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Amen- Constantin Costa-Gravas
At what moment in a man's life must ethics come before self-preservation? Costa-Gavras' pulls no punches as it examines the Vatican's and Pope Pius XII's failure to speak out against the Nazis during WWII. Newly commissioned SS Lieutenant and respected civilian chemist, Kurt Gerstein, discover that the Zyklon B pellets he has developed to disinfect soldiers' barracks are being used to gas interred Jews by the thousands. Recruited to help streamline the death camp process by a team of SS officers, Gerstein secretly approaches the Swedish Consulate, the German Protestant community and finally Vatican representatives in the hopes of exposing this unspeakable crime. The only one who listens is Father Ricardo, a young Jesuit priest with deep family connections at the Vatican. Ricardo promises Gerstein he will alert the Pope to the Jewish genocide, confident that the pontiff will reveal and denounce the Final Solution to the Christian world. Based on Rolf Hochhuth's 1964 Broadway drama, The Deputy, this controversial and deeply unsettling film looks into the souls of two individuals who strive to make a difference within the power structures of which they are a part. (130 mins.) Print courtesy of Kino International.
Selected Filmography: Z (69), State of Siege (73), Special Section (75), Missing (82).
Showtime: 2/28, 6:30pm GU.

Man On the Train- Patrice Leconte
"In this superbly imagined and deeply moving film, Patrice Leconte strips away artifice and extraneous detail to focus on two unlikely men. Man on the Train features two of France's most famous entertainers-Jean Rochefort and singer-actor Johnny Hallyday-providing them both with a vehicle to display their dazzling talents. Hallyday plays Milan, a grizzled, aging gangster-cum-thief whose next job is to hit the bank in a small, quiet provincial French town. He arrives by train and immediately heads to the pharmacy to have a prescription filled. There, he attracts the attention of Monsieur Manesquier (Rochefort), a rather elegant and refined retired schoolteacher who lives in casual, unpretentious splendor in a rambling mansion. Upon realizing there is no hotel in town, Milan is forced
to accept the hospitality Manesquier offers him. This film is, above all, about friendship, and Leconte draws the details of Milan and Manesquier's connection with an uncanny mix of sharply observed humor and finely tuned emotion."-Toronto International Film Festival. (95 mins.) Print courtesy of Paramount Classics.
Selected Filmography: Monsieur Hire (88),
The Hairdresser's Husband (90), Tango (93), The Girl on the Bridge (99).
Showtimes: 2/15, 7pm GU and 2/18, 7pm BW.

Monday Morning- Otar Iosseliani
Georgian-born director Otar Iosseliani is one of world cinema's supreme individual talents and his latest film is one of his most inventive, playful and deeply entertaining works. Vincent (Jacques Bidou), who works in a chemical factory in a small French town, is fed up with just about every aspect of his life. His job is uninspired and his family members each live in their own worlds. One day, he decides he has had enough and, with no prior planning, leaves home and embarks on an adventure to see the world, starting with a trip to Venice. From then on, we witness his strange and wonderful encounters with a variety of amusing and bizarre characters. The question is, should he ever go back to a family irritated by his departure? Awarded the Best Director and International Critic's Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, Iosseliani shares a kinship with Jacques Tati, employing sight gags and conveying the absurd through mostly wordless activity. The result is a graceful depiction of the universal desire to flee monotony in search of an eventful elsewhere. "Monday Morning is an impeccably made production which beautifully encapsulates a world of serenity and timelessness"-Variety. (120 mins.) Print courtesy of Celluloid Dreams.
Selected Filmography: Pastorale (75), Favorites of the Moon (84), The Butterfly Hunt (92), Farwell, Home Sweet Home (99).
Showtimes: 2/16, 7:15pm and 2/27, 6:30pm BW.

Safe Conduct- Bertrand Tavernier
"Based on the true stories of the experiences of filmmakers working in the French film industry under World War II German Occupation, Safe Conduct is a brilliant evocation and exploration of this unique era. Interweaving stories of a film director, who is also a member of the French Resistance, with that of a Jewish script-writer with an extremely complicated love-life, Tavernier fashions a haunting portrait of Paris during the War. These are men
who love their country but still, somehow, want to make movies which say something, incorporating satire and hidden political messages into silly musicals or flimsy comedies, that will escape the understanding of their Nazi bosses. It is also a very human, finely wrought drama that features gripping action sequences, balanced with delightfully comic moments, as it shows these men, their friends and families trying to live and live good lives, where each day may literally be their last. In all, an engrossing, marvelously realized film from one of France's most distinguished filmmakers."-London Film Festival. "This wonderful film brims with the humanity, seriousness, good humour and commitment that mark all Tavernier's work."-Kevin Thomas, LA Times. (170 mins.) Print courtesy of Empire Films.
Selected Filmography: The Clockmaker of St. Paul (74), A Week's Vacation (80), Round Midnight (86), Life and Nothing But (89), D'Artagnan's Daughter (94).
Showtimes: 2/25, 7:00pm GU and 2/26, 7pm BW.

To Be and To Have- Nicholas Philibert
In isolated communities throughout France, there still exist so-called "single class schools", bringing together children of all ages, in one class around one teacher. This moving and funny film quietly observes one such school in Auvergne, and the mutually dependent bond between teacher and pupils. Winner of the award for Best Documentary at the 2002 European Film Awards, Philibert spent months quietly observing the daily rituals, petty squabbles, furrowed brows, curiosity, petulance and hurt feelings that accompany the learning process. As the year passes, we come to know these children individually, and we experience through their small triumphs and frustrations the richness and wonder of their coming to know life. Few have the patience and wisdom of teacher Georges Lopez, but we share in his dedication, passion and joy just as surely as the thirteen young minds that are learning "to be" and "to have." (104 mins.) Print courtesy of New Yorker Films.
Selected Filmography: Louvre City (90), Land of the Deaf (92), Who Knows? (98).
Showtimes: 2/15, 2pm and 2/16, 5pm GU.