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OCTOBER 8–22, 2009 

Opening & Closing Night 5 

Festival Centerpiece 7 

A–Z Film Guide 8 

Festival Schedule 25 

Film Index 45 

Festival Map 47

SEE IT hERE fIRST! 

for 45 years, the Chicago International Film Festival has brought you the brightest 

and boldest new films and filmmakers—from Slumdog Millionaire and Reservoir Dogs 

to Martin Scorsese, Fassbinder, Wenders, and Herzog—first. Did you hang out to chat 

with The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky last year? Or listen to Kevin Smith crack 

the audience up for an hour after Zack and Miri Make a Porno? Maybe you saw 

Rachel Weisz or Viggo Mortensen, or Jada Pinkett Smith at her directorial debut? 

Were you sitting near Quentin Tarantino when we premiered his smash Inglourious 

Basterds at our Summer Gala? Or getting an advance look at the year’s hottest films 

at our exclusive Cinema/Chicago Member screenings (p. 41)? Feel free to brag. 

So what can you expect to see this year? The most anticipated films and the stars you 

love (Uma Thurman, Martin Landau, and Willem Dafoe to name a few), sure, but the real 

fun of the Festival is pushing your boundaries and discovering something new with us…. 

Michael kutza | Founder and Artistic Director 

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Opening Night, Festival Centerpiece, Closing Night, 

Special Presentations or Gala Presentations. 

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dedicated to fostering better communication 

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Opening Night: Motherhood 

Directed by katherine Dieckmann 

Uma Thurman shines in this charming, 

high-energy comedy as a beleaguered 

Manhattanite just trying to survive another 

day of madness raising two young kids 

(and a husband and best friend) in the 

most frenzied city in the world. Between 

planning little Clare’s birthday party, 

navigating a neighborhood under siege 

by tourists and film crews, and dealing 

with the neuroses of every other frazzled 

mom on the playground, can Eliza find 

the time to chase her own aspirations as 

a writer? Anthony Edwards and Minnie 

Driver round out this sharp-witted cast. 

90 min. • EfMOh1 

Special Guests: 

Uma Thurman and 

katherine Dieckmann 

Uma Thurman 

Career Achievement 

Award Recipient 

Thursday, October 8 

6:00 pm Red Carpet Arrivals 

7:00 pm Tribute and Awards Presentation 

7:30 pm Opening Night Premiere 

Screening of Motherhood 

Closing Night: The Young Victoria 

Uk/USA 

Thursday, October 22 

7:00 pm Closing Night Presentation of 

The Young Victoria 

Photo: Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton 

USA 

Reception 

9:30 pm – 11:30 pm 

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. 

Reception 

9:30 pm – 11:30 pm 

theWit Hotel 

201 N. State St. 

Cocktail reception with hors d’oeuvres. 

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée 

In The Young Victoria, Emily Blunt (The 

Devil Wears Prada) delivers an incredibly 

appealing performance as Queen 

Victoria in the turbulent first years of her 

reign. Rupert Friend (Pride & Prejudice) 

portrays Prince Albert, the suitor who 

wins her heart and becomes her partner 

in one of history’s greatest romances. This 

love story, set amongst all the intrigue 

of the court, also features Paul Bettany 

(Iron Man, The Da Vinci Code), Miranda 

Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet 

of Fire), Jim Broadbent (The Damned 

United, The Chronicles of Narnia), Thomas 

Kretschmann (Valkyrie), and Mark Strong 

(Sherlock Holmes, Tristan & Isolde). 

100 min. • EfVIC1 

5

Festival Centerpiece: Precious Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire 

Directed by lee Daniels 

Set in Harlem in 1987, Precious: Based on 

the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire is the story of a 

16-year-old African American girl born into a 

life no one would want. Claireece “Precious” 

Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is pregnant for the 

second time by her absent father. At home, 

she must wait hand and foot on her abusive 

and poisonously angry mother (Mo’Nique). 

School is a place of chaos, and Precious 

has reached the ninth grade with an awful 

secret: She can neither read nor write. 

Precious may sometimes be down, but 

she is never out. Winner of three awards at 

Sundance, Precious is a vibrant, honest and 

resoundingly hopeful film about the human 

capacity to grow and overcome. 

109 min. • EfPRE1 

Tribute 

Director lee Daniels, the 

recipient of this year’s 

Artistic Achievement 

Award, became the first 

sole African American 

producer of an Oscar ® - 

winning film with 2001’s 

Monster’s Ball. His other 

productions include 

The Woodsman, winner of the CICAE 

Arthouse Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, 

and Tennessee. Daniels made his directorial 

debut in 2006 with Shadowboxer. And for 

her brave, emotionally devastating debut 

performance as Claireece “Precious” 

Jones, Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe will be 

honored with the Festival’s Breakthrough 

Performance Award. 

Wednesday, October 14 


6:30 pm Screening of Precious 

8:30 pm Tribute 

9:00 pm Q&A with honorees 

Reception 

9:30 pm – 11:30 pm 

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. 

ENCORE SCREENING (no guests; special 

presentation price) 

Fri 10/16 • 6:15 pm • EFPRE2 

Best of the Festival: Wednesday, October 21 

Each year, we close the Festival with a bang by bringing back winning films from each of our competitive categories as well as 

a selection of Festival favorites! Buy your tickets in advance, and visit www.chicagofilmfestival.com on Monday, October 19 for a 

complete schedule of award-winning films. 

AWARD WInnER – 

MAIn COMPETITIOn 

6:15 PM • EFWMC1 

8:15 PM • EFWMC2 

BEST Of ThE fESTIVAl 

AWARD WInnER – nEW 

DIRECTORS COMPETITIOn 

6:00 PM • EFWND1 

8:00 PM • EFWND2 


DOCUfEST 

7:30 PM • EFEDF1 

7:45 PM • EFEDF2 


ShORT fIlMS 

5:30 PM • EFSF1 

USA 

fESTIVAl fAVORITE 

5:45 PM • EFFAV1 

8:00 PM • EFFAV2 

BACk BY POPUlAR 

DEMAnD 

6:30 PM • EFBBD1 

8:30 PM • EFBBD2 

BlACk PERSPECTIVES 

BEST Of ThE hUGOS (p. 16) 

A selection of the most memorable 

commercials awarded throughout the 

history of the Hugo Television Awards. 

6:00 PM • EFHTS1 

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Judged by a distinguished jury of film artists and critics, these 

works compete for the Festival’s top honor, the Gold Hugo—as 

well as awards for best actor, actress, director, and writer—in 

North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. 

This juried competition of first and second feature films celebrates 

the spirit of discovery that the Festival was founded on. 

Some of the most anticipated films in the world are boosted by 

appearances from the artists behind them. 

The sights, sounds, and perspectives of diverse cultures 

from more than 30 countries across the globe come to 

audiences in Chicago. 

Real stories, real people. This selection of documentaries, 

which compete for the Gold Hugo, tells the true stories that 

surprise us, entertain us, and challenge us to open our eyes. 

The runtimes may be short, but the ideas are big. This 

competition of cutting-edge short films—encompassing 

narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, and student 

productions—proves that a few minutes can speak volumes. 

From zombies, ghosts, and psycho stalkers to subtle exercises 

in slow-burn suspense, this program highlights the art of the 

genre film. 

Founded in 1997 through collaboration with director Spike Lee, 

this program showcases films that celebrate the richness and 

diversity of black cultures around the world. 

From the Bahamas and Brazil to Chile and Argentina, this 

program surveys the fresh and vibrant work emerging from 

South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. 

Spotlighting the contribution that female writers and directors 

continue to make to film around the world, this program 

features films as diverse as the women who made them. 

From the edgy to the tender, these bold gay-themed films 

fearlessly exhibit new artistic perspectives on sexuality. 

A plucky canine’s misadventures, a tender friendship depicted 

in Claymation, a beloved Japanese cartoon character getting 

his big-screen U.S. debut… this program features international 

short and feature-length works at the vanguard of animation. 

Illinois is a filmmaking state second to none. This program 

showcases the best features, documentaries, and short films 

with their roots right here in our home state. 

AGAInST ThE CURREnT 

Director: Peter Callahan 

Paul, still wracked with grief five years 

after his wife’s death, has a goal: to swim 

the entire length of the Hudson River in a 

month. His friends Jeff and Liz come along 

on the adventure, but they are dismayed 

when Paul reveals the true purpose behind 

his trip. By turns wry and sorrowful, this 

unconventional indie-drama-meets-roadtrip 

stars Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare 

In Love), Justin Kirk (Angels In America), 

Elizabeth Reaser, Michelle Trachtenberg, 

and Mary Tyler Moore. 99 min. 

Thurs 10/15 • 4:15 pm • EFATC1 

Mon 10/19 • 8:30 pm • EFATC2 

Tues 10/20 • 6:30 pm • EFATC3 

ABOUT EllY 

Director: Asghar farhadi 

From the director of Fireworks Wednesday 

(winner of the Festival’s 2006 Gold Hugo), 

this complex mystery launches with the 

lighthearted weekend reunion of a group 

of old college pals. Sepideh has brought 

along her new friend Elly, hoping she’ll hit 

it off with Ahmad, newly divorced from his 

German wife and in search of an Iranian 

bride. But when Elly disappears from their 

seaside bungalow, compounding lies and 

deception quickly lead to catastrophe. 

Persian with subtitles. 119 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 3:00 pm • EFABT1 

Mon 10/12 • 2:30 pm • EFABT2 

Tues 10/20 • 8:30 pm • EFABT3 

DEnMARk/GERMAnY 

AnTIChRIST 

Director: lars von Trier 

GAlA PRESEnTATIOn 

AIR DOll / KUKI NINGYO 

Director: hirokazu kore-eda 

A–Z film Guide 

The internationally acclaimed director 

of Nobody Knows, After Life, and Still 

Walking returns with a romantic fantasy 

that explores the complexities of love, 

loneliness, and loss through the story of a 

life-size inflatable doll. Air doll “Nozomi” 

is middle-aged loner Hideo’s only 

companion in life, but when she suddenly 

comes to life and begins exploring the 

world on her own, her journey begs the 

question—what really makes us human? 

Japanese with subtitles. 125 min. 

Sat 10/17 • 3:30 pm • EFAIR1 

Sun 10/18 • 5:30 pm • EFAIR2 

Mon 10/19 • 3:00 pm • EFAIR3 

Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg star in this dark, highly erotic psychological 

horror story from the controversial writer/director of Dogville, Dancer in the Dark, and 

Breaking the Waves. A grieving couple retreats to an isolated cabin in the woods to 

repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course, and 

things go from bad to worse.... Gainsbourg was named best actress at the Cannes 

Film Festival for her astounding performance. 

For mature audiences. 109 min. 

Scheduled to attend: Willem Dafoe 

Mon 10/12 • 7:00 pm • EFANT1 

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USA/hOnG kOnG 

ASTRO BOY 

Director: David Bowers 

A thrilling tale of a true hero, Astro Boy is full of action, adventure, humor, and heart— 

brought to life on the big screen in breathtaking CGI animation. Set in futuristic Metro 

City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers. Embarking on a journey 

in search of acceptance, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains 

the strength to embrace his destiny. When his friends and family are in danger, Astro 

Boy returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to 

understand what it takes to be a hero. Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, 

Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Charlize Theron, and Nicolas 

Cage lead an all-star voice cast. 94 min. 

MEXICO 

SPECIAl PRESEnTATIOn 

BACkYARD / EL TRASPATIO 

Director: Carlos Carrera 

The most chilling frame of this thriller, from 

the director of The Crime of Father Amaro, 

may be the one that reads: “based on 

actual events.” In the border town of 

Juárez, Mexico, hundreds of women have 

gone missing or turned up as sun-burnt 

corpses in the desert, but new police 

Captain Blanca Bravo (Ana de la Reguera) 

is determined to stop the savagery. Jimmy 

Smits also stars. 

Spanish, English, Tzotzil with subtitles. 122 min. 

Thurs 10/15 • 6:30 pm • EFBYD1 

Fri 10/16 • 9:15 pm • EFBYD2 

Tues 10/20 • 3:00 pm • EFBYD3 


CInEMA Of ThE AMERICAS 

Sun 10/18 • 4:00 pm • EFASB1 

Uk 


ThE BE All AnD EnD All 

Director: Bruce Webb 

Fifteen-year-old lads Robbie and Ziggy 

have been best mates all their lives. When 

Robbie finds out he’s got a fatal heart 

condition, he’s got just one final wish: 

“You’ve got to get a girl to shag me,” he 

pleads with Ziggy. Now it’s up to Ziggy 

to get a girl into Robbie’s bed… by any 

means necessary. Packed with plenty of 

delightfully slangy Brit wit, this hilarious and 

heartwarming tale is a mature account of 

what it means to be a friend. 100 min. 

Tues 10/13 • 8:20 pm • EFALL1 

Thurs 10/15 • 8:45 pm • EFALL2 

Sun 10/18 • 12:45 pm • EFALL3 


USA/EThIOPIA 

ThE AThlETE / ATLETU 

Director: Davey frankel, Rasselas lakew 

In 1960, Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe 

Bikila stunned the world by becoming the first 

African to win the Olympic gold medal. But 

his story had just begun with Olympic medals. 

Years later in Addis Ababa, fate presents 

this champion with his greatest challenge. 

Seamlessly blending autobiography, biopic, 

drama, and documentary, The Athlete is a 

beautiful and moving investigation of a man 

who is ceaseless in his journey for greatness. 

English, Amharic with subtitles. 93 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 5:00 pm • EFATH1 

Tue 10/13 • 7:00 pm • EFATH2 

Sat 10/17 • 12:20 PM • EFATH3 

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BEllAMY 

Director: Claude Chabrol 

Gerard Depardieu stars in French New 

Wave veteran Claude Chabrol’s 58th 

film, a playfully witty crime story centered 

around Paris police chief Paul Bellamy. 

While on holiday with his wife, the famed 

detective is approached by a stranger 

who “sort of killed” another man, and 

before long Bellamy becomes embroiled 

in a puzzle that boggles even his mind. 

French with subtitles. 110 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 6:00 pm • EFBEL1 

Mon 10/19 • 8:00 pm • EFBEL2 

WORlD CInEMA 

GERMAnY 

BERlIn ’36 

Director: kaspar heidelbach 

With Nazi-ruled Berlin facing boycotts of 

its 1936 Olympic Games if Jewish athletes 

aren’t allowed to participate, party 

officials bully expat champion high jumper 

Gretel Bergmann into training alongside a 

team that reviles her. At the same time, 

they use über-athlete Marie Ketteler as 

a pawn in a covert campaign to defeat 

Gretel. This powerful true story celebrates 

the small triumphs strong-willed individuals 

can win over tyranny and hatred. 

German with subtitles. 100 min. 

Thurs 10/15 • 6:30 pm • EFBER1 

Fri 10/16 • 8:15 pm • EFBER2 

Sun 10/18 •11:30 am • EFBER3 

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CASE UnknOWn / ENEN 

Director: feliks falk 

Work is everything to young psychiatrist 

Konstanty Grot—something his wife often 

teases him about. But when he brings 

his patient Pawel home for treatment, 

Konstanty discovers hidden secrets from 

Pawel’s past… and endangers his own 

family in the process. This thoughtful 

thriller paints a portrait of a man who 

risks his professional and personal life in 

the search for justice. 

Polish with subtitles. 102 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 4:00 pm • EFUNK1 

Mon 10/12 • 8:45 pm • EFUNK2 

Thurs 10/ 15 • 5:45 pm • EFUNK3 


BRAZIl/USA 

BEYOnD IPAnEMA 

Director: Guto Barra, Béco Dranoff 

Starting in the ’40s with Carmen Miranda 

and continuing ever since, Brazil’s music has 

created waves across the globe. Featuring 

infectious samples of different musical styles 

and interviews with David Byrne, Devendra 

Banhart, M.I.A., Os Mutantes, Seu Jorge, 

Thievery Corporation, CSS, Creed Taylor, 

and many others, this vibrant documentary 

explores how the inimitable sound and spirit 

of Brazilian music has been adopted and 

transformed throughout the world. 80 min. 

Sun 10/11 • 3:30 pm • EFBIP1 

Mon 10/12 • 6:15 pm • EFBIP2 


AUSTRAlIA 

BlUE 

Director: Ryan Miningham 

Murder. Robbery. Abandonment. Gary 

“Blue” Meekins’ past is one he’d prefer 

not to remember. Even after surviving the 

rough streets of Harlem, Blue finds himself 

struggling to make it through the days. 

Now, with the help of an old coach and 

his emotionally damaged neighbor, this 

burgeoning prizefighter is finally getting his 

shot at the title. But after so much, will Blue 

make it to the fight of his life? 110 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 3:15 pm • EFBLU1 

Thurs 10/15 • 6:00 pm • EFBLU2 

Fri 10/16 • 8:30 pm • EFBLU3 

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DOCUfEST 

CEDAR BOYS 

Director: Serhat Caradee 

For Tarek, a young Lebanese man living 

with his parents in suburban Sydney, 

everything he wants seems just out 

of reach—cash to help out his family, 

acceptance into mainstream Australian 

society, and the arm of a fetching girl 

from the wealthy ’burbs. When his best 

friend hatches a plan to rob a drug 

house, Tarek sees a quick way to get all 

three, but his desire to rise above his lot in 

life leaves him blind to the consequences 

of their caper. 106 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 8:45 pm • EFCBS1 

Sun 10/11 • 3:15 pm • EFCBS2 

Tues 10/13 • 3:30 pm • EFCBS3 

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ChICAGO OVERCOAT 

Director: Brian Caunter 

Twenty years ago, Lou Marazano (Frank 

Vincent, The Sopranos, Casino) was the 

deadliest triggerman in the notorious 

Chicago Outfit. When Lou’s jailed boss 

(Armand Assante) orders a wave of hits to 

cover up a conspiracy between city officials 

and the mob, Lou sees a chance to finance 

his retirement and relive his glory days. But 

does he still have what it takes? This neo-noir 

crime drama is an accomplished debut 

from first-time local filmmakers. 95 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 7:30 pm • EFCHI1 

Sun 10/11 • 12:45 pm • EFCHI2 

Mon 10/19 • 8:45 pm • EFCHI3 

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CInEYOUTh BEST Of ThE fEST 

Cinema/Chicago’s yearly CineYouth 

Festival celebrates the work of students 

20 years old and younger, highlighting 

the creativity of the next generation of 

filmmakers. The Best of the Fest showcases 

the winning films from the 2009 CineYouth 

Festival, screening the winning films 

from competition categories including 

documentary, animation, drama, 

comedy, and music video. This screening 

will include a Q&A with select winning 

CineYouth filmmakers. 90 min. 

ThIS IS A fREE EVEnT! 

(Tickets must be obtained from box office) 

Sat 10/17 • 11:00 am • EFCYO1 

AUSTRIA/SlOVAkIA 

COOkInG hISTORY 

Director: Peter kérekes 

Without the battlefield cook, there is 

no war—because without the cook, 

there is no food. Using the field kitchen 

as a lens through which to view the 

major European conflicts of the 20th 

century, this documentary allows the 

bakers, butchers, and chefs of the great 

European armies to recount their versions 

of history. Cooking History functions both 

as a fascinating lesson in the wartime 

kitchen and a pleasurable glimpse of 

some of its most animated characters. 

Croatian, Czech, English, French, German, 

Russian, Serbian with subtitles. 88 min. 

Mon 10/12 • 5:00 pm • EFCHY1 

Tues 10/13 • 5:00 pm • EFCHY2 

hOnG kOnG 

ClAUSTROPhOBIA / CHAN MAT 

Director: Ivy ho 

Five coworkers cram into one car for 

their shared ride home. The tension 

churning through this tight space 

instantly intimates the clandestine office 

romances Claustrophobia will explore. 

Cleverly piecing together fragments of 

these often ambiguous relationships, this 

urbane, naturalistic drama reminds us 

that physical proximity and intimacy are 

two vastly different things. 

Cantonese, Mandarin with subtitles. 100 min. 

USA 

Thurs 10/15 • 9:30 pm • EFCLA1 

Tues 10/20 • 6:00 pm • EFCLA2 

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REELWOMEn 

CROPSEY 

Directors: Barbara Brancaccio, 

Joshua Zeman 

The directors, who both grew up on Staten 

Island, connect the urban myth of a childsnatching 

escaped mental patient that 

haunted their youth with the true stories 

of the kids who actually went missing 

in their community. This chilling horror 

documentary follows the filmmakers as 

they investigate the seedy underbelly of 

their borough, searching for answers only 

to unearth more mysteries. 84 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 11:00 pm • EFCRP1 

Sun 10/11 • 5:30 pm • EFCRP2 

Sat 10/17 • 10:45 pm • EFCRP3 

DOCUfEST 

DOCUfEST REELWOMEn 

AUSTRAlIA 

COffIn ROCk 

Director: Rupert Glasson 

A small-town love triangle turns deadly 

in this chilling thriller from the producer 

of Wolf Creek. Jess and Rob are happily 

married, but the stress of three long 

years without being able to conceive 

propels Jess into the arms of Evan, a 

young stranger whose interest in her 

borders on the obsessive. Already 

wracked with guilt, Jess will pay an even 

bigger price for her adultery when she 

finds out she’s pregnant…. 89 min. 

Fri 10/16 • 10:30 pm • EFCNR1 

Sat 10/17 • 9:30 pm • EFCNR2 

MEXICO 

AfTER DARk 

DAnIEl & AnA 

Director: Michel franco 

Affluent and well-loved with bright futures, 

Daniel and Ana Torres have it all. But when 

the siblings are kidnapped on the streets of 

Mexico City, the two are given a heinous 

ultimatum that will change the rest of their 

lives. Deftly directed by Michel Franco, 

Daniel & Ana created a buzz at Cannes 

for its unsentimental handling of the story of 

two young lives utterly shattered. 

Spanish with subtitles. 90 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 6:15 pm • EFDAA1 

Sat 10/17 • 5:30 pm • EFDAA2 

Mon 10/19 • 3:30 pm • EFDAA3 



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DEAR DOCTOR 

Director: Miwa nishikawa 

Lies told in the name of love and 

compassion are the focus of this beautiful 

psychological drama about a country 

doctor whose good intentions outstrip 

his honesty. Universally beloved by his 

community for his kindness and diligence, 

he abruptly leaves town one day, throwing 

it into turmoil. Astonishing secrets about 

his background soon surface, and the 

villagers must come to terms with this new 

knowledge of the man they so admire. 

Japanese with subtitles. 127 minutes. 

Mon 10/19 • 7:45 pm • EFDOC1 

Tues 10/20 • 5:30 pm • EFDOC2 

WORlD CInEMA 

REELWOMEn 

PORTUGAl/SPAIn 

ECCEnTRICITIES Of A BlOnD 

hAIR GIRl / SINGULARIDADES DE 

UMA RAPARIGA LOURA 

Director: Manoel de Oliveira 

Lonely office-bound accountant Macário, 

sees a captivating woman in the window 

across the street. Instantly smitten, he throws 

himself headlong into pursuit of her, only to 

discover that there’s a long fall from the top 

of a pedestal down to solid ground. At 100, 

de Oliveira is still finding fresh perspectives 

on human nature and delivering them with 

a richness and visual poetry all his own. 

Portuguese with subtitles. 63 mins. 

Sat 10/10 • 1:00 pm • EFECC1 

Tues 10/13 • 3:15 pm • EFECC2 

Wed 10/14 • 6:30 pm • EFECC2 

WORlD CInEMA 

USA 

DOn’T lET ME DROWn 

Director: Cruz Angeles 

Two Brooklyn teens search for solace in a 

city brimming with hatred and trepidation 

in this comical and touching coming-ofage 

drama. A month after 9/11, Lalo and 

Stefanie meet at a birthday party. Lalo’s 

father cleans up at Ground Zero, where 

Stefanie lost her sister in the attacks. As 

their friendship blossoms into a romance, 

they’re forced to keep each other hidden 

from their families, each struggling with 

still-fresh wounds. 105 min. 

Uk 

Fri 10/9 • 4:15 pm • EFDLD1 

Sun 10/18 • 8:20 pm • EFDLD2 

Mon 10/19 • 9:00 pm • EFDLD3 

WORlD CInEMA 


An EDUCATIOn 

Director: lone Scherfig 

BUlGARIA/SWEDEn 

EASTERn PlAYS 

Director: kamen kalev 

This multilayered debut is a fresh, honest, 

sensitively wrought portrait of two young 

men struggling with their existential ennui 

in different ways. Swept up in the Bulgarian 

capital’s turbulent political climate, Georgi 

falls in with a violent gang of neo-Nazis 

while blackout drunk and all-around jerk 

Christo flounders in a dead-end job. Their 

roles in a racist beating will reveal the 

connections between them and alter their 

lives in unexpected ways. 

Bulgarian, Turkish with subtitles. 83 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 1:30 pm • EFEAS1 

Mon 10/12 • 4:15 pm • EFEAS2 

Tues 10/13 • 9:00 pm • EFEAS3 


In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl (Carey Mulligan) is torn 

between studying for a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to 

her by a charismatic older man (Peter Sarsgaard). Directed by award-winning Danish 

filmmaker Lone Scherfig (Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Italian for Beginners) from a 

screenplay by Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy), An Education was adapted 

from a memoir by journalist Lynn Barber. Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, 

Sally Hawkins, and Emma Thompson also star. 95 min. 

Scheduled to attend: director Lone Scherfig 

Sun 10/11 • 6:00 pm • EFEDU1 

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ThE EClIPSE 

Director: Conor McPherson 

Michael (Ciarán Hinds, Munich) has been 

plagued by dark dreams and strange 

noises since his wife died. Volunteering at 

the local literary festival, Michael is drawn 

to supernatural fiction writer Lena (Iben 

Hjejle, High Fidelity) as much for her beauty 

as for her fascination with the otherworldly. 

Pop novelist Nicholas (Aidan Quinn) has 

also been enthralled with Lena since their 

one-night affair a year ago, but when he 

arrives to reclaim her, all three will be forced 

to deal with their own ghosts. 88 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 8:30 pm • EFECL1 

Sat 10/10 • 10:50 pm • EFECL2 

Fri 10/16 • 9:30 pm • EFECL3 

AfTER DARk 

ISRAEl/GERMAnY 

EYES WIDE OPEn / EINAYM PKUHOT 

Director: haim Tabakman 

Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox community 

offers the comfort of belonging, but the 

conformity can be suffocating. Aaron, 

a devoted husband and father, is well 

respected in this world. Then he meets Ezri, 

a charismatic 22-year-old, who quickly 

steals Aaron’s heart. Soon he’s choosing this 

taboo love over his family. Guilt, torment, 

and pressure from the community will lead 

him to make a radical decision…. 

Hebrew, Yiddish with subtitles. 91 min. 

Sat 10/17 • 8:30 PM • EFEWO1 

Sun 10/18 • 1:30 PM • EFEWO2 

Mon 10/19 • 4:30 PM • EFEWO3 


OUTRAGEOUS 

GERMAnY 

EffI BRIEST 

Director: hermine huntgeburth 

In 19th-century Germany, 17-year-old Effi 

Briest sees her carefree life disappear when 

her parents marry her off to a man 20 years her 

senior. To find respite from her dull domestic 

existence, she begins an affair with a 

handsome young officer, but their dalliance 

carries a high cost…. This adaptation of the 

famous novel approaches the classic story 

through a post-women’s-lib lens, allowing it 

to transcend costume-drama conventions. 

German with subtitles. 118 min. 

Sat 10/17 • 12:30 pm • EFEFF1 

Mon 10/19 • 5:00 pm • EFEFF2 

Tue 10/20 • 8:30 pm • EFEFF3 

WORlD CInEMA 

REELWOMEn 

TAIWAn/fRAnCE 

fACE / VISAGE 

Director: Tsai Ming-liang 

A four-time award winner at the Festival, 

master Tsai Ming-Liang (Goodbye, Dragon 

Inn; What Time Is It Over There?) returns 

with a sumptuously staged, boldly visual 

film about a Taiwanese filmmaker who 

casts French actors in his latest disasterfraught 

film—despite not speaking a word 

of French. An artistic tip of the hat to 

François Truffaut and the spirit of the New 

Wave, Face stars Truffaut regulars Jean- 

Pierre Léaud and Fanny Ardant. 

French, Taiwanese with subtitles. 141 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 8:30 pm • EFFAC1 

Thurs 10/15 • 8:15 pm • EFFAC2 

Mon 10/19 • 3:15 pm • EFFAC3 


BRAZIl/PORTUGAl 

EYE Of ThE STORM / NO MEU LUGAR 

Director: Eduardo Valente 

After a cop mistakenly kills a hostage 

in a holdup in one of Rio’s exclusive 

neighborhoods, four families must rebuild 

their lives. But the possibility of a bright future 

is as uncertain as the details surrounding 

the accident. As the fragmented but 

inextricably intertwined pasts of the 

characters collide with the present, this 

stirring social drama examines the question 

of whether destiny is truly inevitable. 

Portuguese with subtitles. 118 min. 

Uk 

Sun 10/11 • 8:00 pm • EFEYE1 

Tues 10/13 • 6:00 pm • EFEYE2 

Wed 10/14 • 3:30 pm • EFEYE3 



fISh TAnk 

Director: Andrea Arnold 

Oscar ® winner Andrea Arnold asserts her 

place at the pinnacle of contemporary 

British cinema with Fish Tank, her keenly 

observed and unflinchingly realistic 

portrait of life in a rough Essex housing 

project. Mia (Katie Jarvis, a revelation 

in her first screen role) is an alienated, 

emotionally volatile teenager whose life is 

turned upside down by the arrival of her 

mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor 

(Michael Fassbender, named best actor at 

last year’s Festival for Hunger). 124 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 8:40 pm • EFFIS1 

Thurs 10/15 • 6:15 pm • EFFIS2 


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SOUTh kOREA 

A fROZEn flOWER / 

SSANG-HWA-JEOM 

Director: Yoo ha 

Set in 13th-century Korea, this sweeping epic 

tells the unconventional story of a taboo 

love triangle between the king of Goryeo, 

his male guard, and the queen. In the midst 

of nobles plotting to dethrone the king, the 

distraught commander of the royal guards 

must decide where his loyalties lie. This bold 

and provocative tale of blossoming desire is 

laced with bloody battles and betrayal, lust 

and forbidden love. 

Korean, Mandarin with subtitles. 133 min. 

USA 

Sun 10/11 • 2:15 pm • EFAFF1 

Tues 10/13 • 8:30 pm • EFAFF2 

WORlD CInEMA 

OUTRAGEOUS 

GIRlS On ThE WAll 

Director: heather Ross 

In this affecting documentary, the girls of the 

Warrenville, Illinois prison are given a chance 

to tell their stories in a musical based on 

their lives. To do this, they must reach within 

themselves and reflect on the life choices 

they have made. With unprecedented 

access to the juvenile prison, director 

Heather Ross skillfully traces these young 

women’s attempts to reclaim their humanity 

and ultimately their freedom. 61 min. 

Sun 10/11 • 1:30 pm • EFGOW1 

Fri 10/16 • 3:30 pm • EFGOW2 

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URUGUAY 

GIGAnTE 

Director: Adrián Biniez 

This gentle and subtly humorous one-sided 

love story follows Jara, a shy, heavyset 

supermarket security guard whose 

humdrum life is turned upside down when 

he notices his coworker Julia on the security 

monitors. Jara’s fascination soon moves off 

the video screens and into the streets, but 

when rumors of layoffs begin to circulate at 

work, Jara realizes he must make a move 

or risk never seeing her again. 


Mon 10/12 • 5:30 pm • EFGIG1 

Tues 10/13 • 8:40 pm • EFGIG2 

Wed 10/14 • 3:45 pm • EFGIG3 



fRAnCE 

GIVE ME YOUR hAnD / 

DONNE-MOI LA MAIN 

Director: Pascal-Alex Vincent 

The journey is more important than the 

destination in this beautifully meditative 

film. Twin brothers—one gay, one straight— 

travel to the funeral of a mother they never 

met, equipped with only their rucksacks. 

Theirs is a close if combative relationship, 

but it is threatened by sexual entanglements 

and betrayal as they progress through the 

European countryside. 


Fri 10/9 • 9:00 pm • EFGIV1 

Sat 10/10 • 6:30 pm • EFGIV2 

Tues 10/13 • 4:15 pm • EFGIV3 

WORlD CInEMA 

OUTRAGEOUS 

fRAnCE 

ThE GIRl On ThE TRAIn / 

LA FILLE DU RER 

Director: André Téchiné 

Jeanne is a beautiful, freewheeling 

22-year-old with a penchant for telling little 

white lies and avoiding a real job. When 

her flash-in-the-pan relationship with the 

audacious and vaguely mysterious Franck 

goes sour in a big way, the heartbroken girl 

spins a story there’s no coming back from. 

Émilie Dequenne (Rosetta) and Catherine 

Deneuve highlight the excellent ensemble 

cast in this sexy, complex drama about 

deception and its repercussions. 


Fri 10/9 • 5:00 pm • EFGOT1 

Sat 10/10 • 5:30 pm • EFGOT2 

Sun 10/11 • 12:45 pm • EFGOT3 

WORlD CInEMA 

ARGEnTInA 

GREEn WATERS / AGUAS VERDES 

Director: Mariano De Rosa 

Juan can’t wait to start his family holiday at 

the beach, but a deep reserve of paternal 

paranoia is tapped when his teenage 

daughter meets leather-jacket-wearing, 

motorcycle-riding Roberto at a gas station on 

the way. Roberto resurfaces at the beach, 

and soon Juan’s whole family is smitten by 

his charms. Subtle suspense—often hidden 

by sun-bright visuals and comedy—builds to 

a stunning climax in this offbeat debut. 


Tues 10/13 • 6:15 pm • EFGRE1 

Wed 10/14 • 8:30 pm • EFGRE2 

Fri 10/16 • 4:15 pm • EFGRE3 

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fRAnCE 

hEnRI-GEORGES ClOUZOT’S 

InfERnO / L’ENFER D’HENRI-GEORGES 

CLOUZOT 

Directors: Serge Bromberg, 

Ruxandra Medrea Annonier 

In 1964, director Henri-Georges Clouzot 

and his gorgeous ingénue, actress Romy 

Schneider, began filming an ambitious 

project to revolutionize the art of cinema. 

Today, it languishes in film cans, unfinished 

and unseen. How Clouzot set about realizing 

his vision—and what went wrong along the 

way—is the subject of this fascinating doc. 


USA 

Sun 10/11 • 1:00 pm • EFINF1 

Thurs 10/15 • 6:00 pm • EFINF2 

DOCUfEST 

ThE hOUSE Of ThE DEVIl 

Director: Ti West 

A cute college girl takes a babysitting 

gig at a creaky country house lorded 

over by a creepy old couple with big 

plans to celebrate the night’s lunar 

eclipse. Desperate for cash, she agrees 

to stay even after she finds out there’s no 

baby…. Set in the mid-’80s, this simmering 

suspense thriller is a throwback to the 

retro school of slow-burn terror. 91 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 11:00 pm • EFHOD1 

Sat 10/10 • 11:15 pm • EFHOD2 

Sun 10/18 • 9:30 pm • EFHOD3 

hIDDEn DIARY / LA CUISINE 

Director: Julie lopes-Curval 

While visiting her parents in France, 

Audrey discovers her grandmother’s 

diary, the only memento of a woman who 

abandoned her family. Audrey’s search 

for understanding uncovers a family 

secret buried under 50 years of silence, 

and ultimately illuminates her relationship 

with her own mother (Catherine Deneuve) 

and the deep, complex bonds between 

three generations of women. 

English, French with subtitles. 105 min. 

Thurs 10/15 • 4:00 pm • EFHID1 

Sat 10/17 • 4:30 pm • EFHID2 

Sun 10/18 • 8:00 pm • EFHID3 

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AfTER DARk 

fRAnCE RUSSIA 


hUGO TElEVISIOn AWARDS: 

A nIGhT Of COMMERCIAlS 

45Hugo-ProgramBook.indd 1 4/17/09 2:55:13 PM 

The Hugo Television Awards celebrates 

new and exciting approaches continually 

influencing television programming and 

commercials. In celebration of the 45th 

anniversary of the Chicago International 

Film Festival and the Hugo Television 

Awards, this program presents a selection 

of the most memorable commercials 

awarded throughout the history of the 

competition. 60 min. 



Wed 10/21 • 6:00 pm • EFHTS1 

hIPSTERS / STILYAGI 

Director: Valery Todorovsky 

Moscow, 1955. Soviet uniformity is the 

order of the day, but incurring the wrath 

of all the grim-faced comrades in Russia 

isn’t enough to stop a group of young 

“hipsters” from donning outrageous 

threads, puffing up their pompadours, 

pushing up their cleavage, throwing back 

martinis, and shakin’ their hips. Could this 

romantic, infectiously fun musical be this 

year’s Slumdog Millionaire? 

Russian with subtitles. 125 min. 

USA 

Fri 10/9 • 6:30 pm • EFHIP1 

Sat 10/10 • 6:00 pm • EFHIP2 

Sun 10/11 • 12:30 pm • EFHIP3 


I knOW A WOMAn lIkE ThAT 

Director: Elaine Madsen 

The world is full of women who sidestepped 

retirement to pursue their passion. In this 

inspiring doc, Emmy ® winner Elaine Madsen 

(alongside her actress daughter Virginia 

Madsen, who produced) sits down with 

more than a dozen of them—including 

Rita Moreno, Eartha Kitt, and Evanston 

mayor Lorraine Morton—to reflect on their 

extraordinary accomplishments. 103 min. 

Tues 10/13 • 5:00 pm • EFKNO1 

10/13 IS A fREE EVEnT! 

(Panel following 10/13 screening at 

Film Row Cinema; see p. 41) 

Thurs 10/15 • 3:45 pm • EFKNO2 

DOCUfEST 

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45 Th InTERCOM COMPETITIOn 

The International Communication Video 

and Interactive Media Competition was 

created to recognize the extraordinary 

talents and creativity of the individuals 

at the top of the ever-evolving field of 

communications. INTERCOM proudly 

honors exceptional work in educational, 

corporate sponsored, industrial, and 

interactive productions. This program 

features screenings of winning productions 

from the 45th INTERCOM Competition. 

app. 50 min. 



Sun 10/18 • 12:00 pm • EFINT1 

JAPAn 

kAnIkôSEn 

Director: Sabu 

MESSEnGER BAGS! 

WATER BOTTlES! 

TEDDY BEARS! 

SWEATShIRTS! 

kEYChAInS! 

lAPEl PInS! 

WATChES! 

SCARVES! 

POSTERS! 

ShIRTS! 

MUGS! 

hATS! 

ETC! 

Kanikôsen takes us into the belly of an 

industrial hell as exploited laborers 

aboard the titular crab cannery ship 

struggle to find escape, or at least respite, 

from their grim existence. With mass 

suicide attempted and then rejected as 

an option, they slowly realize their only 

recourse is open revolt. Sabu brings a 

modern sensibility to his adaptation of the 

1929 novel, adding stylized visuals and his 

trademark flourishes of black comedy. 

Japanese with subtitles. 109 min. 

Sun 10/18 • 8:15 pm • EFKAN1 

Mon 10/19 • 6:00 pm • EFKAN2 

Tues 10/20 • 3:30 pm • EFKAN3 

WORlD CInEMA 

nEThERlAnDS 

ThE lAST DAYS Of EMMA BlAnk / 

DE LAATSTE DAGEN VAN EMMA BLANK 

Director: Alex van Warmerdam 

The Dutch master of madcap misanthropy 

returns to the Festival with a precise, pitchblack 

comedy set in the country home of 

terminally ill Emma Blank. Her domestic 

servants have long submitted to her 

venomous attitude and irrational whims with 

an eye on an inheritance (van Warmerdam 

himself plays a character ordered to serve 

as the family dog… see it to believe it), 

but slowly the truth about this way-offbeat 

household is revealed. 

Dutch with subtitles. 89 min. 

Sun 10/11 • 8:30 pm • EFEMM1 

Mon 10/12 • 5:30 pm • EFEMM2 

Thurs 10/15 • 3:15 pm • EFEMM3 

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Supplies limited so act fast! 

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POlAnD SYRIA 

lITTlE MOSCOW / MALA MOSKWA 

Director: Waldemar krystek 

In the late 1960s, the military moves Russian 

pilot Yuri and his beautiful wife Vera to the 

town of Legnica, headquarters for the 

Soviet Army in Poland. While fraternizing 

between the Russian occupiers and local 

Poles is strictly controlled, Vera’s enchanting 

performance in a singing contest ignites a 

deep passion in Polish lieutenant Michal 

and the two must choose between loyalty 

and love. Seeking truth and redemption 

in the past, Yuri and his daughter return to 

Legnica 30 years later. 


Sat 10/10 • 2:00 pm • EFLIT1 

Tues 10/13 • 8:15 pm • EFLIT2 

Wed 10/14 • 5:45 pm • EFLIT3 

WORlD CInEMA 

USA hUnGARY 

CAnADA/IRElAnD 

ThE lOSS Of A TEARDROP 

DIAMOnD 

Director: Jodie Markell 

How often do you hear about “the new 

Tennessee Williams film”? That’s just what 

you get in this long-unproduced Southern 

Gothic tale Williams penned for director Elia 

Kazan in the ’50s. Bryce Dallas Howard stars 

alongside Ellen Burstyn and Ann-Margret as 

a free-spirited young heiress who falls for a 

handsome but humble guy in this 1920s-set 

story of jealousy, status, and good oldfashioned 

backstabbery. 102 min. 

Special guests scheduled to attend. 

Sat 10/17 • 7:45 pm • EFLTD1 


ThE lOnG nIGhT / 

AL-LAYL AL-TAWEEL 

Director: hatem Ali 

This bold first feature tells the story of 

three men suddenly released after 20 

years of imprisonment for political acts of 

conscience. When word of their freedom 

and imminent arrival reaches their 

families, old wounds are opened. What 

happens when duty to country conflicts 

with duty to family? Winner of the top 

prize at the Taormina Film Festival. 

Arabic with subtitles. 93 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 4:00 pm • EFLON1 

Sun 10/11 • 5:30 pm • EFLON2 

Mon 10/12 • 4:00 pm • EFLON3 

WORlD CInEMA 

lOST TIMES / UTOLSó IDöK 

Director: Áron Mátyássy 

A car mechanic who moonlights as a 

smuggler, Iván Priskin finds himself wanting 

to chase his dreams but remaining 

rooted by his sense of obligation. Iván’s 

autistic sister Eszter depends on him for 

survival, motivating him to strive for more 

while at the same time confining him to 

a countryside largely devoid of both 

hope and opportunity. When a tragedy 

befalls Eszter, Iván must renegotiate the 

relationship between his own self-interest 

and his love for his sister. 

Hungarian with subtitles. 90 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 6:00 pm • EFLOS1 

Thurs 10/15 • 8:00 pm • EFLOS2 

Tues 10/20 • 3:45 pm • EFLOS3 

Uk/fRAnCE 

lOOkInG fOR ERIC 

Director: ken loach 

Estranged from his first wife, abandoned 

by his second, and plagued by a pair of 

rebellious teenage stepsons, depressed 

postman Eric Bishop seeks solace in his 

devotion to the Manchester United 

football team. When advice-bearing 

former star Eric Cantona magically 

materializes in his bedroom one night, 

Bishop realizes he must begin putting his 

life back together. Lauded director Ken 

Loach (The Wind That Shakes the Barley) 

directs this gentle, whimsical comedy. 

116 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 8:30 pm • EFLOO1 

Sun 10/11 • 3:15 pm • EFLOO2 


lOVE & SAVAGERY 

Director: John n. Smith 

A sleepy town along Ireland’s 

magnificent rocky western coast plays 

host to a lyrical tale of forbidden love 

between Michael and Cathleen, 

a passionate geologist/poet from 

Newfoundland and the lovely, gentle 

waitress at the local pub. Undeterred 

by the many enemies he amasses for 

wooing Cathleen, Michael forces her to 

confront foreign feelings and question 

the path she chose long ago. 

96 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 8:30 pm • EFLAS1 

Sun 10/11 • 3:00 pm • EFLAS2 

Tues 10/13 • 3:45 pm • EFLAS3 

lOVElY, STIll 

Director: nicholas fackler 

Christmas brings elderly Robert Malone (Oscar ® winner Martin Landau) an 

unexpected present: love. One evening when Robert returns to his lonely home, 

he finds a stranger (Oscar ® winner Ellen Burstyn) in his living room. She’s his new 

neighbor, and it isn’t long before a romance begins to blossom. Robert’s on cloud 

nine—his only worry is whether his health can keep up with his heart. 

Join us for the premiere of this new director’s cut. 90 min. 

Scheduled to attend: Martin landau 

Sat 10/17 • 5:00 pm • EFLOV1 


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USA 

MADE In hUnGARIA 

Director: Gergely fonyó 

It’s rock ’n’ roll versus communism in this 

rollicking musical comedy. Teen Miki and 

his parents return to oppressive 1960s 

Hungary after four years in the States. 

Miki’s stash of contraband Jack Daniels 

and 45s by Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee 

Lewis makes him a hit with local kids 

starved for American pop culture—but 

it’ll be harder to win over his ex-flame 

Vera, tough-guy rocker Röné… and 

especially the local comrades. 


Sat 10/17 • 1:00 pm • EFMIH1 

Mon 10/19 • 8:30 pm • EFMIH2 

Tues 10/20 • 6:45 pm • EFMIH3 

ThE MAID / LA NANA 

Director: Sebastian Silva 

Raquel has spent half her life as the live-in 

housekeeper and nanny for a family of six. 

Her ironfisted, borderline-OCD behavior 

keeps things running smoothly, but lately her 

snappishness is creating a strange tension in 

the household. Hoping to relieve her stress, 

the family brings in a second maid, but 

Raquel is prepared to defend her territory 

at all costs. This unpredictable, naturalistic 

gem was a top winner at Sundance. 


Sat 10/10 • 4:30 pm • EFMAI1 

Sun 10/11 • 6:00 pm • EFMAI2 

Wed 10/14 • 4:15 pm • EFMAI3 

USA 

MADE In ChInA 

Director: Judi krant 

A wide-eyed Texas hayseed travels to 

China to find a manufacturer for the novelty 

product he hopes will put him right up there 

with the guy who invented the whoopee 

cushion. But when he gets sucked into 

a world of scammers and schemers, this 

eternal optimist will have to figure out just 

how far he’s willing to pursue the American 

Dream. Wes Anderson’s whimsy meets 

David Mamet’s love of duplicity in this 

peppy comic debut. 87 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 5:45 pm • EFMIC1 

Sun 10/11 • 8:00 pm • EFMIC2 

Tues 10/13 • 4:00 pm • EFMIC3 


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hUnGARY ChIlE SWEDEn/DEnMARk 

WORlD CInEMA 

MAMMOTh 

Director: lukas Moodysson 

Michelle Williams and Gael García Bernal 

star in this riveting, Babel-esque drama 

about the fate of the nuclear family in 

the age of globalization. An affluent, 

overworked New York couple relies on 

their Filipino nanny to care for their young 

daughter, while in the Philippines her own 

children grow up motherless. Meanwhile 

in Thailand a young mother turns to 

the sex trade to support her faraway 

daughter. In the space of a few days, the 

ties binding them all will be tested in lifechanging 

ways. 

English, Tagalog, Thai with subtitles. 125 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 6:00 pm • EFMAM1 

Sat 10/17 • 8:45 pm • EFMAM2 

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AUSTRAlIA 

MARY AnD MAX 

Director: Adam Elliot 

A lonely Australian girl and a middleaged 

New Yorker form a lifelong 

friendship through letters in the 

alternately comic and tragic Mary and 

Max. Inventive and endearing stopmotion 

animation brings the eccentric 

characters to vividly expressive life. 

The dark, ironically humorous script 

is empathetically played by a strong 

voice cast, with Toni Collette and Philip 

Seymour Hoffman as the title characters. 

92 min. 

Sun 10/18 • 6:15 pm • EFMAR1 

Tues 10/20 • 6:00 pm • EFMAR2 

WORlD CInEMA 


USA SPAIn/SlOVAkIA SOUTh kOREA 

MISSISSIPPI DAMnED 

Director: Tina Mabry 

They weren’t the first to dream of escaping 

their small Mississippi town, but—raised 

among their family’s vicious cycle of 

abuse, addiction, and lies—three young 

black children learn the hard way that 

their dreams will never be enough. Based 

on a true story, Mississippi Damned is the 

brutally honest tale of what happens when 

a family’s haven is also its prison. 120 min. 

Thurs 10/15 • 8:45 pm • EFMIS1 

Fri 10/16 • 6:00 pm • EFMIS2 

Sat 10/17 • 2:45 pm • EFMIS3 


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USA 

ThE MESSEnGER 

Director: Oren Moverman 

There are war movies about the battles in the field, and there are war movies about 

the battle at home. Will Montgomery has just returned from Iraq a hero, but he’s 

finding it difficult adjusting to life off the front lines. With three months to serve stateside, 

he’s partnered with hard-bitten captain Tony Stone, whose mission it is to—day after 

day—shatter the lives of wives, mothers, husbands, and fathers by delivering them 

the news of their soldier’s death. Above all, Stone believes in following the rules, but 

Montgomery breaks a big one. Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster (Six Feet Under) 

deliver Oscar ® -caliber performances in this solid, intensely emotional debut. 105 min. 

Scheduled to attend 10/18: 

Ben foster & Oren Moverman 

Sat 10/10 • 8:00 pm • EFMES1 

ThE MOOn InSIDE YOU 

Director: Diana fabiánová 

Entertaining and surprisingly inviting, The 

Moon Inside You takes viewers on an 

international trek exploring the myths, 

phobias, quackery, and physiology 

of menstruation. Combining personal 

experience with the social stigmas 

associated with basic female functions, 

this insightful documentary uses humor, 

spontaneous interviews, and even 

Claymation to allay the fears of many 

viewers and offer welcome information 

and insight to many more. 75 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 8:00 pm • EFMIY1 

Thurs 10/15 • 3:45 pm • EFMIY2 

DOCUfEST 

REELWOMEn 


Encore screening 

(no guests; regular price): 

Sun 10/11 • 7:30 pm • EFMES2 

MOThER /MADEO 

Director: Bong Joon-ho 

Hye-ja is a single mom to her naïve and 

dependent adult son, Do-joon. When 

a young girl is found dead, Do-joon is 

accused of murder. With an inefficient 

lawyer and an apathetic police force 

as her only allies, Hye-ja is forced to take 

justice into her own hands. Part thriller, 

part family drama, Bong Joon-Ho’s 

(The Host, Memories of Murder) latest is 

South Korea’s entry for the best foreignlanguage 

Oscar ® . 

Korean with subtitles. 128 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 9:30 pm • EFMOT1 

Sun 10/11 • 8:45 pm • EFMOT2 

Thurs 10/15 • 3:30 pm • EFMOT3 

AfTER DARk 


USA/fRAnCE 

MY nEIGhBOR, MY kIllER 

Director: Anne Aghion 

“When you bear a child, you make its flesh, 

but not its heart.” These are the words of a 

peasant woman reflecting on why neighbor 

turned on neighbor in the 1994 Rwandan 

genocide. Ten years in the making, this 

documentary by award-winning filmmaker 

Anne Aghion follows the victims—and 

perpetrators—as they learn to live side by 

side in the aftermath of the genocide. 

Kinyarwanda with subtitles. 80 min. 

USA 

Sun 10/11 • 3:00 pm • EFMNK1 

Tues 10/20 • 6:15 pm • EFMNK2 

DOCUfEST 

REELWOMEn 


nORTh BY nORThWEST 

Director: Alfred hitchcock 

fRAnCE/BElGIUM 

nO hARD fEElInGS! / 

SANS RANCUNE! 

Director: Yves hanchar 

It’s 1955, and troublemaker Laurent finds 

himself at a Belgian boarding school, 

where a teacher there recognizes his 

intelligence and encourages him to write. 

As Laurent’s talent develops, he adopts 

his inspiring teacher as a father figure, 

while at the same time wondering about 

his real father, who disappeared during 

the war. As Laurent investigates the past, 

he is forced to confront his present. 


Sun 10/18 • 4:30 pm • EFNHF1 

Mon 10/19 • 6:30 pm • EFNHF2 

Tues 10/20 • 4:00 pm • EFNHF3 

WORlD CInEMA 

The arrival of North by Northwest on Blu-ray is a landmark event in home video history, as 

it marks the very first of Alfred Hitchcock’s films to become available on this state-of-theart 

format. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famed director’s Oscar ® -nominated 

thriller with this special screening and retrospective conversation with Martin Landau 

and Hitchcock historian and biographer John Russell Taylor. The film has received a 

meticulous restoration and remastering for this release with Warner Bros. Motion Picture 

Imaging scanning the original VistaVision production elements in 8K resolution. The 

resulting presentation reveals a depth of field and clarity never before possible, serving 

to heighten every thrill-packed moment. 131 min. 

Scheduled to attend: Martin landau 

Sun 10/18 • 5:00 pm • EFNBN1 


MEXICO/SPAIn 

nORThlESS / NORTEADO 

Director: Rigoberto Pérezcano 

An endless stretch of corrugated metal 

fencing and armed patrolmen aren’t the 

only barriers keeping Andres from illegally 

jumping the Mexican border into the U.S. 

Failing at his first attempt, he is dumped into 

Tijuana, where two benevolent women 

care for him and vie for his attention, forcing 

him to confront issues beyond what it takes 

to survive a border crossing—questions of 

duty, family, and fidelity. 


Mon 10/12 • 4:00 pm • EFNOR1 

Sun 10/18 • 7:00 pm • EFNOR2 

Mon 10/19 • 6:15 pm • EFNOR3 



fRAnCE 

nOThInG PERSOnAl / 

RIEN DE PERSONNEL 

Director: Mathias Gokalp 

The canapés are set, the string quartet is 

playing, and the champagne is flowing. 

The Muller pharmaceutical company is 

hosting a swank company banquet for 

its execs, but when the rumbling rumor of 

an imminent buyout and layoffs turns to a 

roar, suddenly it’s survival of the fittest…. 

Cleverly constructed and darkly funny, 

Nothing Personal puts a fresh, timely spin 

on the cutthroat nature of corporate— 

and human—relationships. 


Tues 10/13 • 6:15 pm • EFNOT1 

Wed 10/14 • 4:30 pm • EFNOT2 

Tues 10/20 • 4:00 pm • EFNOT3 

WORlD CInEMA 

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ThAIlAnD 

nYMPh 

Director: Pen-ek Ratanaruang 

A terrible new wrench is thrown into May’s 

already rocky marriage on a camping 

trip when her husband discovers a 

gnarled, lonely tree that hides a dark 

secret. The inimitable director of Invisible 

Waves and Ploy journeys deep into the 

Thai jungle to create a supernatural 

love story infused with all the eerie 

atmosphere (amplified by an incredible 

three-dimensional soundscape) of an 

Edgar Allan Poe tale. 

Thai with subtitles. 94 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 6:15 pm • EFNYM1 

Thurs 10/15 • 9:00 pm • EFNYM2 

Fri 10/16 • 3:15 pm • EFNYM2 

fRAnCE 

WORlD CInEMA 

PERSéCUTIOn 

Director: Patrice Chéreau 

PARAnORMAl ACTIVITY 

Director: Oren Peli 

After a young, middle-class couple moves 

into what seems like a typical suburban 

“starter” tract house, they become 

increasingly disturbed by a presence that 

may or may not be somehow demonic 

but is certainly most active in the middle 

of the night. Especially when they sleep. 

Or try to. 99 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 10:30 pm • EFPAR1 

Daniel has a talent for making life go his way, but lately he’s been put to the test by a 

stranger who follows him through the streets, to his job, to his apartment. And this strange 

relationship is not the only one wearing on him: His possessive attitude toward Sonia, 

his partner of three years, is slowly poisoning them both. Soon Daniel will discover how 

it feels to be both persecutor and persecuted…. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Romain Duris, 

and Jean-Hugues Anglade star in this psychological drama from provocative director 

Patrice Chéreau (Intimacy, Queen Margot). 



director Patrice Chéreau 

Sat 10/17 • 6:00 pm • EFPER1 


USA fRAnCE/SWITZERlAnD 

PARTnERS / COMPLICES 

Director: frédéric Mermoud 

It was love at first sight for the couple of 

devil-may-care teens at the heart of this 

scorchingly sexy mystery. Two months 

later, Vincent’s dead body is being 

fished out of the Rhône, and Rebecca 

is nowhere to be found. Using tensionbuilding 

flashbacks, Frédéric Mermoud 

reconstructs the timeline of this ill-fated 

affair, plunging us into a world of kinky 

love and sordid prostitution. 


Fri 10/9 • 3:30 PM • EFPTN1 

Sat 10/10 • 6:45 PM • EFPTN2 

Sun 10/11 • 12:00 PM • EFPTN3 

AfTER DARk nEW DIRECTORS COMPETITIOn 



Tues 10/20 • 8:15 pm • EFPER2 

TAIWAn/hOnG kOnG 

A PlACE Of OnE’S OWn / 

YI SHI ZHI DE 

Director: lou Yi-an 

The search for a home dominates the 

lives of a diverse group of strangers in the 

directing debut from the writer of God Man 

Dog. Lou Yi-an subtly interweaves the stories 

of a struggling indie rocker and an ailing 

origami master, whose fates collide over an 

inauspicious real estate deal. A sympathetic 

cast brings the characters to life, and the 

radiant cinematography illuminates many 

sides of contemporary Taipei. 

Mandarin, Taiwanese, Amis with subtitles. 

118 min. 

Mon 10/12 • 8:00 pm • EFPOO1 

Wed 10/14 • 5:30 pm • EFPOO2 

Mon 10/19 • 3:30 pm • EFPOO3 

WORlD CInEMA 


BRAZIl/ChInA ROMAnIA hUnGARY 

PlASTIC CITY 

Director: Yu lik Wai 

This super-stylized, turbo-charged crime 

saga enters the dark heart of Liberdade, 

a gritty multiethnic neighborhood of São 

Paulo. A fearsome Chinese outlaw called 

Yuda and his adopted son Kirin lord over this 

nest of rivaling gangs, corrupt politicians, 

and erotic dancers. When a conspiracy 

lands Yuda in jail, it’s up to Kirin to fight 

his father’s wars singlehandedly, but does 

Yuda really want his brutal empire saved? 

Portuguese, English, Mandarin with 

subtitles. 118 min. 

USA 

Mon 10/12 • 6:00 pm • EFPLA1 

Tues 10/13 • 3:30 pm • EFPLA2 

WORlD CInEMA 


RACInG DREAMS 

Director: Marshall Curry 

Academy Award ® -nominated director 

Marshall Curry (Street Fight) returns with 

an equally exhilarating and emotional 

documentary following a year in the 

life of three top go-kart racers as they 

compete for the national championship. 

Barely 13 years old, Anna, Josh, and 

Brandon—and their families—must 

find out if they truly have what it takes 

to make it to NASCAR. Racing Dreams 

won the top documentary prize at the 

Tribeca Film Festival. 95 min. 

Mon 10/19 • 6:15 pm • EFRAC1 

DOCUfEST 

POlICE, ADJECTIVE / 

POLITIST, ADJECTIV 

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu 

From the writer/director of the internationally 

acclaimed 12:08 East of Bucharest comes 

an austere cop drama that says a lot 

by doing a little. Young inspector Cristi’s 

conscience is keeping him from sending 

a kid to jail for seven years on a dopesmoking 

charge, but his by-the-book boss 

has other ideas about the definition of 

‘police.’ Affirming Porumboiu as a singular 

new talent, Police, Adjective is already the 

winner of two top awards at Cannes. 

Romanian with subtitles. 115 min. 

Tues 10/13 • 6:00 pm • EFPAD1 

Sat 10/17 • 8:30 pm • EFPAD2 


MEXICO 

RAGInG SUn, RAGInG SkY / 

RABIOSO SOL, RABIOSO CIELO 

Director: Julián hernández 

This strangely hypnotic tale follows a young 

man’s quest for love through the seediest 

spots in contemporary Mexico City. Named 

best gay-themed feature at Berlin, the film 

creates a deeply sensual atmosphere by 

blending intense eroticism and arresting 

monochrome visuals. For art film lovers, the 

rewards are worth the challenge. 


Sat 10/10 • 9:15 pm • EFRSS1 

Mon 10/12 • 8:00 pm • EFRSS2 

WORlD CInEMA 


OUTRAGEOUS 

PRAnk / TRéFA 

Director: Péter Gárdos 

For the rambunctious seventh graders at 

an early-20th-century boarding school, 

the preferred extracurricular activity is 

playing increasingly outrageous pranks 

on one brainy classmate. The lax Father 

Zoltan thinks boys will be boys, but 

when stern young Father Weigl begins 

to implement his own secret plan to 

curb the kids’ “anarchic activity,” he 

unwittingly sets the entire school on a 

tragic course. 


Tues 10/13 • 4:00 pm • EFPRA1 

Sat 10/17 • 6:15 pm • EFPRA2 

Sun 10/18 • 3:15 pm • EFPRA3 

BAhAMAS 


RAIn 

Director: Maria Govan 

When her grandma dies, 14-year-old Rain is 

sent to live with her drug-addicted mother 

in the poverty-stricken ghettos of Nassau. 

The irony of disease, drug addictions, 

prostitution, and poverty—set against the 

tourist-filled island backdrop—is difficult to 

ignore as these women struggle to find an 

inner strength to overcome their seemingly 

inescapable destiny. 93 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 6:15 pm • EFRAI1 

Mon 10/12 • 3:45 pm • EFRAI2 

Tues 10/13 • 8:30 pm • EFRAI3 

WORlD CInEMA 

REELWOMEn 


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PhIlIPPInES 

ThE RAPTURE Of fE / 

ANG PANGGAGAHASA KAY FE 

Director: Alvin Yapan 

Caught between her violent husband and 

a dithering young lover, Fe’s life takes a 

scary turn when baskets of black fruit begin 

unexpectedly appearing at her door. At 

first the enigma is endearing, but soon Fe 

realizes someone (or is it something?) sinister 

is looking to join her love triangle…. Blurring 

the boundaries between the mundane 

and the mysterious, The Rapture of Fe is the 

sexy supernatural tale of a woman’s will to 

survive in the face of oppression. 

Tagalog with subtitles. 78 min. 

Uk 

Fri 10/9 • 10:30 pm • EFRAP1 

Tues 10/13 • 9:30 pm • EFRAP2 

Fri 10/16 • 11:00 pm • EFRAP3 

AfTER DARk 

RED RIDInG: 1974 

Director: Julian Jarrold 

The moody, haunting first film of a trilogy 

that winds its way through a labyrinth 

of police corruption and mysterious 

murders, Red Riding: 1974 immerses 

the audience in an investigation by 

Eddie Dunford, a newspaper crime 

correspondent. While reporting on the 

disappearance of a young Yorkshire 

girl, Dunford stumbles into a sordid world 

of graft and brutality presided over by 

the local police. From the director of 

Becoming Jane. 102 min. 

Sun 10/18 • 1:30 pm • EFRRA1 

WORlD CInEMA 

ChInA 

RED ClIff / CHI BI 

Director: John Woo 

John Woo puts his singular stamp on the art of war in this Chinese box office smash. 

Based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Red Cliff 

dramatizes the scandals, spies, and romance surrounding the epic battle that 

signaled the end of the third-century Han Dynasty. Spectacularly choreographed 

martial arts and heroic combat show the struggle of the southern alliance as they 

face off against the massive invading forces from the north, led by a corrupt prime 

minister bent on domination. Mandarin with subtitles. 146 min. 

Uk 


director John Woo 

Fri 10/9 • 7:30 pm • EFRED1 


Director: James Marsh 

Six years after the events of the first Red 

Riding film, West Yorkshire is still plagued 

by violence, this time in the form of a 

serial killer who preys on young women. 

When detective Peter Hunter (Paddy 

Considine, In America) is dispatched by 

his superiors to investigate local police 

for their failure to apprehend the killer, 

he uncovers a situation far more sinister 

than mere incompetence. From the 

Oscar ® -winning director of Man on Wire. 

93 min. 

Sun 10/18 • 3:45 pm • EFRRB1 

WORlD CInEMA 


Uk 



Sat 10/10 • 2:30 pm • EFRED2 


Director: Anand Tucker 

Nine years after the conviction and 

imprisonment of a suspected child 

murderer, the disturbingly familiar 

disappearance of a new victim sends 

deep tremors through the life of 

policeman Maurice Jobson. Through 

this new disappearance, the sadeyed, 

subdued Jobson is forced to 

come to terms with—and atone for— 

the role he has played in the police 

department’s unsavory past practices. 

Anand Tucker (Shopgirl, Hilary and 

Jackie) directs the final installment in 

this engrossing trilogy. 103 min. 

Sun 10/18 • 5:45 pm • EFRRC1 

WORlD CInEMA 


friday, Oct. 9 

Saturday, Oct. 10 

11 PM 10 PM 9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 5 PM M a t I N E E 

11 PM 10 PM 9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 5 PM 4 PM 3 PM 2 PM 1 PM 12 PM 

OPENING NIGHT Thursday, Oct. 8 (see p. 5 for details) 

Motherhood (EfMOh1) 


7:00 pm Tribute to Uma Thurman 

SCREEN 3 

PARTnERS 

3:30 pm • 93min 

p.22 • EFPTN1 

BEllAMY 

6:00 pm • 110min 

p.10 • EFBEL1 

ThE EClIPSE 

8:30 pm • 88min 

p.14 • EFECL1 

SCREEN 3 

WOMEn In 

TROUBlE 

1:45 pm • 94min 

p.37 • EFWIT1 

ThE lOnG nIGhT 

4:00 pm • 93min 

p.18 • EFLON1 

GIVE ME 

YOUR hAnD 

6:30 pm • 80min 

p.15 • EFGIV2 

lOVE & 

SAVAGERY 

8:30 pm • 96min 

p.18 • EFLAS1 

REVEnAnT 

11:00 pm • 105min 

p.31 • EFREV1 

AMC RIVER EAST 21 (322 E. IllInOIS ST.) 

SCREEN 4 SCREEN 5 SCREEN 6 

SCREEN 9 

CASE UnknOWn 

4:00 pm • 102min 

p.11 • EFUNK1 

RAIn 

6:15 pm • 93min 

p.23 • EFRAI1 

REVEnGE 

8:15 pm • 105min 

p.31 • EFRVG1 

CROPSEY 

11:00 pm • 84min 

p.12 • EFCRP1 

SCREEN 5 

lITTlE 

MOSCOW 

2:00 pm • 114min 

p.18 • EFLIT1 

ThE MAID 

4:30 pm • 94min 

p.19 • EFMAI1 

PARTnERS 

6:45 pm • 93min 


RAGInG SUn, 

RAGInG SkY 

9:15 pm • 191min 

p.23 • EFRSS1 

7:30 pm Premiere Screening 

SWEET RUSh 

4:30 pm • 84min 

p.33 • EFSWE1 

hIPSTERS 

6:30 pm • 125min 

p.16 • EFHIP1 

MOThER 

9:30 pm • 128min 

p.20 • EFMOT1 


SCREEN 6 

SCREEN 9 

EASTERn PlAYS 

1:30 pm • 83min 

p.13 • EFEAS1 

RICkY 

3:30 pm • 90min 

p.31 • EFRIC2 

hIPSTERS 

6:00 pm • 125min 


CEDAR BOYS 

8:45 pm • 106min 

p.11 • EFCBS1 

Thursday, October 8 – Saturday, October 10 

DOn’T lET 

ME DROWn 

4:15 pm • 105min 

p.13 • EFDLD1 

RICkY 

6:45 pm • 90min 

p.31 • EFRIC1 

GIVE ME YOUR 

hAnD 

9:00 pm • 80min 


ECCEnTRICITIES 

Of A BlOnD... 

1:00 pm • 63min 

p.13 • EFECC1 

ShORTS 1 

2:45 pm • 79min 

p.39 • EFSHI1 

ThE AThlETE 

5:00 pm • 93min 

p.10 • EFATH1 

ChICAGO 

OVERCOAT 

7:30 pm • 95min 

p.11 • EFCHI1 

PARAnORMAl 

ACTIVITY 

10:30 pm • 99min 

p.22 • EFPAR1 

BlUE 

3:15 pm • 110min 

p.11 • EFBLU1 

MADE In ChInA 

5:45 pm • 87min 

p.19 • EFMIC1 

RAPTURE Of fE 

10:30 pm • 78min 

p.24 • EFRAP1 

SCREEN 10 

ABOUT EllY 

3:00 pm • 119min 

p.9 • EFABT1 

ThE GIRl On 

ThE TRAIn 

5:30 pm • 105min 

p.15 • EFGOT2 

ThE 

MESSEnGER 

8:00 pm • 105min 

p.20 • EFMES1 

ThE EClIPSE 

10:50 pm • 88min 


SCREEN 11 

ThE GIRl On 

ThE TRAIn 

5:00 pm • 105min 


RED ClIff 

7:30 pm • 146min 

p.24 • EFRED1 

hOUSE Of ThE 

DEVIl 

11:00 pm • 91min 

p.16 • EFHOD1 

SCREEN 11 

SPY(IES) 

12:15 pm • 99min 

p.33 • EFSPY1 

RED ClIff 

2:30 pm • 146min 

p.24 • EFRED2 

VInCERE 

5:45 pm • 128min 

p.35 • EFVIN1 

lOOkInG 

fOR ERIC 

8:30 pm • 116min 

p.18 • EFLOO1 

hOUSE Of ThE 

DEVIl 

11:15 pm • 91min 


45 WAIT, ThERE’S MORE! 

keep your schedule up-to-the-minute at WWW.ChICAGOfIlMfESTIVAl.COM 

as new films and screenings are added before and during the festival. 

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Sunday, Oct. 11 

Monday, Oct. 12 

Tuesday, Oct. 13 

10 PM 9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 5 PM 4 PM 3 PM 2 PM 1 PM 12 PM 

10 PM 9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 5 PM M a t I N E E 


SCREEN 3 

ThE GIRl On 

ThE TRAIn 

12:45 pm • 105min 


lOVE & 

SAVAGERY 

3:00 pm • 96min 


ThE lOnG nIGhT 

5:30 pm • 93min 


EYE Of 

ThE STORM 

8:00 pm • 118min 

p.14 • EFEYE1 

SCREEN 2 

EASTERn 

PlAYS 

4:15 pm • 83min 


PlASTIC CITY 

6:00 pm • 118min 

p.23 • EFPLA1 

STRAIGhT TO 

ThE hEART 

8:30 pm • 109min 

p.33 • EFSTR1 



SCREEN 9 



SCREEN 9 


SCREEN 2 SCREEN 3 SCREEN 4 SCREEN 5 SCREEN 6 SCREEN 9 SCREEN 11 

PlASTIC 

CITY 

3:30 pm • 118min 

p.23 • EFPLA2 

EYE Of ThE 

STORM 

6:00 pm • 118min 


EASTERn 

PlAYS 

9:00 pm • 83min 


BEYOnD 

IPAnEMA 

3:30 pm • 80min 

p.11 • EFBIP1 

ThE MAID 

6:00 pm • 94min 


ThE lAST DAYS 

Of EMMA BlAnk 

8:30 pm • 89min 

p.17 • EFEMM1 

SCREEN 3 

GIGAnTE 

5:30 pm • 84min 

p.15 • EFGIG1 

lOVE & 

SAVAGERY 

3:45 pm • 96min 


GREEn 

WATERS 

6:15 pm • 89min 

p.15 • EFGRE1 

GIRlS On 

ThE WAll 

1:30 pm • 61min 

p.15 • EFGOW1 

A PlACE Of 

OnE’S OWn 

8:00 pm • 118min 

p.22 • EFPOO1 

A fROZEn 

flOWER 

8:30 pm • 133min 

p.15 • EFAFF2 

A fROZEn 

flOWER 

2:15 pm • 133min 

p.15 • EFAFF1 

ROGER EBERT 

PRESEnTS... 

5:00 pm • 120min 

p.31 • EFCAS1 

ThE MESSEnGER 

7:30 pm • 105min 

p.20 • EFMES2 

ABOUT EllY 

2:30 pm • 119min 


AnTIChRIST 

7:00 pm • 109min 

p.9 • EFANT1 

ThE ‘ThAnk 

YOU’ GIRlS 

9:30 pm • 105min 

p.35 • EFTYG1 


Of A BlOnD... 

3:15 pm • 63min 


ThE AThlETE 

7:00 pm • 93min 


RAPTURE 

Of fE 

9:30 pm • 78min 


PARTnERS 

12:00 pm • 93min 


COOkInG 

hISTORY 

5:00 pm • 88min 

p.12 • EFCHY1 

COOkInG 

hISTORY 

5:00 pm • 88min 

p.12 • EFCHY2 

CEDAR 

BOYS 

3:30 pm • 106min 


STRAIGhT TO 

ThE hEART 

5:45 pm • 109min 


lITTlE 

MOSCOW 

8:15 pm • 114min 


Sunday, October 11 – Tuesday, October 13 

ThE lOnG 

nIGhT 

4:00 pm • 93min 


SWEET RUSh 

6:15 pm • 84min 


CASE 

UnknOWn 

8:45 pm • 102min 


hIPSTERS 

12:30 pm • 125min 


CEDAR BOYS 

3:15 pm • 106min 


TOMORROW 

AT DAWn 

5:45 pm • 96min 

p.35 • EFTAD1 

SWEET RUSh 

8:15 pm • 84min 


PRAnk 

4:00 pm • 93min 

p.23 • EFPRA1 

STORM 

6:00 pm • 107min 

p.33 • EFSTO1 

GIGAnTE 

8:40 pm • 84min 


nEW VOICES 

fROM ThE 

AMERICAS PAnEl 

3:30 pm • p.41 

ThE lAST DAYS Of 

EMMA BlAnk 

5:30 pm • 89min 


RAGInG SUn, 

RAGInG SkY 

8:00 pm • 191min 

p.23 • EFRSS2 

ChICAGO 

OVERCOAT 

12:45 pm • 95min 


CROPSEY 

5:30 pm • 84min 


MADE In ChInA 

8:00 pm • 87min 


MADE In 

ChInA 

4:00 pm • 87min 


nOThInG 

PERSOnAl 

6:15 pm • 90min 

p.21 • EFNOT1 

RAIn 

8:30 pm • 93min 


MY nEIGhBOR, 

MY kIllER 

3:00 pm • 80min 

p.21 • EFMNK1 

RAIn 

3:45 pm • 93min 


BEYOnD 

IPAnEMA 

6:15 pm • 80min 

p.11 • EFBIP2 

REVEnGE 

8:30 pm • 105min 


GIVE ME 

YOUR hAnD 

4:15 pm • 80min 


POlICE, 

ADJECTIVE 

6:00 pm • 115min 

p.23 • EFPAD1 

ThE BE All 

AnD EnD All 

8:20 pm • 100min 

p.10 • EFALL1 


SCREEN 11 

hEnRI-GEORGES’ 

InfERnO 

1:00 pm • 102min 

p.16 • EFINF1 

lOOkInG 

fOR ERIC 

3:15 pm • 116min 

p.18 • EFLOO2 

An EDUCATIOn 

6:00 pm • 95min 

p.13 • EFEDU1 

MOThER 

8:45 pm • 128min 


SCREEN 11 

nORThlESS 

4:00 pm • 95min 

p.21 • EFNOR1 

VInCERE 

6:00 pm • 128min 

p.35 • EFVIN2 

TOMORROW 

AT DAWn 

8:30 pm • 96min 


FILM ROW 

CINEMA @ 

COLUMBIA 

COLLEGE 

(1104 S. WABASH 

AVE., 8TH FLOOR) 

I knOW A 

WOMAn 

lIkE ThAT 

5:00 pm • 103min 

Followed by panel 

p.16, 41 • EFKNO1 

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friday, Oct. 16 



11 PM 10 PM 9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 5 PM M a t I N E E 


SCREEN 2 SCREEN 3 SCREEN 4 SCREEN 5 SCREEN 6 SCREEN 9 SCREEN 10 

ThE MAID 

4:15 pm • 94min 


nYMPh 

6:15 pm • 94min 

p.22 • EFNYM1 

JUST WAlkInG 

(nEW ADDITIOn) 

8:15 pm • EFJUS1 

SEE WEBSITE 

SCREEN 2 

ThE lAST DAYS 

Of EMMA BlAnk 

3:15 pm • 89min 


hEnRI-GEORGES’ 

InfERnO 

6:00 pm • 102min 

p.16 • EFINF2 

fACE 

8:15 pm • 141min 

p.14 • EFFAC2 

SCREEN 3 

STORM 

3:45 pm • 107min 


BERlIn ’36 

8:15 pm • 100min 

p.11 • EFBER2 

REVEnAnT 

10:45 pm • 105min 


GIGAnTE 

3:45 pm • 84min 


lITTlE 

MOSCOW 

5:45 pm • 114min 


GREEn 

WATERS 

8:30 pm • 89min 


SCREEN 3 

AGAInST 

ThE CURREnT 

4:15 pm • 99min 

p.9 • EFATC1 

BERlIn ’36 

6:30 pm • 100min 




SCREEN 9 

ShORTS 4 

3:30 pm • 101min 

p.39 • EFSHE2 

PRECIOUS 

6:15 pm • 109min 

p.7 • EFPRE2 

BlUE 

8:30 pm • 110min 


ShORTS 3 

4:00 pm • 90min 

p.39 • EFSHR1 

DAnIEl & 

AnA 

6:15 pm • 90min 

p.12 • EFDAA1 

ShORTS 2 

8:45 pm • 82min 

p.39 • EFSHA1 

FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE (see p. 7 for details) 


6:30 pm Screening 



SCREEN 9 

ThE MOOn 

InSIDE YOU 

3:45 pm • 75min 

p.20 • EFMIY2 

ShORTS 4 

8:40 pm • 101min 

p.39 • EFSHE1 

EYE Of 

ThE STORM 

3:30 pm • 118min 


fISh TAnk 

8:40 pm • 124min 

p.14 • EFFIS1 

Precious Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire 

VIDEOCRACY 

3:00 pm • 80min 

p.35 • EFVID1 

nYMPh 

9:00 pm • 94min 


lOST TIMES 

6:00 pm • 90min 

p.18 • EFLOS1 

8:30 pm Tribute 

9:00 pm Q&A with honorees 

GREEn WATERS 

4:15 pm • 89min 


ShORTChAnGED 

7:00 pm • 97min 

p.31 • EFSCH1 

ThE EClIPSE 

9:30 pm • 88min 


Wednesday, October 14 – friday, October 16 

(EfPRE1) 

MOThER 

3:30 pm • 128min 


fISh TAnk 

6:15 pm • 124min 

p.14 • EFFIS2 

A PlACE Of 

OnE’S OWn 

5:30 pm • 118min 


STORM 

8:15 pm • 107min 


ThE BE All 

AnD EnD All 

8:45 pm • 100min 


STRAIGhT TO 

ThE hEART 

3:45 pm • 109min 


JUST WAlkInG 

(nEW ADDITIOn) 

6:30 pm • EFJUS2 

SEE WEBSITE 

BACkYARD 

9:15 pm • 122min 

p.10 • EFBYD2 

nOThInG 

PERSOnAl 

4:30 pm • 90min 



Of A BlOnD... 

6:30 pm • 63min 


ThE MOOn 

InSIDE YOU 

8:00 pm • 75min 

p.20 • EFMIY1 

I knOW A 

WOMAn... 

3:45 pm • 103min 

p.16 • EFKNO2 

CASE 

UnknOWn 

5:45 pm • 102min 


lOST TIMES 

8:00 pm • 90min 


REVEnGE 

3:00 pm • 105min 


BlUE 

6:00 pm • 110min 


MISSISSIPPI 

DAMnED 

8:45 pm • 120min 

p.20 • EFMIS1 

GIRlS On 

ThE WAll 

3:30 pm • 61min 

p.15 • EFGOW2 

MISSISSIPPI 

DAMnED 

6:00 pm • 120min 


ThOSE WhO 

REMAIn 

8:45 pm • 96min 

p.35 • EFTWR1 

PRECIOUS 

6:30 pm • 109min 

p.7 • EFPRE1 

RAPTURE Of fE 

11:00 pm • 78min 


SCREEN 11 

MAMMOTh 

6:00 pm • 125min 

p.19 • EFMAM1 

fACE 

8:30 pm • 141min 


SCREEN 11 

hIDDEn DIARY 

4:00 pm • 105min 

p.16 • EFHID1 

BACkYARD 

6:30 pm • 122min 


ClAUSTRO- 

PhOBIA 

9:30 pm • 100min 

p.12 • EFCLA1 

SCREEN 11 

nYMPh 

3:15 pm • 94min 


WhO’S AfRAID 

Of ThE WOlf 

5:45 pm • 90min 

p.37 • EFWAW1 

WOMEn In 

TROUBlE 

8:00 pm • 94min 


COffIn ROCk 

10:30 pm • 89min 

p.12 • EFCNR1 

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Saturday, Oct. 17 

Sunday , Oct. 18 

11 PM 10 PM 9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 5 PM 4 PM 3 PM 2 PM 1 PM 12 PM 

10 PM 9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 5 PM 4 PM 3 PM 2 PM 1 PM 12 PM 

SCREEN 3 

WIll nOT 

STOP ThERE 

11:15 am • 110min 

p.37 • EFWNS1 

TOMORROW 

AT DAWn 

1:45 pm • 96min 



Of ThE WOlf 

4:00 pm • 90min 


PRAnk 

6:15 pm • 93min 


POlICE, 

ADJECTIVE 

8:30 pm • 115min 

p.23 • EFPAD2 

REVEnAnT 

11:15 pm • 105min 


SCREEN 3 

ThE BE All 

AnD EnD All 

12:45 pm • 100min 


PRAnk 

3:15 pm • 93min 


AIR DOll 

5:30 pm • 125min 

p.9 • EFAIR2 

hIDDEn DIARY 

8:00 pm • 105min 


SCREEN 4 



SCREEN 9 

ShORTS 1 

12:15 pm • 79min 


SOUnDTRACk fOR A 

REVOlUTIOn 

2:30 pm • 82min 

p.31 • EFSFR1 

lOVElY, STIll 

5:00 pm • 90min 

p.19 • EFLOV1 

lOSS Of A 

TEARDROP... 

7:45 pm • 102min 

p.18 • EFLTD1 

ThE ‘ThAnk YOU’ 

GIRlS 

10:30 pm • 105min 


InTERCOM 

12:00 pm • 50min 

p.17 • EFINT1 

ShORTS 2 

1:45 pm • 82min 


ShORTS 3 

4:00 pm • 90min 

p.39 • EFSHR1 

ShORTS 5 

6:15 pm • 91min 

p.39 • EFSHB1 

SOUnDTRACk fOR 

A REVOlUTIOn 

8:30 pm • 82min 

p.31 • EFSFR2 

VIDEOCRACY 

12:00 pm • 80min 

p.35 • EFVID2 

ShORTChAnGED 

2:00 pm • 97min 


hIDDEn DIARY 

4:30 pm • 105min 



SCREEN 5 SCREEN 6 SCREEN 9 SCREEN 10 

RED RIDInG: 

1974 

1:30 pm • 102min 

p.24 • EFRRA1 

RED RIDInG: 

1980 

3:45 pm • 93min 

p.24 • EFRRB1 

RED RIDInG: 

1983 

5:45 pm • 103min 

p.24 • EFRRC1 

kAnIkOSEn 

8:15 pm • 109min 

p.17 • EFKAN1 

WOMEn In 

TROUBlE 

7:00 pm • 94min 


COffIn ROCk 

9:30 pm • 89min 

p.12 • EFCNR2 

Saturday, October 17 – Sunday, October 18 

BERlIn ’36 

11:30 am • 100min 


SPY(IES) 

2:00 pm • 99min 


nO hARD 

fEElInGS 

4:30 pm • 104min 

p.21 • EFNHF1 

nORThlESS 

7:00 pm • 95min 


hOUSE Of 

ThE DEVIl 

9:30 pm • 91min 


MADE In 

hUnGARIA 

1:00 pm • 109min 

p.19 • EFMIH1 

AIR DOll 

3:30 pm • 125min 


SPY(IES) 

6:00 pm • 99min 


EYES WIDE OPEn 

8:30 pm • 91min 

p.14 • EFEWO1 

ThOSE WhO 

REMAIn 

12:00 pm • 96min 

p.35 • EFTWR2 

A WOMAn’S 

WAY 

2:15 pm • 113min 

p.37 • EFWWA2 

nORTh BY 

nORThWEST 

5:00 pm • 131min 

p.21 • EFNBN1 

ThE ‘ThAnk 

YOU’ GIRlS 

8:00 pm • 105min 


CInEYOUTh 

11:00 am • p.12 

ThE AThlETE 

12:20 pm • 93min 


MISSISSIPPI 

DAMnED 

2:45 pm • 120min 


DAnIEl & AnA 

5:30 pm • 90min 


A WOMAn’S 

WAY 

8:00 pm • 113min 

p.37 • EFWWA1 

CROPSEY 

10:45 pm • 84min 


ThE YEllOW 

hAnDkERChIEf 

7:00 pm • 102min 

p.37 • EFTYH1 

45thCHICAGO CLOSING NIGHT Thursday, Oct. 22 (see p. 5 for details) 

@chifilmfest 


SCREEN 11 

EffI BRIEST 

12:30 pm • 118min 

p.14 • EFEFF1 

TAlES fROM ThE 

GOlDEn AGE 

3:00 pm • 155min 

p.33 • EFTFA1 

PERSECUTIOn 

6:00 pm • 100min 

p.22 • EFPER1 

MAMMOTh 

8:45 pm • 125min 

p.19 • EFMAM2 

SCREEN 11 

EYES WIDE 

OPEn 

1:30 pm • 91min 


ASTRO BOY 

4:00 pm • 94min 

p.10 • EFASB1 

MARY 

AnD MAX 

6:15 pm • 92min 

p.20 • EFMAR1 

DOn’T lET 

ME DROWn 

8:20 pm • 105min 


INTERNATIONAL 

7:00 pm Premiere Screening 

www.facebook.com/chicagofilmfestival 

Monday, Oct. 19 

Tuesday, Oct. 20 

Wednesday, Oct. 21 



9 PM 8 PM 7 PM 6 PM 

SCREEN 2 

EffI BRIEST 

5:00 pm • 118min 


DEAR DOCTOR 

7:45 pm • 127min 

p.13 • EFDOC1 

SCREEN 2 

BACkYARD 

3:00 pm • 122min 


DEAR DOCTOR 

5:30 pm • 127min 

p.13 • EFDOC2 

EffI BRIEST 

8:30 pm • 118min 


Best of the fest (see p. 7) 

Visit www.chicagofilmfestival.com on Monday, October 19 for a complete schedule of award-winning films. 

SCREEN 3 

AWARD WInnER: 

nEW DIRECTORS 

6:00 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFWND1 

AWARD WInnER: 

nEW DIRECTORS 

8:00 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFWND2 

SCREEN 3 

AIR DOll 

3:00 pm • 125min 


WIll nOT 

STOP ThERE 

6:00 pm • 110min 


AGAInST 

ThE CURREnT 

8:30 pm • 99min 


SCREEN 3 

MADE In 

hUnGARIA 

6:45 pm • 109min 


ShORT- 

ChAnGED 

9:15 pm • 97min 




SCREEN 9 

BEST Of ThE 

hUGOS 

6:00 pm • 60min 

p.16 • EFHTS1 

AWARD WInnER: 

DOCUfEST 

7:30 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFEDF1 



SCREEN 9 

DAnIEl & AnA 

3:30 pm • 90min 


ShORTS 2 

5:45 pm • 82min 


BEllAMY 

8:00 pm • 110min 

p.10 • EFBEL2 

nO hARD 

fEElInGS 

4:00 pm • 104min 


MY nEIGhBOR, 

MY kIllER 

6:15 pm • 80min 

p.21 • EFMNK2 

SURPRISE EVENT (see p. 33 for details) 

fESTIVAl 

fAVORITE 

5:45 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFFAV1 

fESTIVAl 

fAVORITE 

8:00 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFFAV2 

The Young Victoria (EfVIC1) 

A PlACE Of 

OnE’S OWn 

3:30 pm • 118min 


kAnIkOSEn 

6:00 pm • 109min 


MADE In 

hUnGARIA 

8:30 pm • 109min 


kAnIkOSEn 

3:30 pm • 109min 


ClAUSTRO- 

PhOBIA 

6:00 pm • 100min 

p.12 • EFCLA2 

PERSECUTIOn 

8:15 pm • 100min 

p.22 • EFPER2 

like to feel that pulse-quickening thrill of the unknown? The Chicago 

International film festival is here to help with a super-secret surprise 

film event, and IT’S FREE when you wear your festival apparel. 

Monday, October 19 – Thursday, October 22 

nO hARD 

fEElInGS 

6:30 pm • 104min 


DOn’T lET 

ME DROWn 

9:00 pm • 105min 



Of ThE WOlf 

4:15 pm • 90min 


AGAInST 

ThE CURREnT 

6:30 pm • 99min 


WIll nOT 

STOP ThERE 

9:15 pm • 110min 


BACk BY 

POPUlAR DEMAnD 

6:30 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFBBD1 

BACk BY 

POPUlAR DEMAnD 

8:30 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFBBD2 

RACInG 

DREAMS 

6:15 pm • 95min 

p.23 • EFRAC1 

ChICAGO 

OVERCOAT 

8:45 pm • 95min 




SCREEN 9 

ABOUT EllY 

8:30 pm • 119min 


EYES WIDE 

OPEn 

4:30 pm • 91min 


VISUAl 

ACOUSTICS 

4:00 pm • 83min 

p.35 • EFVIS1 

nOThInG 

PERSOnAl 

4:00 pm • 90min 


ShORTS 1 

6:15 pm • 79min 


VISUAl 

ACOUSTICS 

8:30 pm • 83min 

p.35 • EFVIS2 

AWARD WInnER: 

ShORT fIlMS 

5:30 pm • 90min 

p.7 • EFWSF1 

AWARD WInnER: 

DOCUfEST 

7:45 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFEDF2 

SCREEN 11 

fACE 

3:15 pm • 141min 


nORThlESS 

6:15 pm • 95min 


TAlES fROM ThE 

GOlDEn AGE 

8:30 pm • 155min 

p.33 • EFTFA2 

SCREEN 11 

lOST TIMES 

3:45 pm • 90min 


MARY 

AnD MAX 

6:00 pm • 92min 

p.20 • EFMAR2 

SURPRISE 

EVEnT! 

8:00 pm • 120min 

p.33 • EFSHH1 

SCREEN 11 

AWARD WInnER: 

MAIn COMP. 

6:15 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFWMC1 

AWARD WInnER: 

MAIn COMP. 

8:15 pm • 120min 

p.7 • EFWMC2 

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USA 

ThE REVEnAnT 

Director: kerry Prior 

A zombie buddy comedy with political 

overtones? After being killed in combat, 

U.S. soldier Bart Gregory inexplicably rises 

from his grave—a walking, talking rotting 

corpse (or revenant), but otherwise 

himself. With the help of his friend Joey, 

he discovers he can not only keep from 

decomposing without killing the innocent 

but also clean up the mean streets of Los 

Angeles, all while cruising through the 

night in a 1979 Camaro. 105 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 11:00 pm • EFREV1 

Fri 10/16 • 10:45 pm • EFREV2 

Sat 10/17 • 11:15 pm • EFREV3 

AfTER DARk 

ROGER EBERT PRESEnTS … 

Roger Ebert is Chicago’s own 

legendary, Pulitzer Prize-winning film 

critic. An integral part of the Chicago 

International Film Festival since its 

early years, Roger went on to form his 

Overlooked Film Festival in 1999. Now 

known simply as Ebertfest, the annual 

event highlights films both new and old 

that deserve wider attention or a fresh 

look by a new audience. Join us for this 

special presentation of an Ebertfest film 

handpicked by Roger for Chicago. 

Visit www.chicagofilmfestival.com 

to find out Roger’s choice. 

Sun 10/11 • 5:00 pm • EFCAS1 


BRAZIl 

REVEnGE / VINGANçA 

Director: Paulo Pons 

A little boy walking by the river in the rural 

south of Brazil stumbles on a woman— 

raped, battered, left for dead. Six months 

later in Rio de Janeiro, a fiery take-charge 

beauty named Carol finds herself falling 

for Miguel, a steely-eyed “gaucho” from 

the country. As their affair intensifies, the 

secret circumstances of their meeting 

are slowly revealed, propelling this sexy, 

sophisticated thriller to a shocking finish. 

Portuguese with subtitles. 105 min. 

Fri 10/9 • 8:15 pm • EFRVG1 

Mon 10/12 • 8:30 pm • EFRVG2 

Thurs 10/15 • 3:00 pm • EFRVG3 

InDIA 

WORlD CInEMA 


ShORTChAnGED / BARAH AANA 

Director: Raja Menon 

Set in bustling contemporary Mumbai, 

Shortchanged is the comedic tale of 

three unlikely friends and flatmates whose 

attitudes couldn’t be more different. 

Shulka is a reserved older man, Aman is a 

swaggering young go-getter, and Yadav 

is a thirtysomething pushover. When Yadav 

finds a new sense of self-confidence after 

stumbling into a petty crime, he tries to 

entice the others to join him, but his simple 

plan soon spirals out of control. 

English, Hindi with subtitles. 97 min. 

Fri 10/16 • 7:00 pm • EFSCH1 

Sat 10/17 • 2:00 pm • EFSCH2 

Tues 10/20 • 9:15 pm • EFSCH3 

WORlD CInEMA 

fRAnCE/ITAlY 

RICkY 

Director: françois Ozon 

As her new relationship with coworker 

Paco begins to bloom, single working 

mother Katie learns she’s pregnant. Baby 

Ricky soon dominates Katie’s attention, 

straining the couple’s relationship as well 

as her bond with her young daughter. 

Ambitious French director François Ozon 

(Swimming Pool, 8 Women) delivers a 

gritty family drama that takes flight in 

fantastical directions when a discovery is 

made: Ricky is growing wings. 


USA 

Fri 10/9 • 6:45 pm • EFRIC1 

Sat 10/10 • 3:30 pm • EFRIC2 


SOUnDTRACk fOR A REVOlUTIOn 

Directors: Dan Sturman, Bill Guttentag 

Relive the American civil rights movement 

through the soul-stirring folk songs that 

fortified protestors struggling for equality. 

This powerful doc pairs modern renditions 

by Wyclef Jean, John Legend, TV on the 

Radio, the Roots, and others with footage 

from the bitter days of segregation and 

emotional present-day interviews with 

the people (including Harry Belafonte 

and Congressman John Lewis) who 

fought and lived through it. 82 min. 

Sat 10/17 • 2:30 pm • EFSFR1 

Sun 10/18 • 8:30 pm • EFSFR2 

DOCUfEST 


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fRAnCE/Uk GERMAnY/DEnMARk CAnADA 

SPY(IES) / ESPION(S) 

Director: nicolas Saada 

With explosive tension and stark 

cinematography, Spy(ies) is an intense 

throwback to classic ’70s thrillers. French 

heartthrob Guillaume Canet stars as a 

bright but underachieving airport worker 

who gets his hands on the wrong bag—and 

finds himself thrust into a dangerous world 

of international agents and life-threatening 

secrets. This sexy spy flick also echoes 

the real-life anxieties of French society 

and plays on the unjust social prejudices 

wrought from a world of fear. 


Sat 10/10 • 12:15 pm • EFSPY1 

Sat 10/17 • 6:00 pm • EFSPY2 

Sun 10/18 • 2:00 pm • EFSPY3 

SURPRISE EVEnT 

Like to feel that pulse-quickening thrill of 

the unknown? The Chicago International 

Film Festival is here to help with a supersecret 

surprise film event. Will it be the first 

Chicago showing of a hotly anticipated 

Hollywood blockbuster? Maybe the 

first look at a foreign film making waves 

around the world? A treasured classic 

brought back to the big screen? You 

won’t know what you’ll see until the lights 

go down. Are you excited yet?! Well 

here’s the best part: It’s fREE! The only 

catch is that you’ve gotta sport some of 

our snazzy Festival apparel (p. 17) to get 

in. So you get to look awesome and see 

a great film. I mean, come on, does it get 

any better? 

Tues 10/20 • 8:00 pm • EFSHH1 

STORM 

Director: hans-Christian Schmid 

At the International Criminal Tribunal at 

The Hague, prosecutor Hannah Maynard 

takes on the trial of a general accused 

of atrocities committed in Bosnia. But 

when her principal witness crumbles on 

the stand, the rushed search for new 

evidence uncovers a story that political 

forces on all sides want swept under the 

rug. Justice is not a foregone conclusion 

in this globe-hopping courtroom drama. 

English, German, Bosnian, Serbian with 

subtitles. 107 min. 

Tues 10/13 • 6:00 pm • EFSTO1 

Wed 10/14 • 8:15 pm • EFSTO2 

Fri 10/16 • 3:45 pm • EFSTO3 

45 th CHICAG 

INTERNATIONA 

FILM FESTIVA 

POlAnD 

ROMAnIA 

SWEET RUSh / TATARAK 

Director: Andrzej Wajda 

Treasured director Andrzej Wajda 

follows up his Oscar ® -nominated 

Katyn with this poignant meditation on 

nostalgia and loss. A married woman 

(Wajda regular Krystyna Janda) feels 

more than maternal affection for a 

young man who reminds her of the two 

sons she lost in WWII, only their drama 

is but a movie being staged within this 

movie, and perhaps the real story is 

Janda herself…. 


Fri 10/9 • 4:30 pm • EFSWE1 

Sun 10/11 • 8:15 pm • EFSWE2 

Mon 10/12 • 6:15 pm • EFSWE3 

STRAIGhT TO ThE hEART / 

EN PLEIN COEUR 

Director: Stéphane Gehami 

Amid the low-rent neighborhoods of 

Montreal, the true nature of a career 

criminal is slowly unveiled in this grittily 

realistic, romantic character drama. 

Benoît is a car thief perpetually running 

from the police, his family, his ex-lovers, 

and a 13-year-old hood who badly 

needs a father figure. But after he falls 

for the lovely Sylvie while trying to boost 

her car, can Benoît commit to turning his 

life around? 


Mon 10/12 • 8:30 pm • EFSTR1 

Tues 10/13 • 5:45 pm • EFSTR2 

Fri 10/16 • 3:45 pm • EFSTR3 

WORlD CInEMA WORlD CInEMA 

WORlD CInEMA 

WORlD CInEMA 

TAlES fROM ThE GOlDEn AGE / 

AMINTIRI DIN EPOCA DE AUR 

Directors: hanno höfer, Razvan 

Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin 

Popescu, Ioana Uricaru 

Romanian urban myths from the latter 

years of the Ceausescu regime come alive 

in this omnibus highlighting the absurdities 

of everyday life under the dictator. From 

doctoring a photograph to gassing a pig in 

the kitchen to stealing bottles of air, these 

legends reveal the humor used to survive in 

this surreal era. Written by Cristian Mungiu, 

the acclaimed director of Palme d’Or 

winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. 

Romanian with subtitles. 155 min. 

Sat 10/17 • 3:00 pm • EFTFA1 

Mon 10/19 • 8:30 pm • EFTFA2 

WORlD CInEMA 

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PhIlIPPInES MEXICO 

ThE ‘ThAnk YOU’ GIRlS 

Director: Charliebebs Gohetia 

This celebration of a singular family of drag 

queens follows a hapless group of beauty 

pageant contestants who leave the 

big city in search of fame, glamour, and 

adoration out in the rural provinces. This 

lighthearted, brightly colored romp draws 

us in—past the girls’ glamorous façades to 

their destructive everyday habits—as they 

tear through the Filipino countryside. 

Visayan with subtitles. 105 min. 

Mon 10/12 • 9:30 pm • EFTYG1 

Sat 10/17 • 10:30 pm • EFTYG2 

Sun 10/18 • 8:00 pm • EFTYG3 

**Dress in drag on 10/18 to get in fREE!** 

WORlD CInEMA 

OUTRAGEOUS 

SWEDEn/ITAlY 

VIDEOCRACY 

Director: Erik Gandini 

Shockingly relevant and precisely crafted, 

Erik Gandini’s documentary portrays the 

relationships between Italy’s political 

elite and its powerful media empire. 

As Gandini puts it, “President Silvio 

Berlusconi has created a perfect system 

of TV entertainment and politics.” With an 

eerily fitting soundtrack to guide it along, 

Videocracy exhibits firsthand the dangers 

of government-television cohabitation. 

English, Italian with subtitles. 80 min. 

Fri 10/16 • 6:00 pm • EFVID2 

Sat 10/17 • 12:00 pm • EFVID1 

DOCUfEST 

ThOSE WhO REMAIn / 

LOS QUE SE QUEDAN 

Directors: Carlos hagerman, 

Juan Carlos Rulfo 

This intimate documentary depicts the 

impact immigration has had on the families 

who have watched brothers, sons, and 

fathers leave Mexico in order to support their 

families. A film about nostalgia and longing 

for those who have left, Those Who Remain 

gently presents the gorgeous landscape of 

Mexico’s ranchland and the quiet life of its 

inhabitants, those who have remained. 


Fri 10/16 • 8:45 pm • EFTWR1 

Sun 10/18 • 12:00 pm • EFTWR2 

DOCUfEST 


ITAlY/fRAnCE 

VInCERE 

Director: Marco Bellocchio 

The closely guarded story of Italian dictator 

Benito Mussolini’s secret lover and son is 

revealed in fittingly operatic proportions in 

this electrifying tour de force. Thunderstruck 

by the young Mussolini’s charisma, Ida Dalser 

gives up everything to help champion his 

revolutionary ideas. When he disappears 

during World War I and later resurfaces with 

a new wife, the scorned Dasler and her 

son are locked away in separate asylums 

for more than a decade. But Ida will not 

disappear without a fight…. 

Italian with subtitles. 128 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 5:45 pm • EFVIN1 

Mon 10/12 • 6:00 pm • EFVIN2 

fRAnCE 

TOMORROW AT DAWn / 

DEMAIN DèS L’AUBE 

Director: Denis Dercourt 

When a man loses himself in the escapist 

world of historical battle reenactment, 

his older brother, Mathieu, tries to rescue 

him. But to help, Mathieu must also 

immerse himself in a world where the 

line between role-play and reality is 

blurred. Denis Dercourt—who proved he 

can generate unnerving tension in even 

a piano recital in his debut The Page 

Turner—returns to the Festival with this 

compelling psychological thriller. 


USA 

Sun 10/11 • 5:45 pm • EFTAD1 

Mon 10/12 • 8:30 pm • EFTAD2 

Sat 10/17 • 1:45 pm • EFTAD3 

WORlD CInEMA 

VISUAl ACOUSTICS: ThE 

MODERnISM Of JUlIUS ShUlMAn 

Director: Eric Bricker 

In his eight-decade career, Californiabased 

Julius Shulman became the 

world’s preeminent architecture 

photographer and the man who defined 

the way we view modernism. This visually 

inventive documentary—narrated by 

Dustin Hoffman—revisits with the joyful, 

whip-smart photographer some of the 

landmark houses he has immortalized on 

film. Shulman passed away in July at age 

98, so Bricker’s film has become a fitting 

eulogy to an American icon. 83 min. 

Mon 10/19 • 4:00 pm • EFVIS1 

Tues 10/20 • 8:30 pm • EFVIS2 

MAIn COMPETITIOn DOCUfEST 


a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v W X Y Z A–Z film Guide 

CZECh REPUBlIC CROATIA/SERBIA 

WhO’S AfRAID Of ThE WOlf / 

KDOPAK BY SE VLKA BáL 

Director: Maria Procházková 

In this fantastical fairy tale for all ages, 

the adults in young Terezka’s life have 

suddenly begun to act oddly. Hushed 

conversations, a strange new character, 

and an unwanted revelation convince 

her that her mother is not who she seems. 

Terezka’s imagination runs wild as she tries 

to understand the family crisis and wake 

up from what she hopes is a bad dream. 

Czech with subtitles. 90 min. 

Fri 10/16 • 5:45 pm • EFWAW1 

Sat 10/17 • 4:00 pm • EFWAW2 

Tues 10/20 • 4:15 pm • EFWAW3 

USA 


WOMEn In TROUBlE 

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez 

A pregnant porn star, a couple of call girls, 

a scorned psychiatrist, a teenage goth, a 

flight attendant with a crush on a famous 

passenger… the troubles of this cluster of 

LA women couldn’t be more different, but 

on one crazy day feminine compassion will 

alter all of their lives. Devilish humor, razorsharp 

scripting, and a knockout ensemble 

of talented actresses (including Carla 

Gugino, Connie Britton, and Marley Shelton) 

turn Trouble into pure pleasure. 94 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 1:45 pm • EFWIT1 

Fri 10/16 • 8:00 pm • EFWIT2 

Sat 10/17 • 7:00 pm • EFWIT3 


WIll nOT STOP ThERE / NIJE KRAJ 

Director: Vinko Bresan 

When private eye and Croatian war 

veteran Martin brings a Serbian porn star 

back to his Zagreb apartment, his plans 

for the night are clear only to himself. 

But twists and turns—and a little bit of 

humor—will gradually reveal Martin’s 

motivations for this bizarre adventure. 

A dark satire with an unconventional 

romance, Will Not Stop There explores 

the devastation and heartbreak left in 

the wake of war. 

Serbo-Croatian with subtitles. 110 min. 

Sat 10/17 • 11:15 am • EFWNS1 

Mon 10/19 • 6:00 pm • EFWNS2 

Tues 10/20 • 9:15 pm • EFWNS3 

GREECE 


A WOMAn’S WAY / STRELLA 

Director: Panos h. koutras 

Taboos of love, sex, and family are 

defiantly and happily broken in A 

Woman’s Way. Following a love affair 

between an ex-con and a transsexual 

hooker, the film has a shocking twist 

echoing the classic tragedies of Greek 

theater. Vibrant colors and sensational 

costuming balance the deep-dark 

storyline, propelling this melodrama to 

sensational heights. 

Greek with subtitles. 113 min. 

Sat 10/17 • 8:00 pm • EFAWW1 

Sun 10/18 • 2:15 pm • EFAWW2 

WORlD CInEMA 

REELWOMEn WORlD CInEMA 

OUTRAGEOUS 

WORlD CInEMA 

USA 

ThE YEllOW hAnDkERChIEf 

Director: Udayan Prasad 

Gorgeous in its visual execution and sublime in its emotional resonance, The Yellow 

Handkerchief is a timeless story of trust, forgiveness, and love. After serving six years, 

Brett Hanson (William Hurt) is released from prison with quiet dignity and subtle 

remorse. Bound for home, but unsure if his wife (Maria Bello) will welcome him, Brett 

accepts a ride from two wayward teens (Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne). At first, 

he keeps to himself, but in time he becomes a trusted father figure and begins to 

slowly reveal the secrets of his troubled past. As Brett watches young love blossom 

between his two new friends, he is reminded that true love is worth waiting for, and 

sometimes fate gives you a second chance. 102 min. 

Special guests scheduled to attend. 

Sun 10/18 • 7:00 pm • EFTYH1 

For information about becoming a Cinema/Chicago member see p.43 or visit www.chicagofilmfestival.com. 37

ThE ShORTER SIDE Of ThInGS 








SHORTS 1: IllInOIS[E]MAkERS 

It is quite literally always raining on one 

young man in WET (USA). TEAM TAlIBAn 

(USA) explores the impact of the War on 

Terror in American culture through the 

lens of professional wrestling. In nOnlOVE-SOnG 

(USA), two best friends try to 

connect on a deeper level for the first time 

before they are separated indefinitely. 

Amy tracks down leads and attempts to 

prevent a catastrophe in GOOD PEOPlE 

SHORTS 2: AnIMATIOn nATIOnS 

Esso Girl and Big Boy try to escape the 

wrath of Ronald McDonald in lOGORAMA 

(fRAnCE). ATTAChED TO YOU (SWEDEn) 

portrays a mother-son relationship 

from conception through adulthood. 

The misadventures of a plucky canine 

are chronicled in hORn DOG (USA). 

In RUnAWAY (CAnADA), happy train 

passengers enjoy the revelry, oblivious to 

the fate that awaits them. Disaffected 

youth do special ops in RABBIT PUnCh 

(Uk). RED REVEnGE (USA) is a woman’s 

revenge story stemming from dreams 

from childhood. In PhOTOGRAPh Of 

SHORTS 3: REDISCOVERY 

AlI ShAn (CAnADA) endeavors to answer 

the question, “How do we dream?” A man 

seizes one last opportunity for intimacy 

with his ex-wife in ThE hAnDOVER (nEW 

ZEAlAnD). A teacher helps a student learn 

how to get off in ACTInG fOR ThE CAMERA 

(USA). TEn fOR GRAnDPA (CAnADA) 

tries to uncover whether Grandpa was a 

manipulative antihero or simply a victim 

of a McCarthy witch hunt. ShORT TERM 12 

(USA) is a film about kids and the grownups 

who hit them. A poetic exploration 

SHORTS 4: ESCAPE AnD REBEllIOn 

Almost everybody is going to die very soon in 

ThE ATTACk Of ThE ROBOTS fROM nEBUlA-5 

(SPAIn). Rasmus leaves his parents a special 

present in GOOD ADVICE (SWEDEn). In 

CIAO MAMA (CROATIA), a young daughter 

tries to provoke her mother, forcing them 

both to re-examine their relationship. 

Ernesto Kely is going to create something 

and it might just explode in ERnESTO kElY 

TAkES Off (SPAIn). The picnic is over; the 

SHORTS 5: BEST Of ThE AMERICAn 

BlACk fIlM fESTIVAl 

This program screens finalists from the 

ABFF HBO © Short Film Competition. 

A family faces up to the pain of the 

past and the uncertainty of the future 

in OSVAlDO’S (USA). In ThE ROE EffECT 

(USA), Dawn must choose between 

the girl she loves and an unwanted 

pregnancy. Michael Taylor Jr. attempts 

The Shorter Side Of Things 

(USA). The leader of an exertion-harnessing 

auxiliary of the municipal pedal power 

plant is beckoned off course in CYClE 

(USA). In PUBlIC SPEAkInG (USA), Ronald 

Reagan helps a nervous youth conquer 

his fear. In An EVEnInG WITh EMERY lOnG 

(USA), Emery prepares for his first date with 

“office hottie” Della. 79 min. 

Sat 10/10 • 2:45 pm • EFSHI1 

Sat 10/17 • 12:15 pm • EFSHI2 

Tues 10/20 • 6:15 pm • EFSHI3 

JESUS (Uk), real-life archives become the 

stage where fact and fiction collide. In 

ChERRY On ThE CAkE (Uk), the smaller 

Cherry feels, the smaller she gets—will 

she disappear completely? PlEASE SAY 

SOMEThInG (IRElAnD) tells the tale of 

the troubled relationship between a 

very emotional cat and her husband, a 

workaholic mouse. Having been struck by 

a meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living 

precisely 91 centimeters from himself in 

SkhIZEIn (fRAnCE). 82 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 8:45 pm • EFSHA1 

Sun 10/18 • 1:45 pm • EFSHA2 

Mon 10/19 • 5:45 pm • EFSHA3 

of memory and loss, STEEl hOMES (Uk) 

takes the viewer inside the world of a selfstorage 

warehouse. hAPPY 95Th BIRThDAY 

GRAnDPA (USA) presents a fleeting 

memory of childhood quarrels at grandpa’s 

birthday. CAREfUl WITh ThAT POWER TOOl 

(nEW ZEAlAnD) shows the real reason why 

little boys shouldn’t play with power tools. 

In YOUnG lOVE (AUSTRAlIA), Erno is in 

tortuous pain, but he must keep moving as 

danger awaits him. 90 min. 

Wed 10/14 • 4:00 pm • EFSHR1 

Sun 10/18 • 4:00 pm • EFSHR2 

upper middle-class party prepares to go 

home, but who is missing in ThE hISTORY 

Of AVIATIOn (hUnGARY)? lARS AnD PETER 

(DEnMARk) captures the difficult emotions 

of a young boy and his relationship to his 

father in the face of great loss. ThE IllUSIOn 

(CUBA) documents director Susana Barriga’s 

journey from Cuba to London to visit her 

exiled father. 101 min. 

Thurs 10/15 • 8:40 pm • EFSHE1 

Fri 10/16 • 3:30 pm • EFSHE2 

to prove his manhood to his father in CUTS 

(USA). In POPOUS PAnE AnD ThE kIDS hE 

lOVES TO hATE (USA), a family’s lies bring 

two long-lost brothers together. ChAInS 

(CAnADA) captures one woman’s 

attempt to spring life into a world 

surrounded by darkness. Teenager Tisha 

struggles with an unplanned pregnancy 

in PREMATURE (USA). 91 min. 

Sun 10/18 • 6:30 pm • EFSHB1 


festival Panels (free events) 

WhERE IS IT All GOInG? 

(Open only to accredited industry members) 

Our love of movies 

has not changed, but 

the way we see them 

has. Leading industry 

professionals discuss 

the present and 

future of production 

and distribution of 

studio, independent, 

and foreign-language film in the US. 

Producer Paula Wagner (The Others, 

Vanilla Sky, Mission: Impossible), 

founder of Chestnut Ridge Productions, 

will moderate. 

friday, Oct. 9, 2:00 pm 

theWit Hotel, 201 N. State St. 

This event is made possible with the support of the 

Consulate General of the Federative Republic of Brazil. 

I knOW A WOMAn lIkE ThAT 

Emmy Award ® -winning filmmaker and writer 

Elaine Madsen, producer and Oscar ® - 

nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and 

other inspirational women from the Chicago 

area will reflect on their diverse professional 

experiences, life lessons learned, and 

personal accomplishments. Doreen Bartoni, 

Dean of the School of Media Arts at 

Columbia College will moderate. 

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 5:00 pm 

Film Row Cinema, Columbia College 

1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th Floor 

REELWOMEn 

STORY Of MY lIfE 

Many screenwriters and directors 

approach the filmmaking process through 

the lens of their own personal life histories. 

Festival and local filmmakers will discuss 

the creative practice of translating unique 

personal experiences into film narrative. 

Saturday, Oct. 17, 12:00 pm 

Claudia Cassidy Theater 

Chicago Cultural Center 

78 E. Washington St. 

lIfE IS ShORT 

The short film has become one of the 

most beloved offerings for the film festival 

aficionado, and more recently, the 

Internet guru. This panel will discuss the 

short film form, its role in the film industry, 

and how the fast-evolving field of digital 

media will change the way we view and 

market short films. 


Claudia Cassidy Theater 

Chicago Cultural Center 

78 E. Washington St. 

GETTInG YOUR fIlM 

InTO ThE MARkETPlACE 

You’ve made your movie… now what? 

Several first- and second-time directors will 

explore the trials, tribulations, and triumphs 

of taking their films on the festival circuit 

and finding distribution locally and abroad. 

Tom Fraterrigo of Columbia College’s 

Department of Film & Video will moderate. 

Panelists include local filmmaker Brian 

Caunter (Chicago Overcoat). 

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 4:00 pm 

Columbia College Chicago 

1104 S. Wabash Ave., Room 709 

TAlkBACk: ROGER BOBB 

Every film is the 

product of a team 

of skilled individuals 

who participate 

in an ongoing 

creative exchange 

that informs the 

filmmaking process. 

Roger Bobb, awardwinning 

supervising 

producer of Tyler Perry Studios, will reflect on 

his experiences with creative collaboration 

in the film industry. Vaun Monroe of 

Columbia College’s Department of Film & 

Video will moderate. 



1104 S. Wabash Ave., Room 302 

BlACk PERSPECTIVES BlACk PERSPECTIVES 

nEW VOICES fROM ThE AMERICAS 

This year’s Festival features a number of 

extraordinary films by emerging filmmakers 

from across the Americas—from Mexico 

to Chile. Come listen to them talk about 

their craft and reflect on their perspectives 

on filmmaking in a global context. 

Monday, Oct. 12, 3:30 pm 

AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St. 

(Tickets must be obtained from the box office.) 


Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 


SCORE! MUSIC On fIlM 

A film’s iconic soundtrack 

or original score is 

often one of its most 

memorable parts. Come 

listen to experienced film 

composers, musicians, 

and directors break down 

the process of finding collaborators, 

sourcing new and existing music, 

and producing the perfect harmony 

between sound and image. Panelists 

include Bruce Webb (The Be All and End 

All), Charles Kim of the Old Town School 

of Folk Music, and others. 

friday, Oct. 16, 3:00 pm 


1104 S. Wabash Ave. 

RASTROS Y CRónICAS: 

WOMEn Of JUÁREZ 

Since 1993, thousands 

of women have been 

killed in Juárez, Mexico. 

The artworks in the 

new exhibition at the 

National Museum of 

Mexican Art chronicle 

the struggles wrought by these grievous 

deaths. Filmmaker Carlos Carrera, who 

takes on the subject in his harrowing film 

Backyard, will join exhibition curator Dolores 

Mercado in a conversation about his 

experience of translating tragedy into art. 

National Museum of Mexican Art 

1852 W. 19th St. 

Date and time to be announced. 


Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 



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Reflecting Chicago’s rich cultural and 

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InVESTInG In YOUTh 

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Program offers Chicago Public School 

students contact with classic and 

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fIlM InDEX: By Country / By Category 

BY COUnTRY: 

ARGEnTInA 

GREEn WATERS ................................... 25 

AUSTRAlIA 

CEDAR BOYS ........................................11 

COffIn ROCk ......................................12 

MARY AnD MAX ................................ 20 

AUSTRIA 

COOkInG hISTORY .............................12 

BAhAMAS 

RAIn ..................................................... 23 

BElGIUM 

nO hARD fEElInGS ........................... 21 

BRAZIl 

BEYOnD IPAnEMA ..............................11 

EYE Of ThE STORM ..............................14 

PlASTIC CITY ...................................... 23 

REVEnGE ............................................. 31 

BUlGARIA 

EASTERn PlAYS ....................................13 

CAnADA 

lOVE & SAVAGERY ............................. 18 

STRAIGhT TO ThE hEART .................... 33 

ChIlE 

MAID, ThE .............................................19 

ChInA 

RED ClIff............................................. 24 

CROATIA 

WIll nOT STOP ThERE ........................ 37 

CZECh REPUBlIC 


WhO’S AfRAID Of ThE WOlf............ 37 

DEnMARk 

AnTIChRIST ........................................... 9 

STORM ................................................. 33 

EThIOPIA 

AThlETE, ThE ....................................... 10 

fRAnCE 

BEllAMY .............................................. 10 

GIRl On ThE TRAIn, ThE .....................15 

GIVE ME YOUR hAnD .........................15 

hEnRI-GEORGES’S InfERnO .............16 

hIDDEn DIARY .....................................16 

MY nEIGhBOR, MY kIllER ................. 21 

nOThInG PERSOnAl ......................... 21 

PARTnERS ............................................ 22 

PERSéCUTIOn ...................................... 22 

RICkY ................................................... 31 

SPY(IES) ................................................ 33 

TOMORROW AT DAWn....................... 35 

GERMAnY 

AnTIChRIST ........................................... 9 

BERlIn ’36 ............................................11 

EffI BRIEST ............................................14 

STORM ................................................. 33 

GREECE 

WOMAn’S WAY, A .............................. 37 

hOnG kOnG 

ASTRO BOY .......................................... 10 

ClAUSTROPhOBIA ..............................12 

PlASTIC CITY ...................................... 23 

hUnGARY 

lOST TIMES .......................................... 18 

MADE In hUnGARIA ...........................19 

PRAnk .................................................. 23 

InDIA 

ShORTChAnGED ................................ 31 

IRAn 

ABOUT EllY ........................................... 9 

IRElAnD 

EClIPSE, ThE .........................................14 

lOVE & SAVAGERY ............................. 18 

ISRAEl 

EYES WIDE OPEn .................................14 

ITAlY 

VIDEOCRACY ..................................... 35 

VInCERE .............................................. 35 

JAPAn 

AIR DOll .............................................. ?? 

ASTRO BOY .......................................... 10 

DEAR DOCTOR .....................................13 

kAnIkôSEn ..........................................17 

MEXICO 

BACkYARD .......................................... 10 

DAnIEl & AnA .....................................12 

nORThlESS .......................................... 21 

RAGInG SUn, RAGInG SkY .............. 23 

ThOSE WhO REMAIn ......................... 35 

nEThERlAnDS 

lAST DAYS Of EMMA BlAnk, ThE .....17 

PhIlIPPInES 

RAPTURE Of fE, ThE ........................... 24 

ThAnk YOU GIRlS, ThE ...................... 35 

POlAnD 

CASE UnknOWn .................................11 

lITTlE MOSCOW ................................. 18 

SWEET RUSh ......................................... 33 

PORTUGAl 

ECCEnTRICITIES Of A BlOnDE hAIR 

GIRl .......................................................13 


ROMAnIA 

POlICE, ADJECTIVE ........................... 23 

TAlES fROM ThE GOlDEn AGE ........ 33 

RUSSIA 

hIPSTERS ...............................................16 

SERBIA 


SlOVAkIA 


MOOn InSIDE YOU, ThE .................... 20 

SOUTh kOREA 

fROZEn flOWER, A .............................15 

MOThER ............................................... 20 

SPAIn 


GIRl .......................................................13 


SWEDEn 

EASTERn PlAYS ....................................13 

MAMMOTh ...........................................19 

VIDEOCRACY ..................................... 35 

SYRIA 

lOnG nIGhT, ThE ............................... 18 

TAIWAn 

fACE......................................................14 

PlACE Of OnE’S OWn, A .................. 22 

SWITZERlAnD 

PARTnERS ............................................ 22 

ThAIlAnD 

nYMPh ................................................. 22 

Uk 

BE All AnD EnD All, ThE .................. 10 

EDUCATIOn, An ..................................13 

fISh TAnk .............................................14 

lOOkInG fOR ERIC ........................... 18 

RED RIDInG: TRIlOGY ........................ 24 

URUGUAY 

GIGAnTE ..............................................15 

USA 

AGAInST ThE CURREnT ........................ 9 

ASTRO BOY .......................................... 10 

AThlETE, ThE ....................................... 10 


BlUE ......................................................11 

ChICAGO OVERCOAT ........................11 

CROPSEY ..............................................12 

DOn’T lET ME DROWn ........................13 

GIRlS On ThE WAll ............................15 

hOUSE Of ThE DEVIl, ThE ..................16 

I knOW A WOMAn lIkE ThAT ............16 

lOSS Of A TEARDROP DIAMOnD..... 18 

lOVElY, STIll ........................................19 

MADE In ChInA ..................................19 

MESSEnGER, ThE ................................ 20 

MISSISSIPPI DAMnED ......................... 20 

MOThERhOOD ...................................... 5 


nORTh BY nORThWEST ...................... 21 

PARAnORMAl ACTIVITY ................... 22 

PRECIOUS ............................................ ?? 

RACInG DREAMS ............................... 23 

REVEnAnT, ThE ................................... 31 

SOUnDTRACk fOR A REVOlUTIOn .. 31 

VISUAl ACOUSTICS ............................ 35 

WOMEn In TROUBlE .......................... 37 

YEllOW hAnDkERChIEf, ThE ........... 37 

BY CATEGORY: 

AfTER DARk 

COffIn ROCk ......................................12 

EClIPSE, ThE .........................................14 


MOThER ............................................... 20 

PARAnORMAl ACTIVITY ................... 22 


REVEnAnT, ThE ................................... 25 

AnIMATIOn 

ASTRO BOY .......................................... 10 

MARY AnD MAX ................................ 20 

ShORTS 2 ............................................. 39 

ART 

fACE......................................................14 





AThlETE, ThE ....................................... 10 

BlUE ......................................................11 



PRECIOUS .............................................. 7 

RAIn ..................................................... 23 

ShORTS 5 ............................................. 39 


COMEDY 


lAST DAYS Of EMMA BlAnk, ThE .....17 


MADE In ChInA ..................................19 

MOThERhOOD ...................................... 5 

nOThInG PERSOnAl ......................... 21 


WOMEn In TROUBlE .......................... 37 

COMInG-Of-AGE 


DOn’T lET ME DROWn ........................13 

EDUCATIOn, An ..................................13 

fISh TAnk .............................................14 

PRAnk .................................................. 23 

RACInG DREAMS ............................... 23 

RAIn ..................................................... 23 

CRIME 

BACkYARD .......................................... 10 

BlUE ......................................................11 

CEDAR BOYS ........................................11 


CROPSEY ..............................................12 

PlASTIC CITY ...................................... 23 


ShORTChAnGED ................................ 31 

STRAIGhT TO ThE hEART .................... 33 

DOCUMEnTARY 



CROPSEY ..............................................12 






RACInG DREAMS ............................... 23 



EPIC 


RED ClIff............................................. 24 

fAMIlY 

ASTRO BOY .......................................... 10 


fAMIlY DRAMA 

DAnIEl & AnA .....................................12 


GREEn WATERS ....................................15 

hIDDEn DIARY .................................... 18 

lOnG nIGhT, ThE ............................... 18 

lOST TIMES .......................................... 18 

MAMMOTh ...........................................19 


nO hARD fEElInGS ........................... 21 

PRECIOUS .............................................. 7 

RICkY ................................................... 31 

fIlM On fIlM 

fACE......................................................14 


SWEET RUSh ......................................... 33 

fRIEnDShIP 

AGAInST ThE CURREnT ........................ 9 


MARY AnD MAX ................................ 20 

hISTORICAl 

BERlIn ’36 ............................................11 


EffI BRIEST ............................................14 


lITTlE MOSCOW ................................. 18 

RED ClIff............................................. 24 


VInCERE .............................................. 35 

hORROR 


REVEnAnT, ThE ................................... 31 




ShORTS 1 ............................................. 37 

lGBT 

EYES WIDE OPEn .................................14 





WOMAn’S WAY, A .............................. 37 


ABOUT EllY ........................................... 9 

AIR DOll ................................................ 9 

BACkYARD .......................................... 10 


CASE UnknOWn .................................11 

fACE......................................................14 

fISh TAnk .............................................15 

hIDDEn DIARY .....................................16 

hIPSTERS ...............................................16 


lOVE & SAVAGERY ............................. 18 


PRAnk .................................................. 23 

RICkY ................................................... 31 

VInCERE .............................................. 35 

MUSIC 



hIPSTERS ...............................................16 



MYSTERY 

ABOUT EllY ........................................... 9 

BEllAMY .............................................. 10 

CASE UnknOWn .................................11 

CROPSEY ..............................................12 

EClIPSE, ThE .........................................14 

nYMPh ................................................. 22 

PARTnERS ............................................ 22 


RED RIDInG: TRIlOGY ........................ 24 

nEW DIRECTORS 

BERlIn ’36 ............................................11 

DAnIEl & AnA .....................................12 

EASTERn PlAYS ....................................13 


EYES WIDE OPEn .................................14 

GIGAnTE ..............................................15 

lOST TIMES .......................................... 18 

MADE In ChInA ..................................19 


nORThlESS .......................................... 21 

PARTnERS ............................................ 22 



OBSESSIOn 

AIR DOll ................................................ 9 

COffIn ROCk ......................................12 


GIRl .......................................................13 

GIGAnTE ..............................................15 

PERSéCUTIOn ...................................... 22 

POlITICAl/SOCIAl COMMEnTARY 

BACkYARD .......................................... 10 

CASE UnknOWn .................................11 



hIPSTERS ...............................................16 

kAnIkôSEn ..........................................17 

lOnG nIGhT, ThE ............................... 18 


MAMMOTh ...........................................19 

MESSEnGER, ThE ................................ 20 



nORThlESS .......................................... 21 

PlACE Of OnE’S OWn, A .................. 22 



STORM ................................................. 33 

TAlES fROM ThE GOlDEn AGE ........ 33 

ThOSE WhO REMAIn ......................... 35 

VIDEOCRACY ..................................... 35 


REEl WOMEn 

ClAUSTROPhOBIA ..............................12 

CROPSEY ..............................................12 

DEAR DOCTOR .....................................13 

EDUCATIOn, An ..................................13 

EffI BRIEST ............................................14 

fISh TAnk .............................................14 



hIDDEn DIARY .....................................16 


lOSS Of A TEARDROP DIAMOnD..... 18 

MADE In ChInA ..................................19 


MOThERhOOD ...................................... 5 


RAIn ..................................................... 23 


ROAD MOVIE 


YEllOW hAnDkERChIEf, ThE ........... 37 

ROMAnCE 

EffI BRIEST ............................................14 


lITTlE MOSCOW ................................. 18 

lOVE & SAVAGERY ............................. 18 

lOVElY, STIll ........................................19 

SPORTS 

AThlETE, ThE ....................................... 10 

BERlIn ’36 ............................................11 

BlUE ......................................................11 

RACInG DREAMS ............................... 23 

RAIn ..................................................... 23 

ThRIllER 

AnTIChRIST ........................................... 9 

COffIn ROCk ......................................12 

MOThER ............................................... 20 

REVEnGE ............................................. 31 

SPY(IES) ................................................ 33 

TOMORROW AT DAWn....................... 35 

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