Week of November 3, 2011
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FILM Friday 11/4 '60s POP ICON"Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life," is a biopic following Jewish singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. Born Lucien Ginsburg to Russian-Jewish parents, the film follows his precocious childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, to his beginnings as small-time jazz musician and finally pop superstar. Along the way he romances many of the era's most beautiful women, including Juliette Greco, Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin. Employing a surrealistic style and a soundtrack that includes many of the musician's greatest hits transports the audience to 1960s Paris. In French with English subtitles. 6 p.m. Additional screenings through Nov. 9. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or info@mbcinema.com or www.mbcinema.com. IN THREE DAYS "Weekend" tells of Russell and Glen spending a weekend full of sex, drugs and intimate conversation together after meeting one Friday night at a bar. Although they have conflicting ideas of what they want from life and on how to get it, they form an emotional connection that resonates throughout their lives. 8:20 p.m. Additional screenings through Nov. 9. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or info@mbcinema.com or www.mbcinema.com. Thursday 11/10 LENINGRAD COWBOYSIn the late '80s, Aki Kaurismäki fashioned a tale about a US tour by the worst rock-and-roll band in the world. "Leningrad Cowboys Go America" tells of the fictional band by the same name that became a genuine attraction, touring the world. Mr. Kaurismäki made a feature film, with the struggling Siberian rock band leaving its homeland to tour the US. The film brought the fictional band a major real-life following, so much so that the band is still touring and has a brand new album release: "Buena Vodka Social Club." In Finnish and English with English subtitles. 8 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or info@mbcinema.com or www.mbcinema.com.
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