Pelikula@TitusBrandsmais a free monthly film screening that features fine samples of world
cinema. After every screening, film enthusiasts can discuss the aesthetic and
technical merits of each film. This monthly screening is an offering of the
Titus Brandsma Center-Media Program under the auspices of the Carmelites in the
Philippines. It is aimed at giving a meaningful experience for film
enthusiasts.
The core members of Pelikula@TitusBrandsma select the films that will be screened on Saturday, January 19. For the month of January, the chosen theme is "New Year...New Life ...New Hope."
This month's screenings will be held on January 19, 2007 from 1 p.m. onwards at
St.
Elijah Hall, 26 Acacia St. Brgy. Mariana, New Manila, Quezon City.
For inquiries/confirmation, please call Bituin at 726-6054.
FREE ADMISSION.
SEQUENCE:
As It Is In Heaven (2004)
Directed by Kay Pollack
Written by Anders Nyberg & Olla Olsson
Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Lenmark Jahkel, Ingela Olsson, Niklas Falk, Helen Sjoholm, Ylva Loof, Per Morberg, Andre Sjoberg
A successful international conductor suddenly interrupts his career and returns alone to his childhood village in Norrland, in the far north of Sweden. It doesn't take long before he is asked to come and listen to the fragment of a church choir, which practices every Thursday in the parish hall. Just come along and give a little bit of good advice. He can't say no, and from that moment, nothing in the village is the same again. The choir develops and grows. He makes both friends and enemies. And he finds love.
Greenfingers (2000)
Written & Directed by Joel Hersmann
Cast: Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, David Kelly, Warren Clarke, Danny Dyer, Adam Fogerty, Paterson Joseph, Natasha Little, Sally Edwards, Peter Guinness, Lucy Punch
Clive Owen stars as a prison inmate who goes into an experimental "open" prison where the inmates walk around freely and get job training for their impending release. While there, he discovers he has a talent for growing flowers. His talent is recognized by a gardening guru who encourages him and four other inmates to enter a national gardening competition.
Ordinary People (1980)
Directed by Robert Redford/Written by Judith Guest (Novel) & Alvin Sargeant (Screenplay)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch, M. Emrett Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Free admission.
Date: January 19 (Saturday), 1 pm onwards
Venue: St. Elijah Hall, 26 Acacia St. Brgy. Mariana, New Manila, Quezon City