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Films in the Park
Palos Park Public Library this fall.
All movies will start at 7:00 p.m. |
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 “Les
choristes: The Chorus”
Thursday, September 16th
Unemployed music teacher Clement
Mathieu becomes the supervisor at a boarding school for the
rehabilitation of minors. Dismayed by the repressive administration,
he works to positively transform the students’ lives through music.
French dialogue with English subtitles; 97 minutes. |
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“Zhan gu:
The Drummer"
Thursday, October 21,
Sid, the rebellious son of Kwan, a
savage Hong Kong triad boss, escapes to Taiwan upon enraging his
father’s adversary, a powerful underground business leader. Hiding
out in the mountains, Sid encounters a group of Zen drummers. Their
mesmerizing art, rigorous training, and austere way of life pique
the hostile urban young man’s interest and he asks to join the
group. Although Sid despises his father, he is turning out to be a
younger version of him: wild and defiant. Immersion in the world of
the Zen drummers gradually converts him into a focused young man.
Sid’s independence from the triad life and his father is profoundly
challenged, however, when a twist of fate forces him to choose
between loyalty to his family and his new found faith in himself.
Mandarin and Cantonese dialogue with English subtitles; 115 minutes. |
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“Bikur ha-Tizmoret: The Band’s Visit”
Thursday, November 18The
Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt
for a cultural event. Once there, they find the expected delegation
is not there to meet them. Arrangements to get to their destination
of Petah Tiqva have not been taken care of either. They find their
own ride and arrive instead at the remote town of Beit Hatikva.
Stuck there until the next morning’s bus, the band, lead by the
repressed Tawfiq Zacharaya, gets help from the worldly lunch owner,
Dina, who offers to put them up for the night. As the band settles
in the best it can, each of the members attempts to get along with
the natives in their own way. What follows is a special night of
quiet happenings and confessions as the band makes its own impact on
the town and the town on them. Hebrew, Arabic and English dialogue
with English subtitles; 87 minutes. |
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