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Renoir
Directed by Gilles Bourdos
FRANCE 2012
111 minutes
Saturday, April 6 Sunday, April 7
1:15 PM I Code RENR06 6:30 PM I Code RENR07
As lovely and haunting as a painting by the Master himself,
this exquisite film tells of the final years of Master painter
Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It is 1915. Crippled by arthritis and
mourning the loss of his wife, Renoir’s life is suddenly given
a renewed purpose by the arrival of Andree, a beautiful young
girl looking to model for him. She reinvigorates his artistic spirit
and unsettles his female household staff. Andree is also a fiery,
elemental spirit and renews the great painter’s struggles to
overcome a failing body and produce art of honesty and passion.
But Renoir’s son Jean, badly wounded in the war, has arrived
home to convalesce. Andree casts a very different spell over
him, throwing him into conflict not only with his father, but
also with his patriotic determination to re-enlist and return to
the front. Combining lush cinematography and outstanding
performances, RENOIR is an exhibition not just for the eyes
and mind, but for the heart as well. (In French and Italian
with subtitles) —C.R.
Producers~Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier Screenwriting~Jérôme Tonnerre,
Gilles Bourdos Cinematography~Mark Ping Bing Lee Editing~Yannick Kergoat
Principal Cast~Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret,
Anne-Lise Heimburger
Print Source~IDP (A Samuel Goldwyn Films and ATO Pictures Company) /
teresa@idpfilms.com / www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com
About the Director~Gilles Bourdos was born in France in 1963. He has written
and directed numerous shorts and features. Filmography~“Disparus” (1998),
“A Sight For Sore Eyes” (2003), “Afterwards” (2008), RENOIR (2012)
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The Repentant
(El Taaib)
Directed by Merzak Allouache
ALGERIA, FRANCE 2012
87 minutes
Monday, April 8 Tuesday, April 9
8:45 PM I Code REPE08 2:10 PM I Code REPE09
Wednesday, April 10
11:25 AM I Code REPE10
A lone jihadist runs through the high flatlands of Algeria, looking
over his shoulder as he heads back to his native village.
The Civil War has raged for more than ten years, and though
Islamic terrorists continue to sow fear, the new government
has decreed amnesty for those who lay down their arms. Young
Rashid, THE REPENTANT, is one of those who have returned
from the mountains. He surrenders his weapon to the local
policeman, who unexpectedly finds him a job in a café. But
the law can’t erase Rashid’s past, and even back in the city
he’s drawn toward secrets, manipulation, and violence. He
places a phone call to Lakhdar, an unhappy pharmacist who
drinks too much wine, telling him he has some information
he might be interested in. Soon Lakhdar and his bitter ex-wife
Djamila are drawn into Rashid’s plan, which leads them all
back to the hills. In veteran filmmaker Merzak Allouache’s
tense drama, conflict inevitably breeds more conflict.
(In Arabic with subtitles) —B.B.
Producer~Yacine Djadi Screenwriting~Merzak Allouache Cinematography~
Mohamed Tayeb Laggoune Editing~Sylvie Gadmer Principal Cast~
Adila Bendimerad, Khaled Benaissa, Nabil Asli
Print Source~Doc & Film International / h.horner@docandfilm.com /
www.docandfilm.com
About the Director~Born in 1944, Merzak Allouache studied film in his native
Algeria and subsequently at IDHEC in Paris. His 1977 debut film marked the birth
of the new Algerian cinema. Filmography~“Omar Gatlato” (1977), “Mughamarat
batal” (1979), “L’homme qui regardait les fenetres” (1986), “Un amour a Paris”
(1987), “L’apres-Octobre” (1987), “Bab El-Oued City” (1994), “Salut cousin!”
(1996), “L’autre monde” (2001), “Chouchou” (2003), “Bab el web” (2005),
“Harragas” (2009), “Normal!” (2011), THE REPENTANT (2012)