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The Austin Film Society promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative filmmaking and community events.

The Austin Film Society began in 1985 with a group of friends getting together to watch films that weren't distributed to the general public. As word got out, that small group of cinephiles turned to hundreds and the Austin Film Society (AFS) was born, honoring classic and independent film with screenings in venues all over Austin.

 

This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Growth & Redevelopment Services Office/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

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    Austin Film Society

    1901 East 51st Street
    Austin, TX 78723

    Phone: (512) 322-0145   |   Fax: (512) 322-5192   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    03/12/13- 05/04/15

    SPRING into a new Drive-in Season- at the Blue Starlite Drive-in! Austin Studios SPRING into a new Drive-in Season- at the Blue Starlite Drive-in! Presented by The Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in at Austin Film Studios and Austin Film Society at Austin Studios March 12, 2013-May 4, 2015 COMING UP: March 15- Pulp Fiction and Sin City (It's a double Feature!) March 16- (7:30) Monty Python and the Holy Grail and (10:45) The Blues Brothers March 29 - (8) The Birds (10) Psycho (It's a double feature) March 30  (8) and (10:45) Raiders of the Lost Ark April 5- (8) Bill Murray in STRIPES and Albert Brookes LOST IN AMERICA (It's a DOUBLE FEATURE!) April 11 - 8pm...

  • Upcoming Events

    06/21/13	AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL The Marchesa Hall & Theatre AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL Presented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre June 21, 2013 One of master auteur Claire Denis' most celebrated films, BEAU TRAVAIL is a sensual and visually dazzling story of French Foreign Legionnaires stationed in coastal Africa, where the inner world of one of the legion's punishing task masters is subtly brought to light. The unforgettable final scene of this film will hook you on Claire Denis' absolute brilliance!
    06/23/13	AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL The Marchesa Hall & Theatre AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL Presented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre June 23, 2013 One of master auteur Claire Denis' most celebrated films, BEAU TRAVAIL is a sensual and visually dazzling story of French Foreign Legionnaires stationed in coastal Africa, where the inner world of one of the legion's punishing task masters is subtly brought to light. The unforgettable final scene of this film will hook you on Claire Denis' absolute brilliance!
    06/24/13- 06/27/13	AFS Presents: REALITY The Marchesa Hall & Theatre AFS Presents: REALITY Presented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre June 24-June 27, 2013 From acclaimed director Matteo Garrone, REALITY is a darkly comic look at Luciano, a charming and affable fishmonger whose unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on the reality show “Big Brother” leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia. So overcome by his dream of being on reality TV, Luciano’s own reality begins to spiral out of control, making for one of the most compelling tragicomic character studies since Scorsese’s THE...

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  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    03/12/13- 05/04/15

    SPRING into a new Drive-in Season- at the Blue Starlite Drive-in! Austin Studios SPRING into a new Drive-in Season- at the Blue Starlite Drive-in! Presented by The Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in at Austin Film Studios and Austin Film Society at Austin Studios March 12, 2013-May 4, 2015 COMING UP: March 15- Pulp Fiction and Sin City (It's a double Feature!) March 16- (7:30) Monty Python and the Holy Grail and (10:45) The Blues Brothers March 29 - (8) The Birds (10) Psycho (It's a double feature) March 30  (8) and (10:45) Raiders of the Lost Ark April 5- (8) Bill Murray in STRIPES and Albert Brookes LOST IN AMERICA (It's a DOUBLE FEATURE!) April 11 - 8pm...

  • Upcoming Events

    06/21/13	AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL The Marchesa Hall & Theatre AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL Presented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre June 21, 2013 One of master auteur Claire Denis' most celebrated films, BEAU TRAVAIL is a sensual and visually dazzling story of French Foreign Legionnaires stationed in coastal Africa, where the inner world of one of the legion's punishing task masters is subtly brought to light. The unforgettable final scene of this film will hook you on Claire Denis' absolute brilliance!
    06/23/13	AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL The Marchesa Hall & Theatre AFS Presents: BEAU TRAVAIL Presented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre June 23, 2013 One of master auteur Claire Denis' most celebrated films, BEAU TRAVAIL is a sensual and visually dazzling story of French Foreign Legionnaires stationed in coastal Africa, where the inner world of one of the legion's punishing task masters is subtly brought to light. The unforgettable final scene of this film will hook you on Claire Denis' absolute brilliance!
    06/24/13- 06/27/13	AFS Presents: REALITY The Marchesa Hall & Theatre AFS Presents: REALITY Presented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre June 24-June 27, 2013 From acclaimed director Matteo Garrone, REALITY is a darkly comic look at Luciano, a charming and affable fishmonger whose unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on the reality show “Big Brother” leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia. So overcome by his dream of being on reality TV, Luciano’s own reality begins to spiral out of control, making for one of the most compelling tragicomic character studies since Scorsese’s THE...

• Past
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  • Past Events

    06/18/13	NIAGARA Alamo Drafthouse Village
    06/14/13	A HERO NEVER DIES The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    06/12/13	IN BED WITH ULYSSES The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    06/11/13	GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES Alamo Drafthouse Village
    06/09/13	CLEOPATRA The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    06/07/13	CLEOPATRA The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    05/28/13	MAKIOKA SISTERS The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    05/21/13	TOKYO STORY The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    05/15/13	RED DESERT The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    05/07/13	THE WAGES OF FEAR The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    05/05/13- 04/05/13	POST TENEBRAS LUX The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    05/01/13	SWORD OF DOOM The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    04/28/13- 04/29/13	IN THE FAMILY The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
    04/17/13	Avant Cinema: WE ARE WINNING, DON'T FORGET
    04/10/13	Doc Nights: HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE Alamo Drafthouse Village
    04/09/13	Essential Cinema: CONQUEST 1453 Alamo Drafthouse Village
    04/08/13	STEMPLE PASS
    04/07/13	THE WAR
    04/06/13	13 LAKES Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    04/06/13	TEN SKIES Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    04/05/13- 03/05/13	SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME
    04/05/13	Somebody Up There Likes Me
    03/27/13	Avant Cinema: SMITHEREENS Austin Studios
    03/26/13	HABIBI RASAK KHARBAN Alamo Drafthouse Village
    03/26/13	Essential Cinema: HABIBI RASAK KHARBAN Alamo Drafthouse Village
    03/21/13	Movie Maker Dialogues: A CONVERSATION WITH SANDRA ADAIR Austin Studios
    03/20/13	Doc Nights: Polluting Paradise Alamo Drafthouse Village
    03/19/13	Essential Cinema: THE LONG JOURNEY Alamo Drafthouse Village
    03/07/13	13th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards Austin Studios
    03/05/13	Essential Cinema: SHERHEREZADE, TELL ME A STORY Alamo Drafthouse Village
    03/05/13	TIFN: NOW, FORAGER
    02/26/13	Essential Cinema: FOR MY FATHER Alamo Drafthouse Village
    02/19/13	Essential Cinema: THIS IS NOT A FILM Alamo Drafthouse Village
    02/13/13	Doc Night: KOCH Alamo Drafthouse Village
    02/12/13	Essential Cinema: 2046 Alamo Drafthouse Village
    02/07/13	Austin Theatrical Premiere: FOURPLAY Alamo Drafthouse Village
    02/06/13	TIFN: SATELLITE OF LOVE Austin Studios
    02/05/13	Essential Cinema: POETRY Alamo Drafthouse Village
    01/30/13	Avant Cinema 6.5: WILD STYLE AFS Screening Room
    01/29/13	Docs-In-Progress: THE ROAD TO LIVINGSTON AFS Screening Room
    01/29/13	Essential Cinema: NORWEGIAN WOOD Alamo Drafthouse Village
    01/26/13	AFS 2013 Film Club Winter Festival Alamo Drafthouse Village
    01/25/13	TIFN: TALES FROM DELL CITY, TEXAS AFS Screening Room
    01/22/13	Essential Cinema: EMPIRE OF SILVER Alamo Drafthouse Village
    01/16/13	Doc Night: GREGORY CREWDSON:BRIEF ENCOUNTERS Alamo Drafthouse Village
    01/15/13	Essential Cinema: WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SADIQ BALE Alamo Drafthouse Village
    01/14/13	Spotlight on Factory 25: FRANCINE AFS Screening Room
    01/11/13	Spotlight on Factory 25: THE OREGONIAN AFS Screening Room
    01/09/13	Spotlight on Factory 25: CONVENTO AFS Screening Room
    01/08/13	Essential Cinema: UNTOLD SCANDAL Alamo Drafthouse Village
    12/12/12	Doc Nights: RADIO UNNAMEABLE Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    12/11/12	Essential Cinema: CYMRU FACH Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    12/10/12	The Films of Leos Carax: MAUVAIS SANG Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    12/09/12	The Films of Leos Carax: BOY MEETS GIRL Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    12/08/12	Make Watch Love Austin Party Austin Studios
    12/08/12	Make Watch Love Austin
    12/07/12	Avant Cinema: Unmade Beds
    12/07/12	Painting with the Past: Documentarians & Archival Material
    11/17/12- 11/18/12	Celine And Julie Go Boating Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/30/12	Essential Cinema: TO BE OR NOT TO BE Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/23/12	Essential Cinema: THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/17/12	ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/16/12	Essential Cinema: NINOTCHKA Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/15/12	Moviemaker Dialogue: Storytelling; A Conversation with Al Reinert AFS Screening Room
    10/11/12	Docs-in-Progress: AN UNREAL DREAM AFS Screening Room
    10/10/12	GEORGE WALLACE: SETTIN' THE WOODS ON FIRE Stateside at the Paramount
    10/09/12	Essential Cinema: BLUEBEARD’S EIGHTH WIFE Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/08/12	Best of the Fests: KID-THING Alamo Drafthouse Village
    10/04/12	Facing Mirrors Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    10/04/12	Special Screening: THE TIN DRUM Director's Cut Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/02/12	Essential Cinema: SLEEPLESS NIGHT Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/01/12	Narratives-In-Progress: ZERO CHARISMA
    09/30/12	Best of the Fests: RED FLAG
    08/30/12	EL MARIACHI 20th Anniversary Paramount Theatre
    07/18/12	Anne Braden: Summer Patriot with Filmmaker Anne Lewis Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    07/04/12- 09/08/12	The Blue Starlite Drive-In's Full Summer Schedule Blue Starlite I
    06/27/12- 06/13/12	Music in Film in Music Panel
    06/27/12	Music in Film in Music Panel: Opportunity to Score a Film
    06/13/12	"Payback" and Skype Q&A with director Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    06/11/12	Meet the Filmmakers: NOW, FORAGER
    06/09/12	Chef du Cinema: Cinema Paradiso and New Class! Central Market Cafe - Central
    06/06/12	SXSW Hit WOLF with Filmmakers in Attendance Alamo Drafthouse Village
    06/05/12- 07/31/12	CINESUR: FILMS OF LATIN AMERICA Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    06/04/12	A Double Dose of Duplass Alamo Drafthouse Village
    05/23/12	Color Me Obsessed Brings a Non-Musical Twist to Alamo's Music Mondays Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    05/22/12	Vesna Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    05/19/12	2012 AFS Film Club Spring Festival Alamo Drafthouse Village
    05/17/12	Shortcase 2012
    05/17/12	Film On Tap: American Craft Beer Week
    05/14/12	Crowdfunding - Statistics and Strategy - For Producers Austin Studios
    05/09/12	Caris' Peace - Directed by Gaylen Ross
    05/08/12	Alive Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    05/07/12	Luis Buñuel's L'AGE D'OR
    05/01/12	Witnesses Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    04/26/12	BERNIE
    04/24/12	The Way I Spent The End Of The World Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    04/17/12	Special Screening of An Ordinary Family
    04/17/12	The Trap Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    04/12/12	Women in Cinema: Austin Film Industry Panel
    04/10/12- 05/22/12	SEEFest Austin Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    04/06/12- 01/01/13	The Salt of Life
    04/04/12	The Reconstruction of ASA Carter
    04/04/12	An Encounter with Simone Weil Screening Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    04/03/12	Austin Film Society Presents: MASQUERADES Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    03/27/12	Austin Film Society Presents: CARMEL Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    03/20/12	Austin Film Society Presents: QARANTINA Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    03/19/12	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Sneak Preview Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    03/08/12	12th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards Austin City Limits Live
    03/06/12	Films of the Middle East & Beyond: MY TEHRAN FOR SALE Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    03/05/12	ROADIE at the Alamo Drafthouse presented by AFS Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    02/28/12	Austin Film Society Presents: WANDERERS OF THE DESERT (El-Haimoune) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    02/08/12	Doc Nights: SHOAH: Unseen Interviews Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    02/01/12	FILM. FOOD. BREW. SLACKERWOOD. Red's Porch
    01/29/12	2012 SAG Awards Viewing Party The North Door
    11/22/11- 12/20/11	New Essential Cinema: Comedies of Remarriage Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    11/08/11	AFS Essential Cinema Series: Caravaggio Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    11/01/11	AFS Essential Cinema Series: Prospero's Books Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/04/11	Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: Peking Opera Blues Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    09/27/11	Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: The Killer Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    09/21/11	Austin Film Society Documentary Series: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    09/20/11	Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: Song of the Exile Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    09/16/11	The Happy Poet Austin Studios
    09/14/11	Austin Film Society Best of the Fests: My Sucky Teen Romance Alamo Drafthouse Village
    09/13/11	Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: Fallen Angels Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    09/06/11	Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: Days of Being Wild Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    09/06/11	Essential Cinema: Days of Being Wild Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    09/02/11	Austin Film Society: Echotone
    08/31/11	Slacker 2011
    08/31/11	Slacker 2011 Paramount Theatre
    08/22/11	Best of the Fests: Daddy Longlegs Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    08/21/11	Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    08/13/11	Austin Premiere of Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D The Long Center for the Performing Arts
    08/10/11	Head Start Cinema: Le Voyage Dans La Lune
    08/08/11	Head Start Cinema: Le Voyage Dans La Lune Austin Public Library - University Hills
    08/03/11	Head Start Cinema: LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE
    08/01/11	Head Start Cinema: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Austin Public Library - University Hills
    07/27/11	Head Start Cinema: King Kong
    07/27/11	Avant Cinema 4.5: RESISTANCE[S]
    07/26/11	Essential Cinema: CERTIFIED COPY (Copie conforme) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    07/25/11	Head Start Cinema: Jason and the Argonauts Austin Public Library - University Hills
    07/20/11	Head Start Cinema: The Spirit of the Beehive
    07/19/11	Essential Cinema: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    07/18/11	Head Start Cinema: Rabbit-Proof Fence Austin Public Library - University Hills
    07/13/11	Head Start Cinema: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
    07/12/11	Essential Cinema: HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT’S INFERNO Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    07/11/11	Head Start Cinema: Back to the Future Austin Public Library - University Hills
    07/07/11	Docs-in-Progress: BAT CITY USA Austin Studios
    07/06/11	Head Start Cinema: Singin' in the Rain
    07/05/11	Essential Cinema: EVEN THE RAIN (También la Lluvia) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    06/29/11	Head Start Cinema: The Wizard of Oz
    06/29/11	AFS Avant Cinema 4.4: LIMITE Austin Studios
    06/28/11	Essential Cinema: BLACK ORPHEUS (Orfeu Negro) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    06/28/11	Sneak Peek: LARRY CROWNE
    06/27/11	Head Start Cinema: The Secret Garden Austin Public Library - University Hills
    06/22/11	Head Start Cinema: Howl's Moving Castle
    06/22/11	20th Anniversary Slacker Rolling Roadshow Austin Studios
    06/21/11	Essential Cinema: FAREWELL (L’affaire Farewell) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    06/18/11	HAPPINESS IS Screening with Director Andrew Shapter
    06/15/11	Best of the Fests: Ottawa International Animation Festival Alamo Drafthouse Village
    06/15/11	Doc Series: PRESUMED GUILTY Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    06/14/11	Essential Cinema: RIFIFI (Du Rififi chez les homes) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    06/07/11	Essential Cinema: WHITE MATERIAL Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    06/06/11	Joe Swanberg’s SILVER BULLETS Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz
    05/17/11	Essential Cinema: Guelwaar Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    05/11/11	Best of the Fests: Shotgun Stories Alamo Drafthouse Village
    05/11/11	On the Bowery Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown
    05/10/11	Essential Cinema: Camp De Thiaroye Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    05/03/11	Essential Cinema: Ceddo Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    04/27/11	Criterion in Violet
    04/27/11	Chel White's FEVER DREAMS/HEAVENLY NIGHTMARES
    04/26/11	Essential Cinema: Xala Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    04/22/11	The Whole Shootin' Match w/ Sonny Carl Davis
    04/20/11- 04/22/11	Best of the Fests: American: The Bill Hicks Story Alamo Drafthouse Village
    03/29/11	AFS: Blood Relation Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    03/22/11	AFS: Closed Doors (Al abwab al Moghlaka) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    03/10/11	Texas Film Hall of Fame 2011 Austin Studios
    03/08/11	AFS: Passion (Bab el makam) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    03/01/11	AFS: What a Wonderful World Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    02/22/11	AFS: The White Meadows (Keshtzar Haye Sepid) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    02/17/11	AFS: 12 Angry Lebanese Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    02/16/11	Best of the Fests: Geoff Marslett's MARS Alamo Drafthouse Village
    02/15/11	AFS: Bliss (Mutuluk) Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    02/10/11	For the Love of Movies Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    01/19/11	AFS Best of the Fests: Tiny Furniture Alamo Drafthouse Village
    01/12/11	AFS: My Perestroika Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    11/16/10	The Desperate Hours Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    11/09/10	Mrs. Miniver Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    11/02/10	Mrs. Miniver Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/26/10	Jezebel Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/25/10	Images of Russia: Virginity University of Texas at Austin
    10/19/10- 11/16/10	William Wyler's Desperate Hours: A Director's Drama Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/19/10	Counsellor at Law Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/13/10	The Kids Grow Up Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown
    09/14/10- 10/12/10	Viva la Revolucion! Films of the Mexican Revolution Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown
    09/02/10	Sneak Peek: MACHETE Paramount Theatre
    08/31/10	Mao's Last Dancer Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    08/26/10	Quadrangle Austin City Limits Studio
    08/24/10	The Toe Tactic Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    08/23/10	The Weather Underground Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    08/23/10	Sleep Dealer Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar

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    • Event Name: Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: Days of Being Wild
      "Days of Being Wild and Confused (A-Team)"
      Review posted by: Jay_Young from 1, Sep 07, 2011
      

      "Days of Being Wild" is, according to the Austin Film Society, one of filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai's "most profound films." If so, I fear I missed the profoundness. It takes place in Hong Kong in the early... Expand

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      "Days of Being Wild" is, according to the Austin Film Society, one of filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai's "most profound films." If so, I fear I missed the profoundness. It takes place in Hong Kong in the early 1960s, and centers around the life of a young man named York. The story begins with him seducing a store owner named So Lai-Chun. He quickly abandons her, because she wants total commitment, which he can't give. Another woman enters his life, and her fate is similar. We learn that York never knew his biological mother, who hired a surrogate, Rebecca, to raise him. Rebecca callously refuses to help York in his quest to find his mother. So his maternal detachment is what prevents his ability for intimacy. That's what the story is, but I found the presentation meandering and confusing, and the performances did not have enough pathos to make me care about the characters. The bright spot in the film was some gorgeous shots of the forest, and an exciting action sequence up the stairs. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Essential Cinema: Days of Being Wild
      "Entertained but confused"
      Review posted by: Stephen_Reynolds from 1, Sep 07, 2011
      

      The story of the Days of Being Wild is a tale of a playboy who wins and breaks womens hearts and leaves a trail of broken women who try to cope afterward. That is the impression that I got. The story... Expand

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      The story of the Days of Being Wild is a tale of a playboy who wins and breaks womens hearts and leaves a trail of broken women who try to cope afterward. That is the impression that I got. The story seems simple enough and perhaps its just the way Hong Kong movies are made but I found many scenes either confusing or placed in the wrong spot. I stayed awake during hte whole film and found that it had a variety of entertaining characters. It was nice to see life in the 1960s depicted in something besides a war torn Vietnam out of the far east. I have found that the acting was well done for the scenes that were played out. I had seen very little of Hong Kong movies and hope to see more. Collapse

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    • Event Name: AFS Essential Cinema Series: Prospero's Books
      "Excellent film"
      Review posted by: christine_w from 1, Jul 28, 2011
      

      I really enjoyed Certified Copy. The film was, I think, deliberately ambiguous, with neither the characters nor the viewers sure of the true nature of the relationship between the two main... Expand

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      I really enjoyed Certified Copy. The film was, I think, deliberately ambiguous, with neither the characters nor the viewers sure of the true nature of the relationship between the two main characters. The fast switching between languages also contributed to the fluid nature of the storyline. The scenery was beautiful, in the small Italian town with its winding cobblestone streets. The film was beautifully acted, as well. Juliette Binoche was especially fantastic, able to evoke strong emotion while going between her just-met and long-married personae. The film was thought-provoking; I definitely talked about it a lot more after seeing it than I do other films. I'd like to see it again. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Essential Cinema: CERTIFIED COPY (Copie conforme)
      "Confused but Interested"
      Review posted by: Stephen_Reynolds from 1, Jul 27, 2011
      

      Much of what I saw for the film Certified Copy left me wondering what is the relationship of these two characters. One is left to believe in the beginning of the film that they are complete strangers... Expand

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      Much of what I saw for the film Certified Copy left me wondering what is the relationship of these two characters. One is left to believe in the beginning of the film that they are complete strangers that meet at a book signing. As time goes by the audience is given more and more clues that these people either know each other and are married or doing well hell of a good job of being in some fantasy role playing game. The movie comes to an abrupt end which leaves this audience member wondering what has happened. Part of my loving of this film is the region it is filmed at. Tuscany, who could not love it. The acting is pretty good. It deals with relationships and even if you have not ever had one you know what not having one is like. The movie is worth a view as long as you know you are just going to see a piece of life and not have anything truly answered. Enjoy. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Essential Cinema: CERTIFIED COPY (Copie conforme)
      "Intriguing Film"
      Review posted by: mmcclain from 1, Jul 26, 2011
      

      I've never seen a movie quite like this one before. The style makes it very engaging and the characters are complex and genuinely human. A unique and unforgettable film.

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      I've never seen a movie quite like this one before. The style makes it very engaging and the characters are complex and genuinely human. A unique and unforgettable film.

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    • Event Name: Essential Cinema: HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT’S INFERNO
      "What the film might have been."
      Review posted by: lynnmariejohnson Jul 21, 2011
      

      Trying to convey a sense of what the film might have been like through existing footage of contemporary actors performing key moments from the film, co-directors Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea... Expand

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      Trying to convey a sense of what the film might have been like through existing footage of contemporary actors performing key moments from the film, co-directors Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea Annonier did not have an easy task but executed it with some continuity. I felt the live performances weren't necessary, while admirably acted. It didn't entirely work for me. The story—and especially Clouzot’s existing footage—is fascinating & intriguing enough to transcend the treatment. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Essential Cinema: EVEN THE RAIN (También la Lluvia)
      "Water is Life"
      Review posted by: Vicki M, A-Team from Austin, TX, Jul 05, 2011
      

      The Austin Film Society always brings important, artistic films for screening. Even the Rain is no exception. It is layered, intelligent, and excellently cast and acted with professional actors and... Expand

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      The Austin Film Society always brings important, artistic films for screening. Even the Rain is no exception. It is layered, intelligent, and excellently cast and acted with professional actors and local people of Bolivia. A discovered nonactor, Juan Carlos Aduviri, is riviting. Much is happening in this movie. It fluidly moves between past and present in depicting imperialism and the pursuit of money whether it be gold by Columbus, art by the current day filmmakers, or water rights by a corporation (based on the Bolivian Water War in 2000). These are portrayed with epic scenes of the filming of the Columbus/native people saga, the behind the scenes happenings with the current day filmmakers and people of the city, and the uprising and escalating violence of the riots over the water. There are many powerful scenes throughout, which should not be described, but left for the film viewer to see and feel. Very enjoyable, thoughtful movie. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Essential Cinema: EVEN THE RAIN (También la Lluvia)
      "Engrossing, Moving, and Relentless (A-Team)"
      Review posted by: Jay Y. from Austin, TX, Jul 05, 2011
      

      Even the Rain is an incredibly moving, gripping story. Featuring Gael Garcia Bernal (from Motorcycle Diaries)as Sebastian, an ambitious filmmaker, Even the Rain is a movie within a movie. It follows... Expand

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      Even the Rain is an incredibly moving, gripping story. Featuring Gael Garcia Bernal (from Motorcycle Diaries)as Sebastian, an ambitious filmmaker, Even the Rain is a movie within a movie. It follows Sebastian's efforts in Bolivia to make a movie about Columbus' conquest and exploitation of the natives. When the Bolivian government sells the water supply to a private company, the people see this as pure exploitation, and the surrounding turmoil has eerie parallels with the story Sebastian is telling, and threatens to derail the project. Caught in the midst of this is the fiery actor Daniel, who is a leader of the native resistance in the film, and is a natural leader in real-life in the demonstrations against the social injustice that he sees. Sebastian's determination to push his film through raises some disturbing ethical questions, such as whether his production is contributing to exploitation. If Even the Rain ever comes back, you owe it to yourself to see this. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Essential Cinema: Guelwaar
      "Topical Guelwaar"
      Review posted by: roadwarrior from Austin, Tx, May 24, 2011
      

      For a film that was written in 1993, I was amazed at the topical strength it had. My only neg on the film is that it was slow paced. The story was nonetheless fascinating and well worth the visit.... Expand

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      For a film that was written in 1993, I was amazed at the topical strength it had. My only neg on the film is that it was slow paced. The story was nonetheless fascinating and well worth the visit. Religion and politics are always dangerous waters to tread. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Laila's Birthday
      "A Day in Palestine"
      Review posted by: Kathy Judge from Austin, TX USA, Jan 27, 2010
      

      This snapshot of a Palestinian taxi driver and his quest for a birthday cake & gift for his daughter revealed much about daily life there. The script did not shrink from the tragedy that occurs in the... Expand

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      This snapshot of a Palestinian taxi driver and his quest for a birthday cake & gift for his daughter revealed much about daily life there. The script did not shrink from the tragedy that occurs in the region, but treated the viewer to wit, irony, and intelligence in presenting the characters and situations. The bland buildings and piles of rubble next to bulldozers accented the reality of living under occupation. Mohammad Bakri as the taxi driver performed with depth and sensitivity. His frustration is evident throughout the film. Perhaps the only weaknesses were in the stereotypical nature of some of the characters and the predictibility of the ending. All in all, this film will definitely give you a lot to ponder. Collapse

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