International Showcase
Blackout
Philippines | 2007 | 85 minsDirector: Ato Bautista
Suffering from blackouts due to his heavy drinking, a man attempts to control his alcoholism and reunify his family in this bold, hypnotic Filipino thriller.
Sun 3/18 12:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Mon 3/19 9:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
A Dirty Carnival
South Korea | 2006 | 141 minsDirector: Yoo Ha
A hoodlum is torn between his blood and mob families in this hard-boiled gangster epic marked by superb dialogue, character and mood, reminiscent of GOODFELLAS.
Fri 3/16 4:00 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sun 3/18 9:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sat 3/24 8:30 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Do Over
Taiwan | 2006 | 113 minsDirector: Cheng Yu-Chieh
Five individuals are caught in a stalemate between their desires and their choices in this visual masterpiece that peruses the role of fate and the possibilities of cinema.
Mon 3/19 6:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Fri 3/23 8:45 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Sun 3/25 4:00 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
Exiled
Hong Kong | 2006 | 100 minsDirector: Johnnie To
The 1999 turnover of Macau into Chinese hands is explored through the rites of passage of a group of cold-blooded hit men wondering what the future has in store.
Wed 3/21 9:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Footy Legends
Australia | 2006 | 90 minsDirector: Khoa Do
The heartfelt story of a Vietnamese Australian who must win the biggest rugby match of his life in order to keep his family together.
Sun 3/18 2:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sun 3/25 2:00 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
Ghosts
United Kingdom | 2006 | 96 minsDirector: Nick Broomfield
Based on the true story of twenty-three illegal Chinese workers who drowned in England’s Morecambe Bay. A harrowing tale that exposes migrant labor conditions.
Sat 3/17 5:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sun 3/18 5:00 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Wed 3/21 9:30 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Japan | 2006 | 98 minsDirector: Mamoru Hosoda
A teenage girl’s life turns rosy, then complicated, when she discovers a mysterious ability to leap back through time in this delightful animated film.
Sat 3/17 1:00 PM - Castro Theatre
Thu 3/22 7:30 PM - Pacific Film Archive
It’s Only Talk
Japan | 2005 | 127 minsDirector: Ryuichi Hiroki
A manic-depressive woman meets random men for sexual amusement, but when she hits bottom, it’s a cousin who steps in to fill the crevices in her heart.
Sat 3/17 6:00 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Tue 3/20 9:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Thu 3/22 7:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
King and the Clown
South Korea | 2005 | 119 minsDirector: Lee Jun-Ik
The king’s attentiveness to a member of a male acting troupe sparks anger and jealousy from all sides in this blockbuster period piece from South Korea.
Sun 3/18 2:45 PM - Castro Theatre
Sat 3/24 2:00 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
Love For Share
Indonesia | 2006 | 120 minsDirector: Nia Dinata
Three women from different class and ethnic backgrounds find themselves in polygamous situations in this fascinating portrait of alternative lifestyles in contemporary Jakarta.
Sat 3/17 12:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Wed 3/21 6:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sat 3/24 6:00 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Summer Palace
China, France | 2006 | 140 minsDirector: Lou Ye
A heady and emotionally charged chronicle of two lovers caught during the short-lived sexual and political idealism that swept through Beijing in the late 80s.
Fri 3/16 7:00 PM - Castro Theatre
Sat 3/17 8:30 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Syndromes and a Century
Thailand, Austria, France | 2006 | 104 minsDirector: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
This tranquil meditation on love and memory continues the imaginative narrative experimentations by the Cannes award-winning director of TROPICAL MALADY.
Wed 3/21 7:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Umrao Jaan
India | 2006 | 188 minsDirector: J.P. Dutta
Kidnapped at age eight and sold to an upscale brothel, a beautiful courtesan pursues a forbidden love affair at the turn of the century. Stars Aishwarya Rai.
Sun 3/18 8:30 PM - Castro Theatre
