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YENTLTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 7:30 PMDir. Barbra Streisand (134min, USA, 1983)Narrative

Barbra Streisand’s directorial debut is a musical adaptation of the story by the beloved Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer (who was not happy with the film version). Yentl is a young woman who wants nothing more than to study religious scripture.

Followed by a post-screening discussion on the various adaptations of I.B. Singer’s original including the current run of Theater J’s theatric production of Yentl.

THE GIFT TO STALINTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 7:30 PMDir. Rustem Abdrashev (95min, Kazakhstan/Russia, 2008) In Russian, Kazakh & Hebrew with English Subtitles Narrative

The heartwarming tale of a young orphaned Jewish boy sent into exile during a Stalinist purge, only to be saved by a Muslim man. Set against the sweeping beauty of the Kazakh steppes, this film is back by popular demand from the 2009 WJFF Closing Night.

Followed by a presentation from Kairat Umarov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the US.

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DIPLOMACYTUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 7:30 PMDir. Volker Schlöndorff (85min, Germany/France, 2014)In German and French with English Subtitles Narrative

August 25th, 1944. The Allies enter Paris. Warsaw has been destroyed three weeks earlier by the Germans. Shortly before dawn, Dietrich von Choltitz, German military governor of Paris, prepares blow up the French capital. And yet, Paris is not destroyed. Why did von Choltitz refuse to carry out the Fuhrer’s commands, despite his boundless loyalty to the Third Reich? In this adaptation of the 2011 stage success by Cyril Gély, Schlöndorff (Academy Award© winner The Tin Drum) creates a psychologically elaborate game of political manners.

RUN, BOY, RUNTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 7:30 PMDir. Pepe Danquart (107min, France/Germany, 2013) In Polish, German, Russian and Yiddish with English SubtitlesNarrative

From Academy-Award© winner Pepe Danquart comes a saga of courage and compassion based on the extraordinary true story of a Polish boy who seeks the kindness of others in his solitary struggle to outlast the Nazi occupation and keep his Jewish faith alive.

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FIFTH HEAVENTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 7:30 PMDir. Dina Zvi-Riklis (103min, Israel, 2012)In Hebrew with English Subtitles

In this beautiful coming-of-age drama, a 13-year-old orphan struggles to adjust to a new life in British-controlled Palestine in 1944. Maya lives in an orphanage for Jewish girls on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, where she develops forbidden feelings for an anti-British resistance fighter. Based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Eytan, winner of the prestigious Brenner Prize.

Part of the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival.

HAVANA CURVEBALLTUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 7:30 PMDir. Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider (60min, USA, 2014)Documentary

Mica is a classic 13-year-old, studying for his Bar Mitzvah. Enthusiastic. Idealistic. Day dreaming of baseball. An earnest kid, he takes to heart his Rabbi’s requirement to help “heal the world,” and launches a grand plan to send baseballs to Cuba.

Followed by a Youth Activism Showcase, where local youth-led service projects and organizations share their work.

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RUE MANDARWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 7:30PMDir. Idit Cébula (95min, France, 2013) In French with English Subtitles Narrative

Take a traditional Jewish funeral whose rituals no one can quite recall and mix in a Yiddishkeit setting in a predominantly Sephardic Jewish community. Add to that one of the most beautiful cities in the world (Paris), and top it off with a terrific ensemble cast. Voila, you have Rue Mandar.

FOOTSTEPS IN JERUSALEMTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 7:30 PMDir. David Perlov, Dan Geva, David Ofek, Nadav Lapid, Benjamin Freidenberg, Moran Ifergan, Yarden Karmin, Amichai Chasson, Elad Schwartz, Boaz Frankel, Yair Agmon, Nayef Hammoud and Yotam Kislev (90min, Israel, 2013) In Hebrew with English Subtitles, Documentary

Heralded by MoMA as one of the most innovative films of 2013, Footsteps in Jerusalem is an anthology of ten short films that collectively offer an evocative portrait of the city—its diversity, complexity, and rapid transformation. It is also a tribute to the history of Israeli film, in particular to David Perlov, the forefather of modern Israeli documentary cinema.

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BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (Paul Mazursky)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 11:00 AMA satirical comedy concerning two couples caught up in the sexual revolution of the late ‘60s. Paul Mazursky’s debut immediately thrust him to filmmaking fame and features Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon.

“[A]n eccentric combination of barbed social commentary, Borscht Belt routines, sight gags, sexual angst, sentimental memories, savage parody, romantic fantasies, wit, improvisation and the fearless comic exploitation of his own life.” –People Magazine, on Paul Mazursky’s films

Filmmakers of 5774The Year That Was:

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, we honor the work of three seminal filmmakers who passed away in the Jewish year of 5774.

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THE LINEUP (Eli Wallach)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 11:00 AMIn this classic film noir directed by the legendary Don Seigel, Eli Wallach shines as psychopathic gangster in San Francisco who uses unsuspecting travelers to traffic heroin. When one of the deliveries goes awry, a cop gets killed, throwing the police into action.

In his autobiography, The Good, the Bad and Me, Wallach recalled, “I first met Siegel at the plush Columbia Pictures office in New York, where he told me he wanted me to play a sadistic professional killer...’ ‘The guy has to kill five people in one day,’ I said. ‘That’s not for me; I’m not that sadistic.’ ‘Oh, it’s only a movie,’ he said. ‘Besides, you’ll enjoy San Francisco.’ ‘All right,’ I said, and then added as a joke, ‘But I want ten grand a killing.’

LIFE ACCORDING TO AGFA(Assi Dayan)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 11:00 AMIn Hebrew with English Subtitles

After decades of producing hit comedies, Assi Dayan turned his talent to drama. The film centers on a Tel Aviv pub and its multicultural clientele; after a group of chauvinist soldiers are kicked out one evening, the unintended consequences are greater than anyone could have imagined.

“I describe the annals of Israeli cinema in terms of before Life Accoring to Agfa and after.” –Uri Klein, Ha’aretz.

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