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Sun, Feb 10, 2008
at 2:15 PM

Tue, Feb 12, 2008
at 9 PM

Mon, Feb 18, 2008
at 5:15 PM

HOME SONG STORIES

DIRECTOR: TONY AYRES
AUSTRALIA
Drawing from his own family experiences, Ayres tells the intense, troubled story of Rose (Joan Chen), a ferocious Chinese mother of two who leaves the low-rent glamour of a career as a nightclub singer in Hong Kong to marry an Australian man. Suddenly landing in the intimidating landscape of sixties-era, whites-only Australia, she rails against petty racism, old--fashioned morality, and the general dreariness of Australian men, all the while trying to raise her bewildered children. Home Song Stories is an epic immigrant saga of cultural dissonance, and a moving tale of mothers and children, unrequited love, betrayal and secrets. This year's Australian submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. Print courtesy of Fortissimo Films. ( 103 min )

Filmography: Walking On Water (02).
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Thu, Feb 14, 2008
at 6 PM

Fri, Feb 15, 2008
at 8:45 PM

Sat, Feb 16, 2008
at 5:30 PM

ROMULUS, MY FATHER

DIRECTOR: RICHARD ROXBURGH
AUSTRALIA
Based on writer and philosopher Raimond Gaita's acclaimed memoir, this complex, heartbreaking family drama tells a story of immigrant survival in rural Victoria in the 1950s and 60s. The story is told from the perspective of Rai, a sensitive and spindly boy who lives alone with his Eastern European father in a ramshackle cottage on the edge of a dustbowl. Their solitude is disrupted by the return of Romulus' feisty and volatile wife Christina, back from a sojourn in Melbourne and determined to have her cake and eat it too. For although Christina has begun a new life with a new man, she remains emotionally and financially dependent on Romulus. When the adults in his life begin to lose their bearings, Rai must find a way to cope—with a little bit of help from his philosophizing uncle Hora. Winner of the Australian Film Institute Best Film Prize. Print courtesy of Magnolia Films. ( 109 min )

First Feature Film.
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