CONCORD FILM SOCIETY SCHEDULE: Fall 2016
August 25-27
The Headless Woman
October 20-22
The Great Match (La Gran Final)
A bourgeois woman is driving alone on a dirt road, becomes distracted
and runs over something. Everything returns to normal until a
gruesome discovery is made. Director Lucrecia Martel 2008, 87 min.
Adventurous story of three soccer fans, unknown to one another, living in the
farthest-flung corners of the planet who are determined to watch the 2002 TV
broadcast of the World Cup final. Mix in a family of Mongolian nomads, a
camel caravan, and a group of Indios for a spectacularly filmed global comedy.
Gerardo Olivares, 2006, 88 min.
September 8-10 Mother
October 27-29
A gruesome murder, detectives anxious to make an arrest, a mentally
challenged man, and a fiercely protective mother combines into a
beautifully crafted murder mystery. Director Bong Joon-ho 2009, 128
min.
After being forcefully inducted as a soldier in 14th century Japan, his wife and
mother remain living in a swamp. They kill samurai and sell their belongings
for a living. Mistrust arises when her daughter-in-law begins to wear a facial
mask she has taken from a slain samurai. Atmospheric horror in this cult
classic from director Kaneto Shindô, 1965, 103 min.
September 15-16 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
November 3-5
Released after years of incarceration, Peter Glahn is now returning to his
mythical home where the sun never sets. This tale of delirium and unrequited
love is set in the mystical land of Mandragora, a sensual dream world. Director
Guy Maddin 1997, 91 min.
Frédérique is a rich and beautiful woman who picks up a female street artist
called "Why". They go to her villa in Saint Tropez, which is inhabited by a
couple of odd gay men. Both women fall for the local architect Paul Thomas.
The result is a menage à trois beset by jealousy, madness and, ultimately,
murder. A Hitchcock-style thrilled from Claude Chabrol, 1968, 100 min.
September 22-24 Destiny
Fantasy inspired by childhood dream of writer/director Fritz Lang of a young
man abducted by Death on the eve of his marriage. Death offers his bride to be
an opportunity to spare his life but she fails and chooses to die also. With its
many magical and haunting images, Destiny still possesses real power to
impress the imagination. 1921, silent, 99 min.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Blade Runner
Set in Los Angeles in the futuristic year 2019, ex-cop turned “Blade Runner”
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), comes across an android replicant who evokes
human emotion. Deckard’s true hatred toward artificial intelligence makes him
question his own identity, including what's human and what's not. Directed by
Ridley Scott (Hannibal). 1978, 130 min.
October 13-15
Los Olvidados
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the
festering slums of Mexico City, and the morals of young Pedro are gradually
corrupted and destroyed by the others in this celebrated film from legendary
director, Luis Bunuel. 1950, 90 min.
Onibaba
Les Biches
November 10-12 Fudoh
Nihilistic gangster mayhem you’ll not soon forget. The elders of the Yakuza
crime family are “losing their heads” as the younger generation takes their
place. Lead by Yakuza son, Riki, who bears a deep hatred for his father, the
new generation forms their own criminal organization. Takashi Miike, 1996, 98
min.
December 1-3
Good for Nothing
Imagine a Kiwi spaghetti western filtered through the offbeat sensibilities of
early Sam Raimi (30 Days of Night) or the Coen brothers (Raising Arizona).
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you may even snort!! Mike Wallis (Lord of the Rings)
2011, 92 min.