OUTDOOR CINEMA
2005:
Wednesday Evenings from July 6 through August 31, 2005
Pre-screening
performances begin at 7:00 pm
Films
begin at sunset
An
annual outdoor festival of international film, music, dance and food presented
by Socrates Sculpture Park in collaboration with the Museum of the Moving
Image and Partnerships for Parks.
Come to Socrates Sculpture Park and sample regional cuisine from neighborhood
restaurants, picnic on the grass as the sun sets over the city, enjoy
performances by local musicians and dancers and, as the sky darkens, see
exceptional international films on a large format screen - all set against
the spectacular backdrop of the Manhattan skyline.
All films, performers and vendors are subject to change or cancellation.
Please call to confirm programming.
FILM SCHEDULE:
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6 • Greece
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July
13 • Cuba
top "In Cuba music flows like a river", says Ry Cooder, who brings together a group of legendary musicians in Wenders' loving documentary. Music by Son Amigos |
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20• Slovenia
top The treacherous journey of immigrants through a small town near a nuclear power plant is the basis for this gritty but darkly humorous drama by the acclaimed Slovenian director Kozole, who will be present for the screening. Music by Digital Gypsy |
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July
27 • South Korea
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With Leon Niemczyk. A handsome young hitchhiker joins a married couple on a weekend yacht trip, setting a dark psychological drama in motion in Polanski's debut feature film. Music by Komeda Project |
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August
10 • African-American
top Directed by Reginald Hudlin.With Christopher Reid, Robin Harris. One of the most popular films of the early-1990s "Black New Wave," this energetic musical comedy captures the textures of suburban teen life. |
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August
17 • Brazil
top With Fernanda Montenegro. A young boy and an aging woman join up for an unlikely journey across the Brazilian landscape in a film that combines heartwarming yet unsentimental drama, social commentary, and beautiful landscapes. |
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August
24 • India
top The tough life of a poor Benegalese family is dramatized with great realism and humanity by Ray, in the first and most powerful film of his "Apu Trilogy," featuring music by Ravi Shankar. |
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August
31 • Greece & South Korea DOUBLE
FEATURE With Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Pappas. In his definitive performance, Quinn plays the earthy, larger-than-life peasant Zorba. Take
Care of My Cat , 2001, 122 Minutes. Rated R. The vitality of contemporary South Korean cinema is shown in this coming-of-age film about five young women in the port city of Inchon navigating the hazards of young adulthood. Korean dance performance by Song Hee Lee Dance Company at 6:30 Greek music by Mikrokosmos at 7:0 |
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Film series is curated by The Museum of the Moving Image.
The 2005 Outdoor Cinema program is supported by funding from the New York
City Council, Commerce Bank, City Parks Foundation, Partnerships for Parks,
The New York Times Company Foundation, the Korean Cultural Service in
New York, and the Consulate General of Slovenia.
The film series is made possible by the generosity of Scharff Weisberg.
Socrates Sculpture Park is grateful for contributions made by The Museum
of the Moving Image, Costco Wholesale, ImageKing Visual Solutions, The
Korea Times, and Spacetime C.C.
Special thanks to the City
of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President
Helen M. Marshall, City Council Speaker A. Gifford Miller,
City Councilmember Eric Gioia, Assemblywoman Caterine Nolan, and the Department
of Parks & Recreation, Commissioner Adrian Benepe.
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