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A Few Days of Respite (Quelques jour de répit) West End H 9 p.m. H $12 Amor Hakkar skillfully directs and convincingly stars in this film with co-stars, Samir Guesmi and Marina Vlady. Their performances fill this simple story with emotional depth and honesty. Moshen, a professor of French at the University of Tehran, and his lover, Hassan, flee Iran for Paris. In Iran, as Moshen points out, homosexuals like them are hanged. As they furtively make their way together through Italy, devoted Hassan is bothered that Moshen may not share his same degree of commitment. When they reach the small French town of Saint-Claude, a lonely, middleaged woman, Yolande, befriends Moshen with kindness and respect. Hassan ponders his future, as life in France demands a different kind of clandestine existence. As an expression of Yolande’s affinity for Moshen, she agrees to habor Hassan after Moshen is arrested and faced with deportation for illegal entrance into France. Ultimately deeds of friendship and love give Moshen solace in his plight. Dir. Amor Hakkar, 2011, Algeria/France, 80 min. In French with English subtitles. Sponsor
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Mary Lou Embassy of Israel H 7:30 p.m. $25 (includes reception) From Israeli filmmaker Eytan Fox (Yossi & Jagger, Walk on Water and The Bubble) comes an award-winning musical miniseries. It’s the story of Meir, whose mother passed on to him her love of glamour and music -- especially the songs of Israel’s ‘70s pop icon Svika Pick -- but then abandoned him during his 10th birthday party. After suffering through high school with the help of his best girlfriend, he goes searching for his mother, believing she ran off to perform with her pop idol. He winds up in Tel Aviv, certain he will find his mother there. He makes new friends and reconnects with his best girlfriend and her on-again, off-again boyfriend, a sexy soldier who Meir is very much infatuated with. He soon puts his musical talent to use becoming a popular drag queen, performing under the name of Mary Lou (the title of his and his mother’s favorite song). So if you sang along with Mamma Mia and can’t miss an episode of Glee, you’ll surely fall in love with this sweet and moving story of a young gay man’s quest for his long lost mother, for a boyfriend who will accept him as he is, and for a simply fabulous life. Eytan Fox, 2010, Israel, 150 min. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Advance tickets for this screening are necessary. NO tickets will be sold at the door. You must purchase your tickets by Monday, October 10, 2011. All participants will be asked to provide the following security information: Name, Date of Birth, Citizenship, Email address. You will be required to present a government-issued identification at security before entry to the Embassy. We appreciate your cooperation in following these security procedures as requested. Sponsor
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