in the mob-controlled world of Parisian professional wrestling in the early 1960s includes an additional, Lynchian touch of madness. Two wrestling stars, buddies in real-life, but masked rivals in the ring, become fan favorites for their grappling exploits and charismatic showmanship. But one of the duo’s worsening identity crisis threatens to undo the act. Official Selection, 2013 Cannes Critics’ Week, Austin Fantastic Fest. DIR/SCR David Perrault; PROD Farès Ladjimi. France, 2013, b&w, 100 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

2 AUTUMNS, 3 WINTERS [2 automnes 3 hivers] Fri, Dec 20, 5:20; Sun, Dec 22, 7:40Sébastien Betbeder’s inventive indie rom-com combines 16mm New Wave-inspired visuals, whimsical animation, reality-style confessionals and a raft of pop cultural references, in-jokes and appropriations to create a 21st century portrait of young Parisians in love. Arman, a 33-year-old hipster with a comb-over and an affinity for Judd Apatow’s FUNNY PEOPLE, half-gallantly, half-accidentally saves the beautiful Amélie from a pair of muggers. And their meet-cute (and dangerous) allows love to bloom. Meanwhile Benjamin, Arman’s best friend from art school, has recently suffered a stroke, and falls for his physical therapist. “A quintessential example of mélancomédie…As for soon-to-break-out talents, I’m betting on Betbeder.” –Gavin Smith, Film Comment. Official Selection, 2013 Cannes, London and Seattle Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Sébastien Betbeder; PROD Frédéric Dubreuil. France, 2013, color, 93 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED S L

STRANGER BY THE LAKE [L'inconnu du lac] Fri, Dec 20, 10:00; Sun, Dec 22, 9:45Franck is a regular at a secluded lakeside beach, a popular hotspot for gay men to sunbathe in the nude and sneak off for casual sex in the nearby woods. On the first day of the season, he spots the rugged, mustachioed Michel and is infatuated. Even after Franck witnesses Michel commit a sudden and shocking crime, it only serves to deepen Franck’s carnal attraction to the stranger, and the two men descend into a truly dizzying bout of amour fou. Filmmaker Alain Guiraudie’s tense, erotic and lurid thriller won the top-directing prize in the Un Certain Regarde section at Cannes. Official Selection, 2013 Toronto and New York Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Alain Guiraudie; PROD Sylvie Pialat. France, 2013, color, 100 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V LNOTE: Viewers are advised that this film contains scenes of a sexually explicit nature. No one under 18 will be admitted.

GERMANY THE TOWER [Der Turm] “Marathon” Screenings—Parts 1 & 2 back-to-back (w/10 min. intermission): Fri, Dec 6, 12:45; Mon, Dec 9, 12:45; Tue, Dec 10, 12:45; Wed, Dec 11, 12:45; Thu, Dec 12, 12:45; Fri, Dec 13, 12:45Part 1: Fri, Dec 13, 9:30; Part 2: Sat, Dec 14, 9:45A searing look at Communist East Germany in its final decade, revealing the intimate realities of life behind the Berlin Wall. Based on Uwe Tellkamp’s acclaimed novel, this riveting miniseries introduces respected surgeon Richard Hoffmann (Jan Josef Liefers, THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX), his wife (Claudia Michelsen), their teenage son (Christian Sengewald) and their community of privileged intellectuals in suburban Dresden. Richard hides a passionate double life and shocking secrets that come back to haunt him. Against this tense climate of fear and mistrust, with the secret police lurking, choices are made and actions taken that have devastating repercussions. DIR Christian Schwochow; SCR Thomas Kirchner, from the novel by Uwe Tellkamp; PROD Nico Hofmann, Matthias Adler, Benjamin Benedict. Germany, 2012, color, Part 1: 90 min; Part 2: 90 min. (daytime “marathon” screenings will include Parts 1 and 2 back-to-back with a 10-min intermission, 190 min total). In German with English subtitles. NOT RATED

THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT [Das merkwürdige Kätzchen] Sat, Dec 14, 1:00; Tue, Dec 17, 7:20Ramon Zürcher’s inventive debut film, a festival circuit favorite, finds the surreal humor inherent in the mundane details of the family home, closely observing three generations of a Berlin family gathered in their cramped apartment before a family meal. “The 30-year-old Zürcher appears to be channeling the comic maestros of French cinema here, from Jacques Tati to Michel Gondry, with just a twist of François Ozon to keep the sweetness in check.” –Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter. New Talent Grand Prix, Copenhagen PIX Film Festival; Official Selection, 2013 Berlin, Cannes, San Francisco, Toronto Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Ramon Zürcher; PROD Johanna Bergel, Silvan Zürcher. Germany, 2013, color, 72 min. In German with English subtitles. NOT RATED

2013 Oscar Selection, GermanyTWO LIVES [Zwei Leben] Sun, Dec 15, 8:30; Tue, Dec 17, 5:10; Wed, Dec 18, 9:251990. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, a flood of information from East Germany makes its way through Europe. Like most Norwegian children fathered by the German occupying troops during WWII, Katrine (Juliane Köhler) was sent to Germany as a child, only able to return to her Norwegian mother, Ase (Liv Ullmann), long after the war's end. Not all the war-children were as lucky—most were never reunited with their parents—and now a German-Norwegian lawyer is building a case against the Norwegian government for its exclusionary policy. Although a victim herself, Katrine fears exposing the darkest secrets of her past. DIR/SCR Georg Maas, Judith Kaufmann; SCR Christoph Tölle, Ståle Stein Berg, from the novel "Eiszeiten" by Hannelore Hippe; PROD Axel Helgeland, Rudi Teichmann, Dieter Zeppenfeld. Germany/Norway, 2012, color, 97 min. In English, German, Norwegian, Russian, and Danish with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

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THE CHEF [Comme un Chef] Special Presentation: Fri, Dec 13, 7:30 (also showing Sun, Dec 15, 4:15)Foodies will delight at this effervescent comedy set in the Parisian restaurant world. Seasoned chef Alexandre Lagarde (Jean Reno) is the famous face of Paris staple and three-star restaurant Cargo Lagarde. But Stanislaw (Julien Boisselier), the meddlesome son of his deceased business partner, wants to modernize the chef’s classic French cuisine, and cut costs and corners to turn a profit. Jacky (Michaël Youn) is an oddball self-taught cook and father-to-be who dreams of making it as a professional chef to provide for his new family. Fate introduces the two men, and together they cook up a scheme to save the Cargo Lagarde. Official Selection, 2012 Berlin Film Festival. DIR/SCR Daniel Cohen; PROD Sidonie Dumas. France/Spain, 2012, color, 84 min. In French with English subtitles. RATED PG-13 L

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GREECE THE DAUGHTER [I kori] Sun, Dec 8, 7:40; Thu, Dec 12, 9:20Fourteen-year-old Myrto is angry. Her father, recently bankrupted by the Greek economic crisis, hasn’t been seen in days. She kidnaps the 8-year-old son of her father’s business partner, whom she blames for their troubles. At first, her means of torture are merely pedantic, as she reads words from the dictionary to the clueless boy (“debt,” “responsibility,” “dissolution”). But things soon turn sinister. Filmmaker Thanos Anastopoulos displays exquisite control, turning what could have been a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller into a probing psychological exploration, recalling early Michael Haneke and even Greek tragedy. Official Selection, 2013 Berlin, Toronto Film Festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Thanos Anastopoulos; SCR Vasilis Giatsis; PROD Stella Theodoraki. Greece/Italy, 2012, color, 97 min. In Greek with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

THE ENEMY WITHIN [O ehthros mou] Sat, Dec 14, 5:25; Thu, Dec 19, 7:20Greek filmmaker and AFI alum Yorgos Tsemberopoulos returns to the screen after a ten-year absence with this thought-provoking take on vigilante justice. Kostas (Manolis Mavromatakis) is a 48-year-old husband and father with a successful garden supply store in the Athens suburbs, and a love for debating politics at his local pub. But after a gang of hoodlums ransacks his house, tortures his family and runs off with his car, he’s forced out of his comfort zone and into the world he really lives in. Feeling he has failed his family, and egged on by his paranoid neighbor, the lifelong pacifist contemplates arming himself and seeking revenge. Official Selection, 2013 Montreal, Athens and BFI London Film Festival. DIR Yorgos Tsemberopoulos; SCR Giannis Tsiros; PROD Eleni Kossyfidou. Greece, 2013, color, 107 min. In Greek with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

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THE EXAM [A vizsga] Sun, Dec 15, 9:30; Tue, Dec 17, 9:20Christmas Eve, Budapest, 1956. Following that year’s failed revolution, Soviet domination of Hungary’s secret police creates an unprecedented level of institutional paranoia, with the spies spying not only on the citizenry, but on each other, via administration of a secret loyalty test. It falls to high-ranking bureaucrat Marko to run the test on his young protégé, Andras. While under surveillance, Andras welcomes in the beautiful Eva, and the two become intimate. Soon after, Andras discovers that sensitive documents have gone missing. In a panic, the young spy calls the only man who can help—his mentor and, secretly, his inquisitor, Marko. Péter Bergendy won Best New Director at the 2012 Chicago Film Festival for this twist-filled spy thriller. Official Selection, 2012 Karlovy Vary Film Festival. DIR Péter Bergendy; SCR Norbert Köbli; PROD István Bodzsár. Hungary, 2012, color, 92 min. In Hungarian with English subtitles. NOT RATED V

IRELAND THE SEA Sat, Dec 21, 6:00; Sun, Dec 22, 1:45Celebrated Irish author and screenwriter John Banville adapted his own novel, winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize, for this probing meditation on love, memory and loss. Struggling with the death of his wife, art historian Max (Ciarán Hinds) rents a seaside cottage let by Miss Vavasour (Charlotte Rampling), the very same one at which he spent a fateful summer some 50 years earlier, in the company of Mr. and Mrs. Cedars (Rufus Sewell and Natascha McElhone) and their children. Elegantly edited, the film glides between timelines and narratives with panache, keeping secret the mysterious reasons for Max’s return until the final haunting revelations. Official Selection, 2013 Edinburgh and Toronto Film Festivals. DIR Stephen Brown; SCR John Banville, from his novel; PROD David Collins, Michael Robinson, Luc Roeg. Ireland/UK, 2013, color, 86 min. In English. NOT RATED S V L

ITALY DORMANT BEAUTY [Bella addormentata] Sun, Dec 8, 1:00; Wed, Dec 11, 7:25Italy’s real-life Eluana Englaro case, where a young woman injured in a car accident lived in a vegetative state for 17 years while her father fought to have the plug pulled, is the backdrop for this thought-provoking drama from Marco Bellochio (VINCERE, GOOD MORNING, NIGHT). Surveying a variety of characters and viewpoints, this multi-strand tale explores the contradictory push and pull of politics, ethics, family loyalty and love in contemporary society. Does the possibility for change exist even for those with fiercely held opinions? Starring Toni Servillo, Alba Rohrwacher, Isabelle Huppert, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio and Maya Sansa. Official Selection, 2012 Venice, Toronto, Busan and London Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Marco Bellocchio; SCR Veronica Raimo, Stefano Rulli; PROD Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Riccardo Tozzi. Italy/France, 2012, color, 115 min. In Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED D L

ME AND YOU [Io e te] Fri, Dec 6, 9:30; Wed, Dec 11, 7:10Director Bernardo Bertolucci returns to the screen for the first time since 2003 with a wistful tone poem about the passions and yearnings of youth. Disaffected teen Lorenzo, pimply, sullen and self-conscious, shares a Rome townhouse with his divorcée mom. Going through the motions of preparing for a school ski trip, Lorenzo secretly stashes junk food provisions in the basement, planning to ditch the trip and enjoy his own staycation. The unexpected arrival of his older junkie half-sister Olivia (Tea Falco), in need of a place to lie low and get clean, spoils his plans for solitude, but offers the opportunity for two needy souls to connect. Official Selection, 2012 Cannes, 2013 Göteborg, Rotterdam, San Francisco Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Bernardo Bertolucci; SCR Niccolò Ammaniti, Umberto Contarello, Francesca Marciano; PROD Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli. Italy, 2012, color, 103 min. In Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED D L

GARIBALDI'S LOVERS aka THE COMMANDER AND THE STORK [Il comandante e la cicogna] Sat, Dec 14, 12:45; Mon, Dec 16, 5:00The latest from Silvio Soldini (BREAD AND TULIPS) is a comedic love story about two quirky individuals finding each other. Widowed plumber Leo (Valerio Mastandrea) does his best to raise his teenaged son and daughter, but is frequently at a loss, a fact he kvetches about late at night to the ghost of his deceased wife (Claudia Gerini)—whose fun-filled afterlife and I-told-you-so attitude about her husband’s tribulations provide little comfort. Into his life comes starving artist Diana (Alba Rohrwacher), who has her own baggage, but perhaps together they can share the burden. Above it all presides the statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi, ruminating on the sorry state of the nation, and occasionally arguing with the neighboring monuments. Official Selection, 2012 Venice Film Festival. DIR/SCR Silvio Soldini; SCR Doriana Leondeff, Marco Pettenello; PROD Lionello Cerri. Italy/Switzerland/France, 2012, color, 108 min. In Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED L

PRETTY BUTTERFLIES [Bellas mariposas] Sun, Dec 15, 5:40; Mon, Dec 16, 7:15Precocious, perceptive young Sardinian teen Caterina imagines she’s the star of her own reality show, narrating scenes and confiding to the camera about the chaotic life of her family. Her father collects disability and chases women; her over-worked mother turns a blind eye to much, including her older sister’s prostitution and her brother’s low-level gangsterism. Despite trying circumstances, Caterina and her best friend, Luna, are happy, footloose teens—Caterina’s running commentary being not so much an escapist fantasy life as an embrace of the one around her. Official Selection, 2012 Venice, 2013 Rotterdam, Göteborg Film Festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Salvatore Mereu, from the novel by Sergio Atzeni; PROD Elisabetta Soddu. Italy, 2012, color, 100 min. In Italian and Sardinian with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V L

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THE SEA

THE EXAM

ME AND YOU

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SALVO Thu, Dec 19, 9:45; Sat, Dec 21, 10:00The striking debut feature by writer/directors Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza won the Grand Prix in the Critics’ Week section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri (THE BAND’S VISIT) plays a Palermo hitman, Salvo, who has a change of heart after he lays eyes on his target’s blind sister, Rita (Sara Sarraiocco). The encounter appears to have a startling effect on Rita, too. The atmospheric imagery, alternating between shadowy interiors and blazing Sicilian sunlight, is by top cinematographer Daniele Cipri, whose work can also be seen in DORMANT BEAUTY. DIR/SCR Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza; PROD Massimo Cristaldi, Fabrizio Mosca. Italy/France, 2013, color, 104 min. In Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

LATVIA 2013 Oscar Selection, LatviaMOTHER, I LOVE YOU [Mammu, es Tevi mīlu] Sat, Dec 21, 11:05 a.m.; Sun, Dec 22, 5:45His doctor mother works long hours, so Riga kid Raimonds has free rein to ride his scooter around the city, and get into mischief with his pal, whose housecleaner mom has keys to a swanky apartment that the two boys like to explore. What begins as childish tomfoolery spirals into a more serious problem, with Raimonds soon learning a hard lesson about the complexities of the adult world, family and friendship. The vivid, dynamic cinematography is by AFI alumnus Tobias Datum (SMASHED, TERRI, AMREEKA, I’M GONNA EXPLODE). Best Dramatic Feature, 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival; Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury, 2013 Berlin Film Festival. DIR/SCR Janis Nords; PROD Alise Gelze, Gatis Smits. Latvia, 2013, color, 83 min. In Latvian with English subtitles. NOT RATED S

LITHUANIA VANISHING WAVES [Aurora] Tue, Dec 10, 9:15; Thu, Dec 12, 9:15Research scientist Lukas volunteers for a sensory deprivation experiment, hoping to tap into the consciousness of and communicate with a young comatose woman, Aurora. But the experiment takes an unforeseen twist when the two make contact in a shared dreamscape, in a state of altered consciousness. With each subsequent encounter, Lukas and Aurora’s dream selves are drawn closer together by an electrifying sexual attraction, and further away from the real world to which they’re tethered. Winner of Best Picture, Director, Screenplay and Actress, 2012 Fantastic Fest; Official Selection, Karlovy Vary, Sitges Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Kristina Buožyte' ; SCR Bruno Samper; PROD Ieva Norviliene. Lithuania/France Belgium, 2012, color, 120 min. In Lithuanian with English subtitles. NOT RATED S L

LUXEMBOURG 2013 Oscar Selection, LuxembourgBLIND SPOT [Angle Mort aka Doudege wénkel] Sun, Dec 8, 9:40; Tue, Dec 10, 7:15Inspector Hastert is a seasoned Luxembourg City cop on the cusp of retiring. But when a fellow officer is murdered in cold blood, he takes on one last case. Hoping to go out with a bang, Hastert enlists the help of Olivier, a loose-cannon cop who happens to be the murdered officer's brother. Unfortunately for Hastert, what appeared to be an open-and-shut homicide leads down a rabbit hole of corporate corruption, international intrigue and familial secrets. DIR/SCR Christophe Wagner; SCR Frédéric Zeimet; PROD Claude Waringo. Luxembourg/Belgium, 2012, color, 96 min. In English, Luxembourgish and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

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THE DEFLOWERING OF EVA VAN END [De Ontmaagding van Eva van End] Fri, Dec 6, 5:15; Thu, Dec 12, 7:15Eva van End is a 15-year-old loser, ignored by her dysfunctional family and laughed at by the kids in school. But things change after Veit, a strapping German exchange student, joins the family. With his Nordic good looks and African charity work, Veit becomes the new school heartthrob, boosting Eva’s own popularity. But in the van End household, Veit’s charisma has an unexpected and unsettling effect, as the entire family has its world turned upside down by his powerful, and impossible to follow, example. A slyly veiled homage to Pasolini’s TEOREMA, this quirky, witty coming-of-age story also recalls Todd Solondz’s WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE. Official Selection 2012 Toronto Film Festival; 2013 Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary Film Festivals. DIR Michiel ten Horn; SCR Anne Barnhoon; PROD Pieter Kuijpers, Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs. Netherlands, 2012, color, 98 min. In English, Dutch and German with English subtitles. NOT RATED V D L

GOLTZIUS AND THE PELICAN COMPANY Sat, Dec 14, 3:00; Mon, Dec 16, 7:10Following his offbeat and magnificent portraits of Rembrandt in NIGHTWATCHING and REMBRANDT’S J’ACCUSE, eminent provocateur Peter Greenaway continues his obsession with old Dutch masters, here staging a scene from the life of engraver Hendrick Goltzius. Goltzius (Ramsey Nasr) and his theatrical troupe, the Pelican Company, come to the palace of the Margrave of Alsace (F. Murray Abraham) in Colmar, seeking the nobleman’s patronage in order to purchase a printing press. Reputedly a man of high moral standing, it’s an open secret that the Margrave’s tastes run to the lascivious, and thus the troupe’s audition involves staging scenes from the Bible in wildly imaginative, erotically charged tableaux vivant—ostensibly as cautionary tales, but self-evidently as titillating entertainment. Visually stunning, thoroughly ribald and genuinely stimulating—on any number of levels—Greenaway’s opus on art and eroticism, on taboo making and breaking, is a must-see for lovers of art and art history. Official Selection, 2012 Rome, 2013 Göteborg Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Peter Greenaway; PROD Kees Kasander. UK/Netherlands/France/Croatia, 2012, color, 128 min. In English, Dutch and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V L

POLAND WALESA. MAN OF HOPE [Wałe sa. Człowiek z nadziei] Opening Night Presentation—see p. 2

BABY BLUES [Bejbi blues] Mon, Dec 16, 9:20; Wed, Dec 18, 9:45; Thu, Dec 19, 5:15Katarzyna Roslaniec’s follow-up to MALL GIRLS offers another look at Polish youth warped by consumerist mania, this time in the person of 17-year-old mother Natalia (Magdalena Berus), a wannabe fashionista who treats her 7-month-old son Antos like an adorable accessory, when she can be bothered to give the infant attention at all. Her boyfriend and the boy’s father, Kuba (Nikodem Rozbicki), a semi-pro skater, also offers little in the way of parenting. When Natalia receives an offer to work in the city’s hippest clothes emporium, she faces a dilemma finding childcare for Antos, and a rash decision leads to terrible consequences. Crystal Bear, 2013 Berlin Film Festival; Official Selection, 2012 Toronto Film Festival. DIR/SCR Katarzyna Roslaniec; PROD Inga Kruk, Agnieszka Kurzydlo. Poland, 2012, color, 100 min. In Polish with English subtitles. S V D L

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MANHUNT [Oblawa] Wed, Dec 18, 7:20; Sat, Dec 21, 1:00A forest in occupied Poland, autumn of 1943: hard-bitten, highly skilled resistance fighter Wydra (Marcin Dorocinski) routinely takes on his squadron’s most dangerous assignments, dispatching rough justice to the Nazi collaborators in the region. But he has a mysterious history with his latest target, Henryk (Maciej Stuhr), a prosperous baker, as well as with Henryk’s wife, Hanna (Sonia Bohosiewicz), revealed in flashback as Wydra’s past and his precarious future collide. Silver Lion, 2012 Polish Film Festival; Official Selection, 2012 Hamburg, Montréal, New Horizons Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Marcin Krzysztalowicz; PROD Krzysztof Gredzinski, Malgorzata Jurczak. Poland/Serbia and Montenegro, 2012, color, 96 min. In Polish with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

PORTUGAL A WOMAN’S REVENGE [A Vingança de Uma Mulher] Mon, Dec 9, 9:40; Wed, Dec 11, 9:10Rita Azevedo Gomes adapts one of the juiciest stories from Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly’s scandalous 1874 collection “Les Diaboliques” (the same author’s 1851 novel “Une Vieille Maîtresse” was recently adapted by Catherine Breillat), in this handsomely conceived, provocative period drama, reminiscent of recent work by Manoel de Oliveira for its self-conscious theatricality, and Raúl Ruiz (MYSTERIES OF LISBON) for its delight in stories-within-stories. Roberto is a rich and handsome libertine, disdainful of convention and a seeker of new adventures. On one evening’s debauch, he meets an exceptionally beautiful prostitute, one whose manner and bearing mark her as a lady of refinement. Intrigued, he wants to know more about her. What follows is a hair-raising tale of a wronged noblewoman, a troubled marriage, an illicit affair, murder and a very complex revenge. Official Selection, 2012 Rotterdam, Edinburgh Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Rita Azevedo Gomes; PROD Joana Ferreira. Portugal, 2012, color, 100 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. NOT RATED S

ROMANIA

SLOVAKIA 2013 Oscar Selection, SlovakiaMY DOG KILLER [Môj pes Killer] Sat, Dec 14, 11:05 a.m.; Mon, Dec 16, 9:10Living on a struggling vineyard on the Slovak-Czech border, 18-year-old skinhead Marek finds solace in the company of his pitbull, Killer. Times are tough and Marek’s father is forced to sell their property, but before they can sign the papers, they need a signature from Marek’s long-absent mother. Marek is surprised to find her living in town with a new addition: a young half-brother, whose gypsy father has since moved on. Racial and familial tensions weigh heavy on Marek after his skinhead friends find out about the new addition to the family. Mira Fornay’s intense drama won the Hivos Tiger Prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Best Director, 2013 Vilnius Film Festival; Official Selection, 2013 Jerusalem, Karlovy Vary and Seattle Film Festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Mira Fornay; PROD Juraj Buzalka, Viktor Schwarcz. Slovakia/Czech Republic, 2013, color , 90 min. In Slovak with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

SLOVENIA DUAL [Dvojina] Sat, Dec 14, 11:00 a.m.; Mon, Dec 16, 9:45Iben is a free spirited Dane, stopping through Slovenia on the way to a holiday in Greece. When her flight is delayed, she crosses paths with Tina, the straitlaced bus driver who picks her up at the airport. As the two spend the evening together, sparks begin to fly. “A delicately crafted charmer of a film, for a while Nejc Gazvoda’s colorful, funny and insightful film feels like a lesbian equivalent of BEFORE SUNSET as two young women wander the warm nighttime streets of Ljubljana, talking, having fun and gradually coming under each other’s spell.” –Mark Adams, ScreenDaily. Official Selection, 2013 Karlovy Vary Film Festival. DIR/SCR Nejc Gazvoda; SCR Janez Lapajne; PROD Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof. Slovenia/Croatia/Denmark, 2013, color, 102 min. In Slovenian and Danish with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V L

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THE WISHFUL THINKERS [Los ilusos] Sat, Dec 7, 5:15; Mon, Dec 9, 9:10Waiting for the green light on his next project, young filmmaker León (Francisco Carril) is in a state of limbo. So what’s he to do? Wander Madrid, get drunk, go on dates, meet up with friends, fall in love, get drunk again and of course talk about movies. Shot on black-and-white 16mm film stock, writer/director Jonás Trueba’s (EVERY SONG IS ABOUT ME, 2011 AFI European Union Film Showcase) second feature is a joyous love letter to cinema and the filmmaking process, in particular the French New Wave, whose vintage aesthetic the film consciously evokes. Best Actor (Carril, in his screen debut), 2013 Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival. Official Selection, 2013 BFI London and San Sebastian Film Festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Jonás Trueba; PROD Javier Lafuente. Spain, 2013, b&w, 93 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED S L

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GRAND PIANO Special Presentation: Fri, Dec 6, 7:30 (also showing Sat, Dec 7, 10:30)Q&A with filmmaker Eugenio Mira, plus post-screening reception sponsored by SPAIN arts & culture, Embassy of Spain, on Dec 6Lured out of retirement, disgraced pianist Tom Selznick (Elijah Wood) attempts to conquer his nerves and rejuvenate his career with a tribute performance to his mentor. But when he sits down at the piano in front of a sold-out crowd, he finds a terrifying message: “Play a wrong note and you die.” Now Tom must overcome the ultimate case of stage fright, and discover who has it in for him. This spine-tingling thriller from Spanish filmmaker and rising star Eugenio Mira provides a fresh take on its Hitchcockian setup, and was a sensation at the 2013 Fantastic Fest. With John Cusack and Kerry Bishé. DIR Eugenio Mira; SCR Damien Chazelle; PROD Rodrigo Cortés, Adrián Guerra. Spain, 2012, color, 90 min. In English. NOT RATED V L

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2013 Oscar Selection, RomaniaCHILD’S POSE [Pozitia copilului] Fri, Dec 20, 7:30Detained at the local police station after being involved in a fatal traffic accident, intoxicated thirtysomething Barbu (Bogdan Dumitrache) gets bailed out by his mother, the formidable Cornelia (Luminita Gheorghiu, in a tour-de-force performance). Bursting onto the scene with her pal Olga (Natasa Raab) in tow, bedecked in a fur coat and in high dudgeon, Cornelia immediately takes charge of the situation, letting the cops know she has friends in high places and is not someone to be trifled with. Over the coming days Cornelia will continue to bully, cajole and wheedle all those involved in deciding her son’s fate, which comes naturally to her. But the impassive Barbu, increasingly resentful of his mother’s domination, comes to realize that he has a say in his fate, too. Writer/director Calin Peter Netzer (MEDAL OF HONOR) collaborates with celebrated screenwriter Razvan Radulescu (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS; THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU; TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS) in this intelligent, hard-hitting drama. FIPRESCI Prize, 2013 Berlin Film Festival, Official Selection, Toronto Film Festival. DIR/SCR/PROD Calin Peter Netzer; SCR Razvan Radulescu; PROD Ada Solomon. Romania, 2013, color, 112 min. In Romanian with English subtitles. NOT RATED L

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A WOMAN’S REVENGE

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CLOSING NIGHT

ALAN PARTRIDGE Sat, Dec 21, 8:00Steve Coogan’s signature comic creation, the cringe-inducing, self-aggrandizing media personality Alan Partridge, has seen his career trajectory rise and fall, from regional radio presenter to national TV talk-show host and back again. Now, at career ebb, Partridge vaults onto the silver screen! When a recently sacked radio DJ (Colm Meaney) takes the staff of Radio Norwich hostage at gunpoint, rival radio presenter Partridge is thrown into the dangerous position of acting as go-between in the tense standoff between the police, the gunman and the aggressive media horde covering the crisis. At the center of a media circus…there’s nowhere he’d rather be. DIR Declan Lowney; SCR Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Peter Baynham, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci; PROD Kevin Loader, Henry Normal. UK, 2013, color, 90 min. In English. NOT RATED L

SWEDEN THE HIDDEN CHILD [Tyskungen] Fri, Dec 13, 8:05; Sun, Dec 15, 6:15After the tragic death of her parents, crime novelist Erika Falcks moves back to her childhood home in the sleepy seaside village of Fjällbacka. When a stranger shows up at her doorstep, claiming to be her long-lost brother, Erika starts to question everything she knew about her mother—especially after finding her wartime diary in the attic, alongside a Nazi medal. Needing to know the whole story, Erika begins calling on her mother’s old friends to find out what they know, and she’s soon caught up in a dangerous web of neo-Nazis, murder, and long hidden secrets. Based on the suspenseful novel by Scandi Crime sensation Camilla Läckberg. DIR Per Hanefjord; SCR Maria Karlsson, from the novel by Camilla Läckberg. Sweden, 2013, color, 105 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

WE ARE THE BEST! [Vi är bäst!] Sat, Dec 14, 5:40; Sun, Dec 15, 1:00Stockholm, 1982: 13-year-old best friends Bobo and Klara are united by their feelings of outsiderness—embarrassed by their parents, repulsed by the conformity of the school’s popular kids and hating gym class. After wandering into the local community center music room and banging on the instruments, they declare themselves a punk band—nevermind that they can’t play a lick. In need of some proper musicianship, they recruit their classmate Hedvig—a talented guitarist, though painfully shy and socially marginalized by her parents’ unfashionable enthusiasm for evangelical Christianity. Now a trio, the three friends create a joyful noise as they play music together and navigate the confusing world of the ‘80s they are growing up in. Lukas Moodysson’s (SHOW ME LOVE, TOGETHER, LILYA 4-EVER) rousing, detail-savvy youth chronicle was adapted from the graphic novel by his wife, Coco. Official Selection, 2013 Venice, Toronto Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Lukas Moodysson, from the graphic novel “Never Goodnight [Aldrig Godnatt]” by Coco Moodysson; PROD Lars Jönsson. Sweden/Denmark, 2013, color, 102 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. NOT RATED L

UNITED KINGDOM A FIELD IN ENGLAND Fri, Dec 6, 10:15; Sat, Dec 7, 9:30Ben Wheatley (DOWN TERRACE, KILL LIST, SIGHTSEERS) returns with his most audacious film yet, a psychedelic period piece—involving witchcraft, skullduggery and magic mushrooms—set among a group of deserters from the English Civil War. Beautifully rendered in black and white, it’s an inspired, unholy mashup of Kevin Brownlow’s WINSTANLEY and the folk-historical British horror tradition of films like WITCHFINDER GENERAL and THE WICKER MAN. Special Prize of the Jury, 2013 Karlovy Vary Film Festival; Official Selection, 2013 Toronto Film Festival. DIR/SCR Ben Wheatley; SCR Amy Jump; PROD Claire Jones, Andrew Starke. UK, 2013, b&w, 91 min. In English. NOT RATED V D LNOTE: this film contains intense flashing images and stroboscopic sequences.

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Sun, Dec 15, 3:15The story of Nelly Ternan, an 18-year-old stage actress who became the secret mistress to the much older Charles Dickens, is brought to the screen with great insight and sensitivity by director Ralph Fiennes, who also stars as the charismatic, estimable author. As Ternan, Felicity Jones (LIKE CRAZY) gives a compelling and complex performance, and the impressive cast around her includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Tom Burke and Joanna Scanlan. The screenplay is by Abi Morgan (SHAME, THE IRON LADY, TV’s THE HOUR), adapted from biographer Claire Tomalin’s 1990 book. Official Selection, 2013 Telluride, Toronto, New York Film Festivals. DIR Ralph Fiennes; SCR Abi Morgan, from the book by Claire Tomalin; PROD Christian Baute, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Stewart Mackinnon, Gabrielle Tana. UK, 2013, color, 111 min. In English. NOT RATED S

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ONE CHANCE Sat, Dec 14, 8:00The inspiring true story of Paul Potts, a cell phone salesman in Port Talbot, Wales, whose long-held dream to make it as an opera singer came true after he won the first season of British telly’s reality hit BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT, comes to the big screen in a big way, courtesy of director David Frankel (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) and rising star James Corden (GAVIN & STACEY, THE HISTORY BOYS, Tony Award winner for “One Man, Two Guvnors”). The terrific cast includes Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, Alexandra Roach and, as himself, Simon Cowell. DIR David Frankel; SCR Justin Zackham; PROD Simon Cowell, Michael Menchel, Kris Thykier, Harvey Weinstein, Brad Weston. UK/US, 2013, color, 103 min. In English. RATED PG-13 L

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LE WEEK-END Sat, Dec 7, 8:30Roger Michell and Hanif Kureishi’s latest collaboration (following THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA, THE MOTHER and VENUS) follows a middle-aged academic couple (Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan) from Birmingham, England, celebrating their 30th anniversary in Paris, the site of their honeymoon. But after a series of mishaps, misunderstandings and spats, will this trip to the City of Light rekindle the fire of their love, or snuff it out? Veteran character actors Broadbent and Duncan shine in the leads, with Jeff Goldblum lending offbeat comic counterpoint as an old Cambridge colleague of Broadbent’s, now wildly successful and living in Paris. Official Selection, 2013 Toronto, New York Film Festivals. DIR Roger Michell; SCR Hanif Kureishi; PROD Kevin Loader. UK, 2013, color, 93 min. In English. NOT RATED D L

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HOLIDAY AFFAIR Fri, Dec 6, 3:20; Sat, Dec 7, 11:05 a.m.; Sun, Dec 8, 11:05 a.m.; Mon, Dec 9, 5:10; Wed, Dec 11, 5:10WWII widow Janet Leigh works as a department store comparison shopper during the Christmas season in NYC, and after buying and returning the most expensive train set from the competition's store, gets good-hearted sales clerk Robert Mitchum fired for letting her off easy. Mitchum uses his resulting free time to pal around with Leigh, and romance blooms. However, Leigh's longtime admirer Wendell Corey has just proposed to her. And then there's her young son Timmy – who really wanted that train! Mitchum and Leigh, both just starting their careers, truly shine in this holiday charmer, recently re-discovered for the gem that it is. DIR/PROD Don Hartman; SCR Isobel Lennart, from the story "Christmas Gift" by John D. Weaver. US, 1949, b&w, 87 min. NOT RATEDPreservation print courtesy of the Library of Congress

25th Anniversary!SCROOGED Fri, Dec 6, 5:20; Sun, Dec 8, 9:00Comedy icon Bill Murray stars as a media-age Scrooge in this comic reimagining of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Television exec Frank Cross (Murray) reigns with an iron fist, keeping his fearful staff on edge and even worse, forcing them to work Christmas Eve in order to mount a live production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Mirroring the Dickens classic, Frank is soon visited by the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future, who take him on a hilarious journey toward redemption. With Bobcat Goldthwait, Karen Allen, Carol Kane, David Johansen, Alfre Woodard and Robert Mitchum. DIR/PROD Richard Donner; SCR Mitch Glazer, Michael O'Donoghue, from the story “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens; PROD Art Linson. US, 1988, color, 101 min. RATED PG-13

AFI Silver’s perennial Christmas favorites IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL and MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET return, alongside rare treats like HOLIDAY AFFAIR, WHITE CHRISTMAS and the 1938 version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. And for a change of pace, check out the 25th anniversary presentations of SCROOGED and—yippee kai-yay, mistletoers!—DIE HARD!

AFI Member passes accepted at all films in the Holiday Classics series.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Fri, Dec 13, 5:30; Sat, Dec 14, 2:45; Sun, Dec 15, 1:30; Wed, Dec 18, 7:15; Thu, Dec 19, 7:15; Fri, Dec 20, 12:45; Sat, Dec 21, 11:00 a.m.; Sun, Dec 22, 11:00 a.m.; Mon, Dec 23, 1:50, 7:10; Tue, Dec 24, 1:50, 7:10Guardian angel Clarence Odbody saves George Bailey (James Stewart) from a Christmas Eve suicide by showing him how dismal life in the small town of Bedford Falls would have been for his family and friends had he never been born. With Donna Reed as George's adoring wife, Henry Travers as the angel hoping to get his wings and Lionel Barrymore as the villainous Mr. Potter, this all-time Christmas classic may be Frank Capra's finest work. "The epiphany of movie sentiment and a transcendent experience." –Chicago Reader. DIR/SCR/PROD Frank Capra; SCR Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Jo Swerling, Philip Van Doren Stern, Michael Wilson. US, 1946, b&w, 130 min. NOT RATED

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) Fri, Dec 13, 3:15; Sun, Dec 15, 11:05 a.m.; Tue, Dec 17, 5:15; Thu, Dec 19, 5:15This 1951 British film features Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge—for many, the definitive performance of the iconic character. Miserly and mean-tempered, Scrooge is shaken to his core when he is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his late business partner, Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future, whose phantasmagoric revelations help him to see the error of his ways. DIR/PROD Brian Desmond Hurst; SCR Noel Langley, from the story by Charles Dickens. UK/US, 1951, b&w, 86 min. NOT RATED

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET Fri, Dec 6, 1:20; Sat, Dec 7, 11:00 a.m.; Sun, Dec 8, 11:00 a.m.; Tue, Dec 10, 5:10; Thu, Dec 12, 5:10Do you believe in Santa Claus? No-nonsense Macy's exec and single mom Maureen O'Hara certainly doesn't, and she won't raise her daughter Natalie Wood to believe so, either. But Christmas is big business for Macy's, and the store needs Santas. So when a funny old man named Kris Kringle shows up for the job—insisting he's the real Santa Claus—O'Hara humors the old guy and hires him. But he's so successful at spreading the spirit of Christmas, even O'Hara starts to wonder if he's the real thing. Twinkle-eyed Edmund Gwenn shines as the jolly fellow in this Christmas classic. DIR/SCR George Seaton, from a story by Valentine Davies; PROD William Perlberg. US, 1947, b&w, 96 min. NOT RATED

75th Anniversary! A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) Sat, Dec 14, 11:10 a.m.; Mon, Dec 16, 5:15; Wed, Dec 18, 5:15MGM’s family-friendly 1938 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic, long a holiday season television staple alongside the spookier 1951 British version, stars character actor Reginald Owen as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Gene Lockhart plays his put-upon clerk Bob Cratchit, alongside his real-life wife Kathleen Lockhart as Mrs. Cratchit and real-life daughter June Lockhart—here just a teen, later a television stalwart in LASSIE, LOST IN SPACE, PETTICOAT JUNCTION and GENERAL HOSPITAL—making her screen debut in an uncredited role as their daughter Belinda. Music by Franz Waxman. DIR Edwin L. Marin; SCR Hugo Butler, from the story by Charles Dickens; PROD Joseph L. Mankiewicz. US, 1938, b&w, 69 min. NOT RATED

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#98 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 LaughsTHE COURT JESTER Wed, Nov 27, 7:20; Thu, Nov 28, 7:20; Sat, Nov 30, 11:00 a.m.“The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.” Or is it the flagon with the dragon? One of Danny Kaye’s best-loved films, THE COURT JESTER was, at the time of its release, the most expensive screen comedy to date—and a box office flop. But over the years it became a television matinee staple, delighting multiple generations with its witty wordplay, and Kaye and company’s spoofy tomfoolery with the swashbuckler’s well-worn genre conventions. With Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Glynis Johns, Cecil Parker, Mildred Natwick and John Carradine. DIR/SCR/PROD Melvin Frank, Norman Panama. US, 1956, color, 101 min. NOT RATED

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Wed, Nov 27, 5:00; Thu, Nov 28, 5:00; Fri, Nov 29, 11:05 a.m."Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales." Gifted song-and-dance man Danny Kaye stars as Andersen, a small-town cobbler and storyteller who heads to Copenhagen to make it as a big-time writer. There he falls for a ballerina (Zizi Jeanmaire), inspires ballets, and of course spins a few yarns for the local children. A huge box office success, the film earned six Academy Award nominations for its music, set design, costumes, and its Technicolor cinematography. DIR Charles Vidor; SCR Moss Hart, from a story by Myles Connolly; PROD Samuel Goldwyn. US, 1952, color, 112 min. NOT RATED

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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Fri, Dec 20, 3:30; Sat, Dec 21, 11:10 a.m.; Sun, Dec 22, 11:10 a.m.; Mon, Dec 23, 12 noon; Tue, Dec 24, 12 noonThe Muppets' version of the Charles Dickens classic ranks among the best. The always-game Michael Caine gives it his all as Ebenezer Scrooge, with Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as his wife Emily and Kermit's nephew Robin as Tiny Tim, plus regulars Fozzie, Gonzo, Rizzo Rat and some truly awesome creations from Jim Henson's Creature Shop for the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. DIR/PROD Brian Henson; SCR Jerry Juhl, from the story by Charles Dickens; PROD Martin G. Baker. US, 1992, color, 85 min. RATED G

25th Anniversary!DIE HARD Fri, Dec 20, 9:15; Mon, Dec 23, 9:45; Tue, Dec 24, 9:45In LA to visit his estranged wife, Bonnie Bedelia, tough-as-nails NY cop Bruce Willis barely has time to feel out of place at her company Christmas party before a band of terrorists takes the building hostage, demanding the $600 million in the company vault. Masterminding the terror plot is sophisticated villain Alan Rickman; bumbling the response are the LAPD and the FBI. Willis is in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he's the right man for the job, fighting his way through "forty stories of sheer adventure" in this supremely well-crafted, characterized, exciting and often hilarious thrill ride—much imitated, never equaled and still unsurpassed. DIR John McTiernan; SCR Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza, from the novel "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp; PROD Joel Silver, Lawrence Gordon. US, 1988, color, 131 min. RATED R

45th Anniversary!THE LION IN WINTER Mon, Dec 23, 4:25; Tue, Dec 24, 4:25Christmas, 1183: Intrigue abounds at the court of England’s Henry II (Peter O’Toole). With an eye towards succession, Henry backs his younger son, Prince John (Nigel Terry); his estranged wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), backs the eldest son, Richard the Lionheart (Anthony Hopkins, in his screen debut). The family’s various schemes against each other launch a dizzying array of plots and counterplots. Nominated for seven Oscars, with Hepburn winning Best Actress (as she did the year before, for GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER), James Goldman Best Adapted Screenplay (based on his own play), and John Barry Best Score. DIR Anthony Harvey; SCR James Goldman, from his play; PROD Martin Poll. UK, 1968, color, 134 min. RATED PG

WHITE CHRISTMAS Fri, Dec 13, 12:45; Sun, Dec 15, 11:00 a.m.Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye star as army vets-cum-nightclub impresarios who fall for a beguiling sister act in the form of Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Smitten with the sisters, they follow them from Miami, Florida, to Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked to appear in a Christmas show. This Technicolor musical, the biggest box office hit of 1954 and the first film shot in VistaVision, includes Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”—already an Oscar-winning song, from its screen introduction 12 years earlier in HOLIDAY INN—plus Oscar nominee “Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep),” “Sisters,” and “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing.” DIR Michael Curtiz; SCR Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank; PROD Robert Emmett Dolan. US, 1954, color, 120 min. NOT RATED

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THE LION IN WINTER

DIE HARD WHITE CHRISTMAS

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New DCP!JOHN F. KENNEDY: YEARS OF LIGHTNING, DAY OF DRUMS Sat, Nov 30, 4:00In person: George Stevens, Jr.This 1964 film, produced by the United States Information Agency (USIA), chronicles the 1,000 days of the Kennedy Administration, documenting accomplishments in the areas of foreign policy, the space race and civil rights; and offers intimate and poignant glimpses of Kennedy family life. Named one of the Ten Best Films of the Year by The National Board of Review. Narrated by Gregory Peck and produced by George Stevens, Jr. DIR/SCR Bruce Herschensohn; PROD George Stevens, Jr. US, 1964/1966, color/b&w, 85 min. NOT RATED Stevens, the widely honored film and television producer, former head of the USIA Motion Picture Service (1962-67), and founding director of the American Film Institute, will introduce the film.

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#96 on AFI's 100 Years…100 MoviesTHE SEARCHERS Sat, Dec 21, 3:10In person: Glenn Frankel, author of “The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend”THE SEARCHERS is perhaps John Ford’s greatest film, and frequently cited as among the greatest films of all time. Along with RED RIVER, John Wayne’s performance here ranks as his most complex, combining a commanding authority with darkest obsessions. Wayne’s anti-hero Ethan Edwards is implacable in his efforts to track down the Indians who massacred his brother’s family and took young niece Debbie hostage. Jeffrey Hunter, his adopted nephew and fellow searcher, is concerned that if they find Debbie, Ethan's intentions may be more murderous than merciful. DIR John Ford; SCR Frank S. Nugent, from the novel by Alan Le May; PROD C. V. Whitney. US, 1956, color, 119 min. NOT RATED

THE FRESHMAN (1925) Sun, Dec 1, 1:30—Live musical accompaniment by Donald SosinMon, Dec 2, 3:20; Tue, Dec 3, 3:20—Recorded orchestral track composed & conducted by Carl DavisHarold Lamb, a naïve, wide-eyed freshman, heads off to Tate University hoping to emulate his movie idol, The College Hero, and springboard himself to popularity. He even makes the football team—as a combination water-boy/tackling dummy. But he gets his chance to make a name for himself in the big game, when his football coach, with injured starters and a badly depleted bench, has no choice but to put Harold on the field. Will the spindly and bespectacled frosh make good, or be trampled underfoot by the rival team’s rugged leatherheads? THE FRESHMAN was Harold Lloyd’s most successful film of the ‘20s and is widely considered one of his best. DIR/SCR Sam Taylor; SCR Ted Wilde, John Grey, Tim Whelan; PROD Harold Lloyd. US, 1925, b&w, 76 min. NOT RATED

THE GREAT ESCAPE Fri, Nov 29, 4:00; Sat, Nov 30, 12:40Put a fence in front of these men…and they’ll climb it. A motley crew of Allied POWs plot to escape a Nazi prison camp in this rip-roaring WWII thriller. Led by Richard Attenborough, this all-star squad features Charles Bronson as a claustrophobic tunnel digger, James Garner as a talented “scrounger,” and Steve McQueen as a cool loner (“the Cooler King”) with an affinity for motorcycling. John Sturges’ crisp pacing and deft action sequences combine with Elmer Bernstein’s stirring score to make a rousing screen entertainment—an action drama with an existentialist spirit. Based on a true story. DIR/PROD John Sturges; SCR James Clavell, W. R. Burnett, from the book by Paul Brickhill. US, 1963, color, 172 min. NOT RATED

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#3 on AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals #10 on AFI's 100 Years…100 MoviesTHE WIZARD OF OZ Wed, Nov 27, 3:00, 9:30; Thu, Nov 28, 3:00, 9:30; Fri, Nov 29, 11:00 a.m., 7:30; Sat, Nov 30, 10:30 a.m., Sun, Dec 1, 11:00 a.m.; Mon, Dec 2, 5:00; Tue, Dec 3, 5:00“Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my!” When Louis B. Mayer couldn’t get Shirley Temple, he took a gamble and cast Judy Garland as Dorothy, the lonely dreamer from Kansas who runs away with her dog Toto and is transported over the rainbow to the magical land of Oz. Six Oscar nominations, with wins for Best Score and Best Song (“Over the Rainbow”). DIR Victor Fleming; SCR Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum; PROD Mervyn LeRoy. US, 1939, b&w/color, 101 min. NOT RATED

MARY POPPINS Fri, Nov 29, 1:10; Sat, Nov 30, 6:30; Sun, Dec 1, 3:30With the upcoming release of SAVING MR. BANKS (the behind-the-scenes story of Walt Disney’s decades-long courting of P. L. Travers, author of “Mary Poppins,” to allow him to adapt her book for the screen), now is the perfect time to see this classic on the big screen. Julie Andrews stars as Mary Poppins, beloved nanny to the Banks family in her Oscar-winning screen debut. Dick Van Dyke is her oldest friend, a cockney chimney sweep. Adding to the film's charm are the many memorable Sherman Brothers tunes, such as "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," and "Chim Chim Cher-ee"—the Oscar winner for Best Song. DIR Robert Stevenson; SCR Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, from the books by P. L. Travers; PROD Walt Disney. US, 1964, color, 139 min. RATED G

50th Anniversary!#7 on AFI's 100 Years…100 Thrills.THE BIRDS Fri, Nov 29, 9:45; Sun, Dec 1, 8:30; Mon, Dec 2, 9:15; Tue, Dec 3, 9:15Chaos reigns in Bodega Bay when an avian invasion descends upon the town. Alfred Hitchcock's high-water mark for controlled atmosphere and mastery of cinematic technique, with methodical build-ups of tension and sudden visitations of terror from above. Tippi Hedren famously endured endless takes of harrowing bird attacks; Rod Taylor is her callow lover, Jessica Tandy his icy mother and Suzanne Pleshette his jilted ex, a local schoolteacher who bravely defends her own flock. Instead of providing a score, composer Bernard Herrmann supervised the sound design of the bird sequences—all blood-curdling screeches, sudden flutters and the whooshing of wings. DIR/PROD Alfred Hitchcock; SCR Evan Hunter, from the story by Daphne du Maurier. US, 1963, color, 119 min. NOT RATED

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SUPPORTERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTAFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is grateful to the individual, corporate, foundation and government supporters whose annual giving play a vital role in AFI’s mission and purpose in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area. The following donors have given between December 1, 2012 and October 15, 2013:

$100,000 +Montgomery County, Maryland

State of Maryland

$50,000 – $99,999Atlantech Online, Inc.

Maryland State Arts Council

$25,000 – $49,999Telemundo Washington, D.C. / Holaciudad

$10,000 – $24,999Bank of AmericaPrince George's County Public SchoolsThe Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz

Foundationcar2goRose & Peter Edwards

George F. Jewett Foundation EastJordan Kitts Music, Inc.MARPAT FoundationMaryland Film OfficeRomantica 900 amWAMU 88.5 FM - American University Radio

$5,000 – $9,9998407 kitchen barThe Blairs/ The Tower CompaniesBridgid & William BrakefieldDanya International, Inc.Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of

Commerce

Sandra & James HughesKaldi's Coffee BarJohn & Rachel KingJames & Theodore Pedas Family FoundationRLJ Entertainment, Inc.Jill & Norman Understein

$2,500 – $4,999AmtrakNoreen S. & Neil H. BuchananHeather L. Burns & Kathleen A. MaloyJean Picker Firstenberg James Hill & Annie Corveller-HillKevin Johnson, Royal Books, Inc.Evelyn Joy & Jay Elvove

Linda LawsonMid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of

CommerceNando's Peri-Peri of Silver SpringGloria S. & Bradley A. RalphGinger & Jim RossTD Bank

$1,000 – $2,499Abol Ethiopian CuisineSharon AndersonKate BeckerDebra Benator & Randall WagnerIris Crenshaw in memory of Sarah CrenshawMichael DarziEmbassy of AustraliaKeith FredFlorentino GregorioPatti & Mitchell HermanElizabeth Jones

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May LesarChristy & Travis MallenMichael McGirrCary McStayLori & David Potts-DupreWilliam RobertsonMatthew SewardSilver Spring International Middle SchoolSusanne SmithKaren & Jose h SpinnerThe Strobos FamilyTheresa & Andrew ThibadeauJennifer & Bob VollingerSarah & Luke WassumSusan WestenbargerDavid & Marsha Wise

Dear AFI Silver Patrons:

2013 marked both our 10th anniversary as the AFI Silver Theatre and the 75th anniversary of the historic Silver. As we enter into a new decade, we have continued to evolve as a cultural institution, and this year was marked by an evolution in technology. We have expanded our capabilities to include 4K Digital Cinema and Dolby 3D. And please note, I say expand.

Celebrating the historic Silver Theatre’s 75th anniversary this past September was an extraordinary and fun event for AFI Silver and the Silver Spring community. I’d like to personally thank our Advisory Council members — William Brakefield, Karen DeFrancis, Sara Dent, Peter Edwards, John King, Catherine Leggett, Theodore Pedas, Brian Tracey and Norman Understein — and the event sponsors — Corcoran Caterers, Inc., Costco and WJLA/News Channel 8 and Mr. Arch Campbell — for making AFI Silver Theatre’s free reprisal of the Silver’s inaugural presentation of FOUR DAUGHTERS a successful event. We came together to honor the individuals who were vital to the restoration of the Silver Theatre and remembered the significance this theater had for its community back in 1938, and for many years to come. We’ve been encouraging the community to share their “Silver Memories,” expressing what the Theatre means to them, and they have been pouring in over the past few months. If you have not done so already, I encourage you to submit your memories to SilverMemories@AFI.com to continue the celebration.

Of course what is most important is what we put on our screens, and over the last year we’ve had a diverse, enlightening and enjoyable lineup with some of the highlights including: director Joe Wright with ANNA KARENINA; the Alloy Orchestra providing musical accompaniment for UNDERWORLD, THE LAST COMMAND, THE OVERCOAT and MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA; plus Washington premieres of new African, Caribbean, European and Latin films; and for the true denizens of the DMV, Henry Rollins with THE LEGEND OF COOL “DISCO” DAN, Jeff Krulik’s LED ZEPPLIN PLAYED HERE and of course Count Gore De Vol.

We are very grateful for the support of many individuals, companies and foundations, and for the support of Montgomery County and the State of Maryland, who make AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center a reality. I extend my thanks to the thousands of people that make up our audiences and support our ongoing efforts to preserve and honor the art of film and the film-going experience.

Best wishes,

Director, AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center

AFI Silver’s Juliet Burch with members from the Art Deco Society of Washington, DC, sporting dapper 1930s attire at AFI Silver’s 75th anniversary presentation.

Director Joe Wright and AFI Silver Director of Programming Todd Hitchcock at ANNA KARENINA screening.

Actor Isaiah Washington and director Alexandre Moors attend AFI Members’ advance screening of BLUE CAPRICE.

Filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait and Count Gore De Vol at the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival’s Opening Night screening.

Henry Rollins introduces a screening of THE LEGEND OF COOL "DISCO" DAN, a new documentary (narrated by Rollins) about the revered DC graffiti artist.

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Kevin Smith PresentsAMERICAN MILKSHAKE Sat, Nov 30, 9:30In person: filmmakers David Andalman and Mariko Munro1995. Takoma Park, Maryland. Teenager Jolie (Tyler Ross) is a magnet student who wishes he had more street cred. He wants an edge, like the gangsta crowd from Maple Avenue, or Henrietta (Shareeka Epps, HALF NELSON), whom he tutors, and is secretly his girlfriend—and not-so-secretly pregnant with another man’s baby. Jolie tries out for the basketball team, hoping it will bring him closer to being something he is not: black. The debut feature from Takoma Park native David Andalman premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and features a breakthrough performance from newcomer Ross in addition to many locations—and a few faces—familiar to area residents. DIR/SCR/PROD David Andalman, Mariko Munro. US, 2013, color, 82 min. RATED R

WHEN I WALK Sun, Dec 1, 6:30In 2006, 25-year-old Jason DaSilva was on vacation with his family when, suddenly, he fell down and couldn’t get back up. Just a few months earlier doctors had diagnosed him with multiple sclerosis, a fact with which the otherwise healthy young man had not yet come to terms. But now the disease could no longer be ignored. Picking up the camera and turning it on his declining body, Jason set out on a worldwide journey in search of healing, self-discovery and love. An emotional documentary filled with unexpected moments of humor and joy, this is a life-affirming film driven by a young man’s determination to survive—and to make sense of a devastating disease through the art of cinema. Official Selection 2013 Sundance, HotDocs Film Festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Jason DaSilva; SCR/PROD Alice Cook. US/Canada, 2013, color, 85 min. NOT RATED

LENNY COOKE Mon, Dec 2, 7:15; Tue, Dec 3, 7:15In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high-school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. Filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie (known for their indie features THE PLEASURE OF BEING ROBBED and DADDY LONG LEGS) pick up the long-discarded footage shot by producer Adam Shopkorn and set out to track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach. A quintessentially American story, this fascinating documentary follows Lenny as he’s filled with nostalgia and regret contrasting with the Cinderella story of his youth. Official Selection, 2013 Tribeca, Venice Days Film Festivals. DIR Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie; PROD Adam Shopkorn. US, 2013, color, 88 min. NOT RATED

AT BERKELEY Wed, Dec 4, 2:00, 7:00Legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman turns his lens on the prestigious and once radical University of Berkeley in this epic documentary filmed over the course of the fall semester in 2010. Examining, in his trademark style, both the school’s administrators and its students as the university faces severe budget cuts, Wiseman creates a holistic portrait of a community in flux. “As with Wiseman’s best films, AT BERKELEY ultimately transcends its subject matter to get at something ineffable and yet so universal about existence, its promise, mystery, disappointment and drudgery all wonderfully mixed together.” –Tim Grierson, ScreenDaily. DIR/SCR/PROD Frederick Wiseman. US, 2013, color, 244 min. NOT RATED

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29 THE WIZARD OF OZ 11:00 a.m., 7:30

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 11:05 a.m.

MARY POPPINS 1:10 THE GREAT ESCAPE 4:00 THE BIRDS 9:45

30 THE WIZARD OF OZ 10:30 a.m. THE COURT JESTER 11:00 a.m. THE GREAT ESCAPE 12:40 JOHN F. KENNEDY: YEARS OF LIGHTNING, DAY OF DRUMS 4:00

MARY POPPINS 6:30 AMERICAN MILKSHAKE 9:30

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1 THE WIZARD OF OZ 11:00 a.m. THE FRESHMAN (1925) w/live musical accompaniment 1:30

MARY POPPINS 3:30 WHEN I WALK 6:30 THE BIRDS 8:30

2 THE FRESHMAN (1925) 3:20 THE WIZARD OF OZ 5:00 LENNY COOKE 7:15 THE BIRDS 9:15

3 THE FRESHMAN (1925) 3:20 THE WIZARD OF OZ 5:00 LENNY COOKE 7:15 THE BIRDS 9:15

4 AT BERKELEY 2:00, 7:00 5 AFI European Union Film Showcase Opening Night: WALESA. MAN OF HOPE 7:15

6 THE TOWER Parts 1 & 2 12:45 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 1:20 HOLIDAY AFFAIR 3:20 THE DEFLOWERING OF EVA VAN END 5:15

SCROOGED 5:20 CYCLING WITH MOLIÉRE 7:20 Special Presentation: GRAND PIANO 7:30

ME AND YOU 9:30 A FIELD IN ENGLAND 10:15

7 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 11:00 a.m. HOLIDAY AFFAIR 11:05 a.m. THE LAST BLACK SEA PIRATES 11:10 a.m. WALESA. MAN OF HOPE 1:00 A LADY IN PARIS 1:10 THE PRIEST’S CHILDREN 3:15 AGE OF UPRISING: THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL KOHLHAAS 3:45

THE WISHFUL THINKERS 5:15 LA MAISON DE LA RADIO 6:15 THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES 7:20 Special Presentation: LE WEEK-END 8:30 A FIELD IN ENGLAND 9:30 GRAND PIANO 10:30

8 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 11:00 a.m. HOLIDAY AFFAIR 11:05 a.m. DORMANT BEAUTY 1:00 LA MAISON DE LA RADIO 1:10 NIGHT BOATS 3:15 THE PAST 3:30 CYCLING WITH MOLIÉRE 5:30 SOLDIER JANE 6:15 THE DAUGHTER 7:40 THE PRIEST’S CHILDREN 8:00 SCROOGED 9:00 BLIND SPOT 9:40

9 THE TOWER Parts 1 & 2 12:45 HOLIDAY AFFAIR 5:10 NIGHT BOATS 5:20 THE DISCIPLE 7:10 SOLDIER JANE 7:30 BLOCK 12 9:15 THE WISHFUL THINKERS 9:10 A WOMAN’S REVENGE 9:40

10 THE TOWER Parts 1 & 2 12:45

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 5:10

THE DISCIPLE 5:20 A LADY IN PARIS 7:10 BLIND SPOT 7:15 VANISHING WAVES 9:15 AGE OF UPRISING: THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL KOHLHAAS 9:15

11 THE TOWER Parts 1 & 2 12:45

HOLIDAY AFFAIR 5:10 CYCLING WITH MOLIÉRE 5:20

ME AND YOU 7:10 DORMANT BEAUTY 7:25 A WOMAN’S REVENGE 9:10 THE LAST BLACK SEA PIRATES 9:20

BLOCK 12 9:45

12 THE TOWER Parts 1 & 2 12:45

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 5:10 TENDERNESS 5:30 THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES 7:10

THE DEFLOWERING OF EVA VAN END 7:15

VANISHING WAVES 9:15 THE DAUGHTER 9:20

13 THE TOWER Parts 1 & 2 12:45

WHITE CHRISTMAS 12:45 A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) 3:15 TENDERNESS 5:20 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 5:30 Special Presentation: THE CHEF 7:30

THE HIDDEN CHILD 8:05 THE TOWER Part 1 9:30 OUR HEROES DIED TONIGHT 10:15

14 DUAL 11:00 a.m. MY DOG KILLER 11:05 a.m. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) 11:10 a.m. GARIBALDI’S LOVERS 12:45 THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT 1:00 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 2:45 GOLTZIUS AND THE PELICAN COMPANY 3:00 THE ENEMY WITHIN 5:25 WE ARE THE BEST! 5:40 OUR HEROES DIED TONIGHT 7:40 Special Presentation: ONE CHANCE 8:00 THE TOWER Part 2 9:45 THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS 10:15

15 WHITE CHRISTMAS 11:00 a.m. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) 11:05 a.m. WE ARE THE BEST! 1:00 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1:30 THE INVISIBLE WOMAN 3:15 THE CHEF 4:15 PRETTY BUTTERFLIES 5:40 THE HIDDEN CHILD 6:15 TENDERNESS 7:45 TWO LIVES 8:30 THE EXAM 9:30

16 GARIBALDI’S LOVERS 5:00 A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) 5:15

GOLTZIUS AND THE PELICAN COMPANY 7:10

PRETTY BUTTERFLIES 7:15 MY DOG KILLER 9:10 BABY BLUES 9:20 DUAL 9:45

17 TWO LIVES 5:10 A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) 5:15

THE DON JUANS 7:10 THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT 7:20 THE VERDICT (2013) 9:00 THE EXAM 9:20

18 THE VERDICT (2013) 5:00 A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) 5:15

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 7:15

MANHUNT 7:20 TWO LIVES 9:25 BABY BLUES 9:45

19 BABY BLUES 5:15 A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) 5:15

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 7:15

THE ENEMY WITHIN 7:20 THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS 9:35

SALVO 9:45

20 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 12:45 THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL 3:30

2 AUTUMNS, 3 WINTERS 5:20 Special Presentation: CHILD’S POSE 7:30

DIE HARD 9:15 STRANGER BY THE LAKE 10:00

21 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 11:00 a.m. MOTHER, I LOVE YOU 11:05 a.m. THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL 11:10 a.m. MANHUNT 1:00 THE SEARCHERS 3:10 THE SEA 6:00 Closing Night: ALAN PARTRIDGE 8:00 SALVO 10:00

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 11:00 a.m. THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL 11:10 a.m. THE SEA 1:45 THE DON JUANS 3:40 MOTHER, I LOVE YOU 5:45 2 AUTUMNS, 3 WINTERS 7:40 STRANGER BY THE LAKE 9:45

23 THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL 12 noon

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1:50, 7:10

THE LION IN WINTER 4:25 DIE HARD 9:45

24 THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL 12 noon

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1:50, 7:10

THE LION IN WINTER 4:25 DIE HARD 9:45

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PHILOMENA opens!

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS opens!

First-run films continue all winter! Visit AFI.com/Silver for listings.

Oscar Isaac in INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, opening December 20.

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