MATINEE MOVIES WITH MYRNA LOMAN
 
International, US & Independent Films
Discussion following each film with moderator, Myrna Loman

Wednesdays
1:00 pm
$8 per movie

August  4

 Koyla-Czechoslovakia

Middle  aged-concert cellist and bachelor Frantisek Louka is strapped for cash, reduced to playing funerals, when a chance relationship results in his caring for a 5-year-old Russian boy, Kolja . Political turmoil is imminent on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, while Louka's own emotional upheaval is just as unpredictable in this heartwarming, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning tale.

August 11

Bread and Tulips- Italy

A cosseted, unhappy housewife who's taken for granted by her philandering, self-centered husband finds bella fortuna when she hitchikes to venice and starts to construct a brand-new life for herself. Blossoming with newfound independence, the woman begins a tentative relationship with a lonely, suicidal waiter that seems to bode well for both of them.

October 6

Widowed professor Walter Vale, finds himself drawn to a different rhythm when he discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek and Zainab, squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives. Hiam Abbass co-stars as Tarek's mother, who forges an unlikely connection with Walter when Tarek is thrown into a detention center. 

October 20

November 3

The Grocer’s Son – France

When his father suffers a stroke, Antoine reluctantly returns home from the big city to his small mountain village to help out with the family business, a grocery that makes daily rounds to the town's elderly inhabitants. But when Antoine's poor manners rub the villagers the wrong way, can the lovely young Claire help smooth things over? French director Eric Guirado helms this charmingly low-key film.

November 10

As It Is In Heaven – Sweden

This Oscar-nominated Swedish drama tells the story of Daniel Dareus, a small-town boy who escaped his tiny village to become a famous conductor. A tragic mishap sends him back home in search of a fresh start, and he ends up leading the local choir.

November 24

Stoning Of Soraya M – Iran

Set in 1986 Iran at the start of Khomeini's reign, director Cyrus Nowrasteh's drama tells the true story of Soraya, whose husband plots to have her falsely accused of adultery so he can divorce her and marry a young girl. French journalist Freidoune is pulled into Soraya's tragic story when he meets a desperate woman named Zahra

December 1

The Lemon Tree – Israel 

December 8

Moscow, Belgium – Belgium

When harried mother of three Matty causes a fender bender with twentysomething Johnny, their flirting blossoms into an unlikely affair. But when Matty's estranged husband, Werner, declares that he wants back in her life, she must choose between old, familiar love and the uncertainty of starting life afresh.