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THURSDAY, March 4
5 p.m. In Our Own Hands
(USA, 1998, 84 min.)
Documentary of the Jewish
Brigade.
Sponsored by the Passerman
family.
OPENING NIGHT FEATURE
7:00 p.m. Song of the Siren (Israel, 1994, 91 min.)
Thirty-something Talila ignores the sirens during the Gulf War
and focuses on her love life. Director Eytan Fox invited.
Preceded by Home (Israel, 1994, 17 min.) An
immigrant family from Iraq watches the bombing of Baghdad in
their sealed room.
Sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel
to New England.
Eynat Shlein-Michael, consul, will make short introductory
remarks. Reception to follow at JavaNet Cafe. Cash food and coffee
bar.
FRIDAY, March 5
Special Friday night event at Congregation Bet Ha'am. No charge.
As part of evening services, which begin at 7:30 p.m.
Purim (Israel, 1997, 26 min.) Oded struggles
between his religious convictions and his attraction to free-spirited
Ruti.
SATURDAY, March 6
6:15 p.m. The Nasty Girl (Germany, 1990, 92
min.) Schoolgirl Sonja relentlessly pursues the truth for her
essay "My Town During the Third Reich" despite hostility
from her fellow townspeople.
In person: Director Michael Verhoeven.
Sponsored by Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon.
SPECIAL FESTIVAL FEATURE
8:30 p.m. My Mother's Courage (Germany, 1996, 88
min.) Elsa Tabori finds the strength to go against her nature
and confront the Nazis who are deporting her from Budapest to
the death camps. On a whim, she is released. This biting satire
is based on a true story.
With 5-minute short The Legend of Mrs. Goldman,
featuring George Tabori, writer of My Mother's Courage.
Sponsored by JavaNet Cafe.
In person: Director Michael Verhoeven. Reception to follow
at JavaNet Cafe. Cash food and coffee bar.
SUNDAY, March 7
SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
9:30 a.m. at Portland High School Auditorium The Nasty
Girl (Germany, 1990, 92 min.) High school student Sonja
relentlessly pursues the truth for her essay "My Town During
the Third Reich" despite hostility from her fellow townspeople.
A story about the cost of pursuing the truth and the forces that
try to suppress it.
In person: Director Michael Verhoeven.
This program is free to any high school student, but tickets
are still required. Adults pay regular admission. Tickets may
be obtained same as other tickets. Call 879-0028 for more info.
Funds for this program made available by the Jewish Education
Fund of the Jewish Federation of Southern Maine.
Sponsored by Borders Books-Music-Cafe.
1 p.m. Out for Love...Be Back Shortly (Israel,
1998, 60 min.) Documentary-love story in the months after Rabin's
assassination. Director Dan Katzir invited.
Hitchhikers (Israel, 1998, 47 min.) Hezi picks
up an orthodox soldier, a girl with pierced eyebrows and an Arab
that is, all of Israel for a touching and troubling
trip to Tel Aviv.
Sponsored by Fresh Samantha.
4 p.m. Like A Bride (Mexico, 1994, 120 min.)
Follows the friendship between an Ashkenazi woman and a Sephardic
woman in Mexico City.
6:30 p.m. In Our Own Hands (USA, 1998, 84 min.)
Documentary of the Jewish Brigade.
Sponsored by Century Tire Co. and Auto
Service Centers.
8:30 p.m. My Mother's Courage (Germany, 1996,
88 min.) Elsa Tabori finds the strength to go against her nature
and confront the Nazis who are deporting her from Budapest to
the death camps. On a whim, she is released. This biting satire
is based on a true story. With 5-minute short The Legend
of Mrs. Goldman.
Sponsored by Adele Aronson, RE/MAX ByThe
Bay.
MONDAY, March 8
5 p.m. Out for Love...Be Back Shortly (Israel,
1998, 60 min.) Documentary-love story in the months after Rabin's
assassination.
Hitchhikers (Israel, 1998, 47 min.) Hezi picks
up an orthodox soldier, a girl with pierced eyebrows and an Arab,
that is, all of Israel, for a touching and troubling trip to
Tel Aviv.
7:30 p.m. Treyf (USA, 1997, 54 minutes) Two
young New Yorkers struggle with being Jewish, secular and lesbian.
Love Story (England, 1997, 60 min.) True story
of the affair between a young Jewish woman and an Aryan mother
of four in Nazi Germany.
Sponsored by Videoport.
Informal get-together at JavaNet Cafe.
TUESDAY, March 9
5 p.m. The White Rose (Germany, 1982, 123 min.)
A few courageous students with a printing press at the University
of Munich try to foment rebellion. True story.
7:30 p.m. September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (Canada,
1994, 83 min.) Tribute to Kurt Weill features performances of
his music by Lou Reed, Teresa Stratas, Elvis Costello, William
S. Burroughs, Betty Carter and others.
Preceded by Art and Remembrance: The Legacy of Felix
Nussbaum (USA, 1993, 29 min.) A look at the artist, who
was murdered at Aushwitz, and his paintings.
Sponsored by Greenhut Galleries.
WEDNESDAY, March 10
5 p.m. Short films medley The Shvitz (USA, 1993,
47 min.) The last Jewish bath houses in New York and a great
klezmer soundtrack. What more can you ask for?
Hot Bagels (USA, 1979, 8 min.) A few minutes
in the bagel factory.
Gefilte Fish (USA, 1984, 15 min.) Three generations
of gefilte fish makers. Very humorous.
Chicken Soup (USA, 1973, 14 min.) Grandmother
explains how to make real kosher chicken soup. Through a special
arrangement with the Donnell Media Center of The New York Public
Library.
CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE
7 p.m. The Harmonists (Germany, 1998, 126 min.)
The rise and fall of the world-renowned Comedian Harmonists,
a musical group in 1920s and 1930s Germany. With digitally remastered
recordings by the original group. A box-office hit in Germany.
Sponsored by the German Consulate General
Boston.
In person: Elisabeth Keil, film critic and official guest
of the Jerusalem Film Festival.
Dr. Lutz H. Görgens, consul, will make short introductory
remarks.
Reception to follow at JavaNet Cafe. Cash food and coffee
bar.
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