Week of August 19, 2010
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FILM Thursday 8/26 FILM FESTThe Maya Indie Film Series stops in Greater Miami on its eight-city tour, showcasing six acclaimed Latino-themed films. Today's showings include "In Therapy," "Tropico de Sangre," "Backyard," "Chamaco" and "Chasing 3000." 12:10, 2:30, 5:15, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Regal Palace 18, 11865 SW 26th St., Tamiami. $7. Details: www.mayaindieseries.com. LADY'S LOVER After her husband is paralyzed in World War I, Lady Chatterley falls into a love affair with a gameskeeper, finding in him the inner kindness and physical passion long gone from her relationship with her husband. "Lady Chatterley" won five 2010 César Awards and is in French with English subtitles. 2:30 p.m. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm. LOST AND FOUND In 2009 French film "Wild Grass," George and Marguerite embark on a romantic adventure sparked by a lost and found wallet. Based on the novel "L'incident" by Christian Gailly. In French with English subtitles. 2:35 and 7:05 p.m. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm. ANDROGYNOUS LIFETIME "Orlando" is an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel about a woman who lives 400 years, spending the first 200 as a man. A study of sex roles through the ages in the 16th to 20th centuries. 4:50 and 9:20 p.m. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm. RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS "Agora" is a historical drama set in ancient Roman Egypt. A slave turns to Christianity in hopes of gaining freedom as he finds himself falling for his master, a famous philosophy professor and Atheist. In Spanish with English subtitles. 9 p.m. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm. Friday 8/27 Miami Beach Cinematheque presents film screenings at the Raleigh Hotel ballroom while its new facility is under construction. This installment features 2009 French film "Wild Grass," the story of a romantic adventure sparked by a lost and found wallet. Based on the novel "L'incident" by Christian Gailly. In French with English subtitles. Includes $7 pre-show food and drink specials from 5-8 p.m. Screening at 8 p.m. Additional performances Aug. 28 and 29. The Raleigh Hotel ballroom, 1775 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. $8-$10. Details: www.mbcinema.com.
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