FILMS
Foreign Letters
Bud Werner Memorial Library and the Steamboat Springs Arts Council present a 2012 award-winning American comedy directed by Ela Thier.
“Foreign Letters is an unsentimental coming of age film that is itself a love letter to the unshakeable bond between friends…Thier establishes herself as a powerful new voice in independent American cinema.” - Susan Starkman, Toronto Jewish Film Festival
About the film
Ellie, a 12-year-old immigrant girl from Israel, is lonely and homesick. Life brightens when she meets Thuy, a Vietnamese refugee her age. Trust slowly builds as the two teach each other about life in America. As Ellie and Thuy become inseparable, they eventually hurt and betray each other. Ellie must give up her most prized possession in order to save their friendship. Based on the filmmaker's own experience, Foreign Letters is a story about prejudice, poverty, shame, and the power of friendship to heal us. The film features the music of iconic Israeli musician Chava Alberstein, who was the director's favorite musician when her family immigrated to the US in 1982.
Foreign Letters Trailer from Ela Thier on Vimeo.
Date: Sun, 08/19/2012
Time: 9:00pm
Place: Old Town Hot Springs, 136 Lincoln Ave
Bud Werner Memorial Library, the Steamboat Springs Arts Council & Old Town Hot Springs present a free independent foreign film screening in honor of the 2012 Steamboat Springs' All Arts Festival.
Soak outdoors in Steamboat Springs' downtown hot springs while watching this Japanese comedy directed by Koji Fukada.
Film is free
After hours Hot Springs entry is $7
WINNER! Best Independent Debut at the Tokyo Film Festival
"Brilliant storytelling...undeniable artistry!" – Slant
"A marvelous tension between a prim comedy of manners and unbridled slapstick." – Variety
About the film
Mikio Kobayashi lives quietly with his wife, daughter, and divorced sister in downtown Tokyo, where xenophobic neighbors insist they attend community watch meetings, and the only recent excitement is the disappearance of a pet parrot. One day Kagawa appears, claiming to be the son of a financier who once helped Kobayashi's company. Kagawa soon ingratiates himself as a live-in employee and proceeds to comically turn the Kobayashi's monotonous life upside down with his odd behavior, unexpected visitors, and bizarre schemes.
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3rd Friday Free Foreign Film
presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library and SSAC
A Friday Free Foreign Film at The Depot
Bud Werner Memorial Library and the Steamboat Springs Arts Council present a 2011 award-winning Spanish drama directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa.
"Well crafted & thoughtful! Successfully blend[s] black comedy, lyricism & social critique."
– Variety
"An absolute gem of a film! Keep an eye out for Amador - it is not to be missed."
– Digital Kebab
About the film
Marcela, a young immigrant with financial troubles, finds a summer job looking after Amador, a bed-ridden elderly man whose family is away. She thinks her problems are solved, but Amador dies shortly thereafter, putting Marcela in a predicament. His death leaves her jobless, something she can't afford to let happen. Faced with a difficult moral dilemma, Marcela will prove that death can't always stop life.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
Run time: 112 min.
The free screening includes an award-wining short, fresh popcorn & a cash bar.
Special thanks to KPA Productions.
3rd Friday Free Foreign Film
presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library and SSAC
WHERE: The Depot
A Friday Free Foreign Film at The Depot
Bud Werner Memorial Library and the Steamboat Springs Arts Council present a 2011 award-winning Turkish drama directed by Miraz Bezar.
Winner! Best Director, Actress and Music at the Istanbul Int'l Film Festival and Special Jury Prize at the Antalya Film Festival
About the film
Ten year old Gulistan and her brother Firat live in the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their very eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, Gulistan and Firat try to care for their infant sister, but their money soon runs out and they're forced onto the street. It is there that Gulistan meets the part-time escort Dilara. Accompanying her on a hotel call one day, Gulistan is shocked to discover Dilara's client is the murderer of her parents, and quickly devises a plan for revenge.
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In Turkish and Kurdish with English subtitles.
Run time: 101 min.
The free screening includes an award-wining short, fresh popcorn & a cash bar.
Special thanks to KPA Productions.
3rd Friday Free Foreign Film
presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library and SSAC
Where: The Depot
Time: 7:00pm
The Queen of Hearts
Friday, February 17, 2012
An award-winning French romantic comedy directed by Valérie Donzelli.
About the film
Thirty-something Adele is devastated after a painful breakup. With no close friends or family, her distant cousin, Rachel, reluctantly takes her in and graciously attempts to salvage Adele's personal and professional lives. Rachel finds her a job and suggests that Adele sleep with other men to get over her heartbreak. Adele bounces from one lover to the next in search of her perfect companion but can't escape the visage of her ex. Finally, she recognizes the man who may just hold the answer to her broken heart.
In French with English subtitles.
Run time: 84 min.
The free screening includes an award-wining short, fresh popcorn & a cash bar.
Special thanks to KPA Productions.
3rd Friday Free Foreign Film
presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library and SSAC
Where: Depot
Time: 7pm
The Piano Factory
January 13, 2012
Bud Werner Memorial Library and the Steamboat Springs Arts Council present the 2010 award-winning Chinese drama directed by Zhang Meng.
About the film
When Chen's estranged wife reappears asking for a divorce and custody of their daughter, the musician girl decides she will live with whoever can provide her with a piano. Chen's struggle thus begins. When efforts to borrow money and even steal a piano fail, Chen concocts a preposterous plan - he'll make a piano from scratch! He persuades a bunch of reluctant, but loyal, misfit friends to help him forge the instrument in a derelict factory from a heap of scrap steel. Though crude in design and tune, the factory piano awaits its first and final performance from his little girl.
Run time: 105 min.
The free screening includes an award-wining short, fresh popcorn & a cash bar.
Special thanks to KPA Productions.
3rd Friday Free Foreign Film
presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library and SSAC
Where: Depot
Time: 7pm
Protektor
December 16, 2011
Bud Werner Memorial Library and the Steamboat Springs Arts Council present
the award-winning Czech drama directed by Marek Najbert.
WINNER! Best Film at the Denver Film Festival
The Czech Republic's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film to the Acdemy Awards
"Striking! A smart, handsome drama." -- The Hollywood Reporter
About the film
1938, Prague. Emil, a radio reporter, is married to the beautiful Hana, an actress whose new film has catapulted her into fame. As the Nazis come to power, however, Hana's Jewish heritage precipitates her fall from stardom to the bottom of the social ladder. In order to protect her, Emil compromises himself collaborating with the new Nazi-controlled state radio station. But as Emil starts enjoying the attention and respect that had previously evaded him, his fidelity and loyalty towards his wife begin to falter. The assassination of the Third Reich Deputy Protector and a chance encounter on a bicycle bring their lingering marriage to a crisis, possibly sealing Hana's fate.
PAST SCREENINGS
3rd Friday Free Foreign Film
presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library and SSAC
Bud Werner Memorial Library Events
Where: Depot
Time: 7pm
Human Resources Manager
October 21, 2011
