In partnership with Theatre Charlotte, the Charlotte Film Society
(CFS) Saturday Night Cine Club begins 2014 with our January to
March series giving members the opportunity to enjoy an enriched
cinema-going experience.
The Saturday Night Cine Club brings you that and more...
• A fine, diverse selection of foreign and independent films, none
of which has ever played in Charlotte before.
• Each screening will be followed by a discussion session, led by
a distinguished guest speaker.
• A selection of beer, wine, and snacks will be available at
reasonable prices.
Our Saturday Night Cine Club will continue to meet at Theatre
Charlotte on Queens Road, which gives us an intimate viewing
experience. Located at 501 Queens Road, detailed directions and
parking recommendations can be found on its website at
www.theatrecharlotte.org/directions.htm.
The combination of thought-provoking films from around the
world followed by lively discussion, all in a cozy setting, creates a
real night out – not just going to the movies.
Looking for something new and quirky on the Charlotte film scene?
Check out the Charlotte Film Society’s Back Alley Film Series
screened monthly (normally on Thursday nights) at the Crownpoint
Stadium 12 theater (Monroe Road at Sardis Road North). For
further information, including titles and play dates, visit the
Back Alley Film Series web site: www.backalleyfilmseries.com.
Charlotte Film Lab is the newest CFS film series which brings
the film’s creators to audiences for a special in-depth look at each
film and the stories behind it. With a unique blend of films and
screenings at a variety of venues, Charlotte Film Lab is sure to
offer something exciting for every filmgoer.
And it gets better.
• Admission to 2014 films will be only $5 to CFS members.
• Admission for non-members is $10 for each film in the program.
With these recession-busting rates, can anyone afford not to be a
CFS member? For an annual membership of $12, you not only get
the Saturday Night Cine Club rates/freebies, but also...
• Discounted tickets to any film shown at the Regal Park Terrace 6,
Regal Manor Twin, and Regal Ballantyne Village 5 during 2014:
$1 BELOW that show’s current admission price.
• Admission to any of the 2014 Back Alley Film Series (BAFS) films
at the same low CFS member rate ($5.00).
• Admission to any presentation of our new series, Charlotte Film
Lab, at a substantial CFS member discounted rate.
• Every fifth movie rental at Visart video store (on 7th Street) is FREE.
Memberships can be purchased at any Saturday Night Cine Club,
Charlotte Film Lab or Back Alley Film Series event. They can
also be purchased through the mail – download the membership
form from our website: charlottefilmsociety.org. To receive all the
discounts and other benefits described, you must present your
non-transferable 2014 CFS membership card.
CFS is not responsible for lost membership cards.
January - March 2014
The Charlotte Film Society
P.O. Box 78872, Charlotte, NC 28271-7043
charlottefilmsociety.org
The Charlotte Film Society is a non-profit organization whose
mission is to bring alternative (foreign, classic, independent)
cinema to Charlotte/Mecklenburg. Our all-volunteer Board serves
without compensation.
We thank you for your interest in the Film Society and urge your
continuing support of alternative cinema at our Theatre Charlotte
location.
Finally, a great big thank
you goes to our sponsors:
SATURDAY NIGHT CINE CLUB
Presented at
Theatre Charlotte
501 Queens Road
charlottefilmsociety.org
JANUARY 11
T
he Pin
3:00 PM & 7:30 PM (box office opens at 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM)
Directed by Naomi Jaye • Canada
Two young people find love while in hiding during WWII. The boy,
Jacob, now an old man, works as a Shomer, a religious watchman
responsible for guarding the souls of the dead before their burial.
One night he comes face-to-face with his long lost love Leah when
her dead body is wheeled into the morgue where he works. As he
is presented with a final chance at redemption, he recalls the brief
but intense circumstances of his love affair with Leah.
“Ms. Jaye uses sound, composition and careful patience to create a
contemplative mood of memory, loss and magic.” – The New York Times
85 mins. 2013. (In Yiddish with English subtitles). Rated R (some
sexuality/nudity). A discussion (via Skype) with the director,
Ms. Jaye, will follow the 3:00 PM screening.
FEBRUARY 15
T
he Deep
(Djúpi6˜)
MARCH 15
C
aesar Must Die
(Cesare deve morire)
7:30 PM (box office opens at 7:00 PM)
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur • Iceland
7:30 PM (box office opens at 7:00 PM)
Directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani • Italy
On a cold night in March 1984, a few miles off the south coast of
Iceland, a fishing boat sank with all its men. One of the crew
miraculously managed to survive. After five hours in the ocean, the
exhausted man washed ashore, only to find himself on a deadly,
uninhabited lava field. Based on an astonishing true incident, The
Deep is the tale of an ordinary man whose will to live made him
both an inexplicable scientific phenomenon and a reluctant national
hero. Being a sole survivor can be a burden as well as a blessing.
The theater in Rome’s Rebibbia Prison. A performance of
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar has just ended amidst much applause.
The lights dim on the actors and they become prisoners once again
as they are accompanied back to their cells.
95 mins. 2012. (In Icelandic with English subtitles). Not Rated.
Discussion leader TBA.
SIX MONTHS EARLIER
The warden and a theater director speak to the inmates about a
new project, the staging of Julius Caesar in the prison. The first
step is casting, a process both vivid and energetic. The second step
is exploration of the text. Shakespeare’s universal language helps
the inmate-actors to identify with their characters. The path is
long and full of anxiety, hope and play. These are the feelings
accompanying the inmates at night in their prison cells after each
day of rehearsal.
76 mins. 2012. (In Italian with English subtitles). Not Rated.
Discussion led by Andrew Hartley, Robinson Distinguished
Professor of Shakespeare, UNC-Charlotte.
FREE TO CFS MEMBERS
Oscar
Nominated
Shorts
MARCH 1
L
A
ive Action
7:30 PM (box office opens at 7:00 PM)
MARCH 2
nimated
2:00 PM (box office opens at 1:30 PM)