Films

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.


In Mandarin with English subtitles.
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