Week of December 30, 2010
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FILM Thursday 12/30 "UNDERTOW"Set in a remote Peruvian fishing village, "Undertow" ("Contracorriente") is a ghostly tale of love and loss centering on the love triangle between a married couple and the husband's male lover. The film has won almost 40 film-festival awards – including the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award for Dramatic Filmmaking – and is Peru's submission for this year's foreign Oscar. 8 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. $5-$9. Details: (786) 385-9689 or info@coralgablescinemateque.org or www.cinemateque.org. BABY BEATLE "Nowhere Boy" tells the story of legendary Beatle John Lennon, from his childhood in Liverpool to his new life as a rock ‘n' roll star. 6:50 p.m. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm. "YO, TAMBIÉN" Lola Dueñas and Pablo Pineda star in the 2009 Spanish film "Yo, También" ("Me Too"). Part offbeat comedy and part drama, the quirky love story follows the relationship between Daniel and Nuria. Daniel is in love with Nuria, but she's reluctant to take their relationship to the next level. In the process, the film addresses societal prejudice and taking an open, unprecedented look at the desires of those with disabilities. 9 p.m. Additional showings through the end of the month. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm. Sunday 1/2 UGLY REVENGEIn 2010 French film "Leaving," ("Partir") the bourgeois wife of a successful doctor living in the south of France finds refuge from her lackluster life in a passionate affair with the young Ivan, an immigrant ex-con working on her family's property. Wracked with guilt, she confesses to her husband, whose retaliation unleashes a series of ugly events. In French with English subtitles. 2:30 p.m. Additional showings throughout the month. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm. FAILED FÊTE "Change of Plans," ("Le Code a Changé") the work of Oscar- and Cesar-nominated director Danièle Thompson, centers on a dinner party gone wrong. Ten acquaintances – each struggling to mask their personal problems – gather for a night of wine, food and fun. Before long, all walls come down as dissatisfaction between couples emerges and ongoing affairs become obvious. 6:50 p.m. Additional showings throughout the month. In French with English subtitles. Miami Dade College Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $6. Details: (305) 643-8706 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm.
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