Set in scenic but strife-ridden Kashmir, “Tahaan” tells the story of an eight-year-old boy who tries to gain back his beloved pet donkey that has been sold along with his family’s possessions to pay the family debt. He wanders village and countryside, navigates border checkpoints, negotiates with merchants and money lenders on his quest – and is recruited to hurl a grenade into an army compound. Lush cinematography and a recurring chorus of Sufi singers add texture to this tender fable.
Charlie Chaplin, apodado en su día "el hombre más famoso del mundo", ha sido reconocido desde hace tiempo como uno de los principales iconos de la comedia y el cine. Desde 1914 hasta 1967, Chaplin escribió, dirigió, produjo y protagonizó más de 80 películas, pasando rápidamente del slapstick básico a un estilo cómico único: inmaculadamente construido, profundamente humano y siempre hilarante. "Tiempos modernos" es una de sus obras más aclamadas, capaz de hacer reír a un niño (o al niño que llevamos dentro) con desenfreno, a la vez que se empatiza de verdad con su icónico personaje, el vagabundo venido a menos.
Debido a su importancia cultural, "Tiempos modernos" fue seleccionada por la Biblioteca del Congreso en 1989 para su conservación en el Registro Cinematográfico Nacional.
En colaboración con el Museo RISD y la Gallery Night Providence, el PCFF 2014 trajo de vuelta a uno de los favoritos del público de 2013 para un comando - ¡y gratuito! - y gratuita. "Le Tableau" se desarrolla en el mundo de un cuadro idílico pero incompleto, abandonado hace tiempo por su pintor. En su ausencia, las figuras del cuadro se han apoderado de la narración para servir a sus propios fines. Tras la proyección, se le invitará a explorar, con la ayuda de educadores del museo, la colección de All-Dones, Sketchies y Halfies del RISD.
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"¡Encantador! Este cuento, siempre divertido, ingenioso y bellamente elaborado, es un derroche de color apto para todas las edades. Una fiesta constante para los ojos". - Variety (8/12)
** USA PREMIERE**
While attending a super-cool summer camp where campers compete to build the highest multi-story, self-standing structure possible using scrap wood, a best friendship between two adolescent boys is greatly tested. A series of misunderstandings and hurtful slights, some intentional and some not, creates a building tension that grips the viewer’s attention—and empathy—to the end. Director Marien Rogaar has constructed a film with an amazingly caring hand. Don’t miss this USA PREMIERE!
Patema is a precocious teen who loves to explore the caverns and tunnels of her subterranean world until she falls into the DANGER ZONE! In her inverted gravity world, she falls upwards to the Earth’s surface and risks falling into the sky. Saved by an equally rebellious young man who is charmed by this upside-down girl, they fight to save her from the totalitarian surface government that seeks to annihilate her subterranean civilization and the freethinking people they represent. A dizzying, suspenseful animé.
There is perhaps no cinematic bond stronger than that of the friendship between a boy and his dog. For this reason, the novel “Belle et Sébastien” by actress and author Cécile Aubry has endured since the 1960s, inspiring several films, television series, and even the name of a Scottish indie music ensemble.
In this latest film adaptation by Nicolas Vanier, the setting has shifted to World War II on the French/Swiss border. Sébastien (Félix Bossuet) lives with his grizzled grandfather in a vertiginous mountain village and crosses paths with a giant, filthy Pyrenean mountain dog the locals call “The Beast” for allegedly killing livestock. Sébastien, however, sees something good in the misunderstood canine and eventually befriends the animal, naming her “Belle.” Their budding friendship is put to the test when Nazi occupiers march into town looking for members of the French Resistance who are guiding Jewish refugees to neighboring Switzerland. With their intimate knowledge of the nooks and crannies of the alpine valleys, Belle and Sébastien help point the way to safety, with the merciless SS officer, Lieutenant Peter, tracking them every step of the way.
Using 35mm film and jaw-dropping scenery from the Haute Maurienne-Vanoise region of France, Belle et Sébastien is a charming homage to the beloved live-action nature films of Disney, but with a pulse-pounding World War II subplot that will enthrall audiences of all ages.