[NEohioPAL] Tickets Now Available for LCCC's Stocker Arts Center Winter/Spring 2013 Film Series

Thu Dec 13 12:25:58 PST 2012

Tickets Now Available for LCCC's Stocker Arts Center Winter/Spring 2013
Film Series

Film lovers will enjoy the excitement and variety of the Stocker Arts
Center Winter/Spring 2013 Film Series at Lorain County Community
College.

Patrons, except LCCC students/faculty/staff with valid ID, must purchase
an annual membership in the LCCC Film Society for $3 each, which is good
through the end of the 2013 Film Series. The admission price for each
film is $6 with the membership card. In addition to tickets to
individual shows, anytime tickets are available for $6 each and may be
used at any film from now through the end of the 2013 film series.

The Stocker Arts Center box office is open Mondays through Fridays from
12-6 p.m. and one-and-one-half-hours before ticketed events, including
films. For more information, call the box office at (440) 366-4040 or go
to www.stockerartscenter.com

The Stocker Arts Center Film Series is truly an alternative cinema, as
most of these films have not played in Lorain County and are often not
readily available on video. Audiences have the opportunity to sample the
gourmet flavor of prize-winning foreign films, and the exciting energy
and originality of contemporary independent American and international
cinema.

The Stocker Arts Center's Film Series focuses on human relationships,
moral and social issues, cultural and religious diversity, and universal
human emotions and aspirations, including humor, disappointment and
tragedy.

Below is a listing of films in the LCCC Stocker Arts Center Film
Society's Winter/Spring 2013 Film Series. 

For more information on the Film Series or to be added to the mailing
list, please call the Box Office at (440) 366-4040. 

2013 Winter/Spring Film Series

A ROYAL AFFAIR
Friday, January 4 - 7:30 p.m.

2012 (R) 137 min. Denmark/subtitles Director: Nikolaj Arcel Cast: Mads
Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard

Winner of the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at the Berlin Film
Festival, "A Royal Affair" is an epic tale of a passionate and forbidden
romance that changed an entire nation. Denmark, 1766, English Princess
Caroline Mathilde is married to the mad and politically ineffectual King
Christian VII. Ignored by the wild king who chooses to live
scandalously, Caroline grows accustomed to a quiet existence in
oppressed Copenhagen. When the King returns from a tour of Europe
accompanied by Struensee, his new personal physician, Queen Caroline
finds an unexpected ally within the kingdom. The attraction between the
two is initially one of shared ideals and philosophy, but soon turns
into a passionate and clandestine affair that would divide a nation.
Committed to the ideals of the Enlightenment that are banned in Denmark,
Struensee convinces the King to assert his previously untapped power to
remove the conservative political council and implement drastic social
changes to Danish society. As the court plot their return to power and
the downfall of the queen and Struensee, the consequences of their
affair are made clear and the entire nation will be changed forever.
This is a magnificent historical drama, universally praised by film
critics from around the world.

ROBOT AND FRANK
Friday, January 11 - 7:30 p.m.

2012 (PG-13) 90 min. USA Director: Jake Schreier Cast: Frank Langella,
Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler

Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids
who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place
him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option:
against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid
robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. What follows
is an often hilarious and somewhat heartbreaking story about finding
friends and family in the most unexpected places. The film is a warm,
clever satire on the loss of personality in the digital age, and the
disposable nature of modern life. The more we come to rely on technology
for everything, the less we ourselves are practically capable of, giving
rise to a generation of limited, purposeless people. What "Robot and
Frank" highlights is not just the fragility of aging, but also the value
of a mind filled with life experience and skills.

THE BIG PICTURE 
Saturday, February 2 - 7:30 p.m.

2010 (Not Rated) 114 min. France/subtitles Director: Eric Lartigau Cast:
Romain Duris, Catherine Deneuve, Marina Fois

Based on the hit novel by Douglas Kennedy, "The Big Picture" follows
Paul, who seemingly has it all: a great job at an exclusive law firm, a
glamorous wife and two wonderful sons. But his perfect life unexpectedly
falls apart disastrously, and he finds himself on the run, starting over
with a new identity in scenic, isolated Montenegro. In his new life he
begins to build the existence he once dreamed of in his youth and
discovers what might be the opportunity to redeem himself. The film's
exploration of identity, and how people construct their lives based on
what they think is expected of them, sets it apart from other stolen
identity thrillers. The film's exploration of what it means to discover
one's true identity, and how much is worth sacrificing in order to do
so, makes "The Big Picture" a very suspenseful and uniquely thought
provoking journey.

I WISH 
Friday, February 8 - 7:30 p.m.

2012 (PG) 128 min. Japan/subtitles Director: Hirokazu Kora-eda Cast:
Koki Maeda, Ohshiro Maeda, Nene Ohtsuka, Joe Odagiri

Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in
Kagoshima, in the southern region of Kyushu, Japan. His younger brother,
Ryunosuke, lives with their father in Hakata, northern Kyushu. The
brothers have been separated by their parents' divorce and Koichi's only
wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet
train line will soon open linking the two towns, he starts to believe
that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass
each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi
sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a
miracle that will improve their difficult lives.

SIMON AND THE OAKS 
Friday, February 15 - 7:30 p.m.

2012 (not rated) 122 min. Sweden/subtitles Director: Lisa Ohlin Cast:
Jonatan Wachter, Bill Skarsgard, Helen Sjoholm, Karl Eriksson, Karl
Linnertorp, Jan Liefers

This stirring, philosophically minded Swedish drama "Simon and the Oaks"
covers 13 years during which the title character grows from a boy to a
man. In the process, young Simon Larsson weathers some significantly
profound storms, puberty not included. That World War II is one of those
storms is mitigated by the fact that Simon is living in a country,
Sweden, which managed to maintain its neutrality, while neighboring
Norway and Denmark were occupied by the Nazis. In 1939, when the story
begins, and in the years following, Sweden became a haven for Jews
fleeing persecution. This is not to say there was no anti-Semitism. One
of the earliest scenes shows Simon punching a bigoted schoolmate in the
face, in defense of his new Jewish friend, Isak. That friendship,
between a boy from a working-class Christian family and the son of
wealthy Jewish immigrants from Berlin, forms the movie's framework.
Based on the best-selling novel by Swedish author Marianne Fredriksson,
"Simon and the Oaks" is not merely the story of two boys from opposite
sides of the tracks. It's also a larger meditation on life's hardships
and what endures: love, art and civilization. Beautifully shot on the
west coast of Sweden, overlooking the North Sea, "Simon and the Oaks" is
a taut, absorbing tale of destiny and survival. The film received a
record 13 nominations for the Swedish equivalent of the Oscars,
including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. 

SHUN LI AND THE POET
Friday, February 22 - 7:30 p.m.

2011 ( PG ) 100 min. Italy/subtitles Director: Andrea Segre Cast: Tao
Zhao, Rade Serbedzija, Marco Paolini

The unlikely bond between a young Chinese immigrant woman, Shun Li, and
a Slav fisherman, Bepi, develops when the mysterious young woman is sent
from her job in a textile factory near Rome to the small town of
Chioppio along the Venetian lagoon where she is to work in a tavern. She
is driven by one secret burning desire: to somehow pay off the broker
who brought her from China to Italy, and to get her papers to bring her
young son left in China to Italy to join her. The tavern is the hang-out
of the local fishermen, including Bepi, nicknamed "the poet," who came
to Veneto as a youth. A tender, delicate relationship grows between Shun
Li and Bepi. For both of them, it is a poetic universe that shatters
their solitudes, providing a silent dialogue between their two cultures
as they realize that they have the same problem of being outsiders.
Relying more on poetry than reality, they try to comfort and reassure
each other. A dream-like refuge, suggested by the charm of Chioggia, the
lagoon and the high Adriatic waters is, however, hampered when gossip
soon threatens their innocent relationship and the bond that has
transcended two very different, distant cultures.

LORE
Friday, March 1 - 7:30 p.m.

2012 (Not Rated) 109 min. Australia/Germany/subtitles Director: Cate
Shortland Cast: Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, Andre Frid, Kai Malina,
Mika Seidal

A DISCUSSION SESSION WILL FOLLOW THE FILM

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother, a
staunch Nazi believer, are interred by the victorious Allies at the end
of World War II, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that
exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents' actions.
Led by the eldest sibling, 14-year-old Lore, they set out on a harrowing
journey across a devastated country to reach their grandmother in the
north. After meeting the charismatic Thomas, a mysterious young refugee,
Lore soon finds her world shattered by feelings of both hatred and
desire as she must learn to trust the one person she has always been
taught to hate in order to survive. 

BARBARA
Friday, March 15 - 7:30 p.m.

2012 (PG-13) 105 min. Germany/subtitles Director: Christian Petzold
Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Mark Waschke

Winner of the Best Director prize at this year's Berlin Film Festival,
the latest film from Christian Petzold is a simmering, impeccably
crafted Cold War thriller, starring the gifted Nina Hoss as a Berlin
doctor banished to a rural East German hospital as punishment for
applying for an exit visa. As her lover from the West carefully plots
her escape, Barbara waits patiently and avoids friendships with her
colleagues - except for Andre the hospital's head physician, who is
warmly attentive to her. But even as she finds herself falling for him,
Barbara still cannot be sure that Andre is not a spy. As her defensive
wall slowly starts to crumble, she is eventually forced to make a
profound decision about her future. A film of glancing moments and
dangerous secrets, "Barbara" paints a haunting picture of a woman being
slowly crushed between the irreconcilable needs of desire and survival. 

THE SESSIONS
Friday, March 29 - 7:30 p.m.

2012 ( R ) 98 min. USA Director: Ben Lewin Cast: John Hawkes, Helen
Hunt, William H. Macy

A DISCUSSION SESSION WILL FOLLOW THE FILM

Since age 6, Berkeley journalist and poet Mark O'Brien has spent most of
his life confined to an iron lung after being stricken with polio. In
the few hours a day he can manage outside of the hulking life-sustaining
apparatus, he is pushed around on a gurney and subject to nearly 24-hour
in-home care. In "The Sessions," we meet Mark in 1988 at age 38 when he
has outlived many prognoses already. Despite having bouts of feeling
extremely sorry for himself and the burden he creates, Mark keeps a keen
wit and delightful sense of humor about his circumstances. He shares
that creativity in his writing and keeps a cheeky, yet devout
relationship, with his local priest and kindred spirit, Father Brendan.
They challenge each other like true friends and beleaguered Catholics.
Mark confides in Father Brendan that he is determined to lose his
virginity. He seeks the help of a sexual therapist, Cheryl, played by
Helen Hunt, who specializes in helping the disabled to achieve sexual
fulfillment. Mark and Cheryl begin a series of sessions that explore
Mark's physical capabilities and mental blocks when it comes to intimacy
and sexual confidence. With each encounter with Cheryl and the support
of Father Brendan, Mark's life improves as he comes to feel more like a
man. "The Sessions" shows an honest portrayal of what sexual
satisfaction and conquest can mean to a person, especially to someone
who is physically disabled. The movie pulls no punches with both humor
and drama when it comes to sexual content.

Kim Carrasquillo

Writer, Project Coordinator | Marketing and Outreach Initiatives
Lorain County Community College | 1005 N Abbe Road | Elyria, Ohio 44035
t: 440.366.4822  f: 440.366.4113  e : kcarrasq at lorainccc.edu
<mailto:kcarrasq at lorainccc.edu> 

  <http://www.lorainccc.edu/>    
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elyria-OH/Lorain-County-Community-College
/50904073895>     <http://www.youtube.com/user/lcccwebvideo>    
<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/lorain-county-community-college>     
<http://www.twitter.com/lorainccc> 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20121213/f02ee72c/attachment-0004.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 2726 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20121213/f02ee72c/attachment-0020.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 1699 bytes
Desc: image002.png
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20121213/f02ee72c/attachment-0021.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 1989 bytes
Desc: image003.png
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20121213/f02ee72c/attachment-0022.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 2216 bytes
Desc: image004.png
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20121213/f02ee72c/attachment-0023.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 2687 bytes
Desc: image005.png
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20121213/f02ee72c/attachment-0024.png>