In the summer of 1979, in Thüringen, in East Germany, two families put together a crazy plan. They are desperate to leave the DDR for the ‘West’ and plan to flee in a homemade hot air balloon. After sewing and tinkering for weeks, the amateurs make their first attempt. Meters from the West German border, [ Read More ]
In 1950, the Soviets are trying to crush a budding resistance movement in the countryside of Estonia. A girl doesn’t understand why her mother was arrested or why her father was upset when she cheered on the young pioneers as they marched. JARVIS CONSERVATORY 8/10 @ 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM TICKETS AND SHOWTIMES 1711 [ Read More ]
An underpaid train mechanic gives his father a cake made of stolen marijuana to relieve his cancer pain, but he is cornered by the criminals who are searching for their drugs and the nosy neighbors who want a recipe for the “healing” cake. JARVIS CONSERVATORY 7/20 @ 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM TICKETS AND SHOWTIMES [ Read More ]
As four friends spend their senior years in an assisted living facility in Dubai, they find they’re are gradually losing their zest for life, despite some of their best efforts to make the most of each day. It’s a mostly losing battle, until one of them suddenly discovers that he has inherited a large fortune. [ Read More ]
The International Film Showcase, an arm of the Lamorinda Film and Entertainment Foundation (LFEF)began in January 2011 presenting a local area premiere of an acclaimed international film not available on home media or television for one week a month. The posters below are of films the Showcase has already screened. Some of these films will [ Read More ]
For those who enjoy extraordinary movies not made available to the general public, the INTERNATIONAL FILM SHOWCASE is what you are looking for. For a minimum of seven days each month we will screen a feature film that has never been released commercially in our area. Some will never be available to rent or download. [ Read More ]
