Looking Ahead:  
Green Mountain Film Festival

he fifth annual Green

Mountain Film Festival,

consisting of more than 30
feature and documentary films in
two programs over 10 days, will
take place March 22-31 in
Montpelier’s Savoy Theater and
City’ Hall Arts Center.

Focus on Film, the pre-
senter, has selected films to
appeal to young people and
adults, films about cultures very
different from ours (Afghanistan,
Iran, Egypt, Palestine, South
Africa, Israel) or somewhat dif-

  

ferent (Norway, Iceland, Chile,
Czechoslovakia, Ireland, Poland,
Germany, France), films on sig-
nificant topics (abortion, gay
Scouts, persistent issues connect-
ed to the Holocaust, class in
America, preservation of forests,
restorative justice, Native
American sacred grounds), but
above all, films for those who
treasure the experience of finely
made works, whether dramatic,
comedic, romantic or merely
informative.

Opening night's feature
film will be Poland's The Big
Animal, from a script by the late
celebrated director Krzysztof
Kieslowski, and directed by his
colleague, the actor Jerzy Stuhr.
Kieslowski is widely known for
his “The Decalogue” and his
“ThreeColors Trilogy.” He died
in 1996, but not before complet-

Paul Franklin Dano in L./.E., showing March 23rd, 27th and 29th.

ing the script of The Big Animal,
a comic fable about a circus
camel abandoned in rural Poland.
The opening night showing at 7
pm. March 22 in the Savoy
Theater will be followed by a
reception and party. Two addi-
tional showings will be held
March 25 at 8:30 p. m. and
March 27 at 4 p.m., both in the
Savoy.

Also featuring:

V L.I.E. (United States) is the

controversial film directed by
Michael Cuesta and starring
Brian Cox. It's a coming-of-age
drama that touches on pedophilia,
yet avoids stereotypes and cliche
responses. Recently, it received
the most nominations in the
Independent Film Project's
“Spirit” awards (the anti-Oscars).
Cox plays a middle-aged ex-
Marine and Paul Franklin Dano is
a 15-year-old boy alienated from
his father and teetering on emo- '
tional chaos. The relationship that
grows between them is remark-
ably complex and filled with
insight. March 23 at 9 p.m.,
March 27 at 6:30 p.m. and
March 29 at 2 pm.

V Oliver Button Is a Star
(United States) is a family film
based on a book by Tomie
diPaola that features diPaola and

  

several other successful adults
who recount difficult childhoods
caused by their being perceived
as different by others, and by
themselves. March 23 and March
30 at noon.

V Scout’s Honor (United
States) is about the controversy
surrounding gays in the Boy
Scouts. Inspiration for the film is
the campaign by young Eagle
Scout Steven Cozza, who is not
gay, for tolerance and understand-
ing. March 28 at 6:30 p.m.

V Trembling
Before G-d
(United States)
is directed by
Sandi Simcha
DuBowski. She
confronts the
experiences of
Orthdox and
Hasidic gays
and lesbians.

Rabbi Joshua

Chasan will lead a
post-screening discussion. March
24 at 6:30 p.m.

V A program of short films by
Vermont filmmakers will be
shown on the Vermont Traveling
Filmmaker’s Program. March 24
at 2 p. m.

Single ticket prices are $6.50 or
less with the purchase of a pass.
Student and senior tickets are dis-
counted. The Savoy Theater is
located at 26 Ma-in St. and the
City Hall Arts Center is at 39
Main St., Montpelier. For further
information, call (802) 229-0598.
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