The Bay Film Series 2011-2012
Another year of great world cinema available right here in Suttons Bay, MI. Complete brochures are available. If you'd like to receive a brochure in the mail, contact us.
Here's how it works:
- One film per month - September thru April - Eight Films for $44 (only $5.50 each).
- Choose a showtime: Sunday @ 2:00, Sunday @ 5:00, Monday @ 6:00, or Tuesday @ 6:00.
- Don't worry, if you can't make it to your showtime, we'll accept your ticket at one of the other times.
THE SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 18-20
Queen To Play
Drama (France) - Not Rated - 97 min
Director: Caroline Bottaro
Starring Oscar winner Kevin Kline and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire and set on the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica. A lovely but repressed French chambermaid’s newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat – a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives.
Winner, Excellence in Screenwriting - 2011 Sedona International Film Festival
OCTOBER 16-18
In A better world
Drama (Denmark) - Rated R - 119 min
Director: Susanne Bier
Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work in Africa at a refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with violent conflicts that lead them to struggle with difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness.
Winner, Best Foreign Language Film - 2011 Academy Awards
Winner, Best Foreign Language Film - 2011 Golden Globe Awards
NOVEMBER 13-15
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Documentary (New Zealand) - Not Rated - 85 min
Director: Leanne Pooley
Winner of numerous awards, this is the extraordinary personal story of the world’s only comedic, singing, yodeling lesbian twin sisters whose political activism and unique brand of entertainment has helped change New Zealand’s social landscape. These women are sure to put a grin on your face!
Winner, Cadillac People's Choice Award - 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Winner, Best Feature Documentary – 2010 New York Newfest
DECEMBER 11-13
Life above all
Drama (South Africa) - Rated PG-13 - 100 min
Director: Oliver Schmitz
An emotional and universal drama following 12 yr old Chanda whose mother is forced to flee their small village after the death of Chanda's newborn sister. Challenging the fear and shame that have poisoned her community, Chanda leaves home in search of her mother and the truth.
Un Certain Regard - 2010 Cannes International Film Festival
JANUARY 15-17
Nostalgia For the light
Documentary (Chile) - Not Rated - 90 min
Director: Patricio Guzman
Chile’s Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth providing the unique conditions of an ultra-translucent sky and a place where human remains are well-preserved. In this stunningly beautiful essay melding celestial and earthly quests, astronomers explore the edges of the universe while widows wander the desert in search of the remains of loved ones.
Winner, Best Documentary - 2010 European Film Awards
FEBRUARY 12-14
3 (Drei)
Drama/Comedy (Germany) - Rated R - 119 min
Director: Tom Tykwer
From the director of Run, Lola, Run comes this sexy romantic drama with a nod to classic Hollywood comedy. With their 20th anniversary approaching, a Berlin couple in their early forties becomes restless despite being truly in love. Unbeknownst to one another, they each become acquainted and attracted to a younger man. This playful update is an intellectual study of a modern couple looking for redefinition in a world of absolutes.
Winner, Best Director, Best Actress - 2011 German Film Awards
MARCH 18-20
le havre
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
France/Finland - Not Rated - 93 min
French with English Subtitles
Winner, FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection, Locarno Film Festival
Official Selection, Toronto Film Festival
Official Selection, New York Film Festival
In this warmhearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight.
April 15-17
Monsieur Lazhar
Canada - Rated PG-13 - 94 minutes
French w English Subtitles
Director: Philippe Falardeau
- Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
- Toronto International Film Festival 2011: Winner – Best Canadian Feature Film
- Locarno Film Festival 2011: Winner – Prix Du Public Award
- Locarno Film Festival 2011: Winner – Variety Piazza Grande Award
- Hamburg Film Festival 2011: Winner – Art Cinema Award
- Windsor International Film Festival 2011: Winner – People’s Choice Award
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012: Winner – UPC Audience Award
- Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival 2012
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, MONSIEUR LAZHAR tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past. This moving film features exquisite performances by Fellag and a stunning ensemble of child actors.
