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FILM LISTFILM LISTGLOOMY SUNDAYGERMANY/HUNGARY 1999, 110 minGerman/English/HungarianDirector: Rolf SchubelCast: Ben Becker, Stefano Dionisi,Joachim Krol, Erika MarazsanThu. May 10 3:00pm SGGOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY:THE GOSPEL SONGS OF BOB DYLAN USA 2005, 82 minDirector: Michael B. BorofskySat. May 12 Midnight BCBack by popular demand, this is the mostsuccessful film in our Festival’s history.Gloomy Sunday is the name of a notoriousHungarian “suicide hymn song” composed in1935 – a haunting melody full of hopelessnessand despair. When three men fall in lovewith the same woman, the song will link themfar beyond the popular Budapest café wherethey first meet. A potent mix of drama andhumour, the film has become a TJFF perennial.Bob Dylan (né Zimmerman) confoundedeveryone and alienated fans when he wentthrough his born-again Christian phasefrom 1979–1981. Gotta Serve Somebody, abehind-the-scenes look at the making of thealbum of the same name, includes interviews(Jerry Wexler and others) and knockoutrenditions of Dylan’s gospel period, newlyinterpreted by African American performers.Featured artists include: Shirley Caesar,Aaron Neville, Fairfield Four, Dottie Peoples,Helen Baylor, Chicago Mass Choir and MightyClouds of Joy. Also includes rare archival footagefrom Dylan’s astonishing Toronto performanceof “When He Returns.” Twenty-fiveyears later, a new consensus emerges: “Asit turns out, Dylan was a terrific composerof gospel music and Gotta Serve Somebodyought to allow the unconverted to see thelight.” – John Metzger, The Music Box.Generously sponsored by:AG AL GREEN THEATRE · BC BLOOR CINEMA · SG SHEPPARD GRANDE · PROGRAMME 25