January 26-29

Wednesday, January 26

The Class

2008. France. Dir: Laurent Cantet. With François Bégaudeau. 128 min.
In this Palme d’Or winner, teacher Bégaudeau presents a year in the education of the culturally- and racially-mixed children of an uneasy France. The film eloquently addresses issues of contemporary youth society in an almost documentary aesthetic, without the easy answers of the DEAD POETS SOCIETY generation. Presented as part of The Tournées Festival.
Thursday, January 27

My Man Godfrey

1936. USA. Dir: Gregory La Cava. With William Powell, Carole Lombard. 94 min.
When a ditzy socialite goes scavenging for a “forgotten man,” she finds an acerbic bum named Godfrey living at the city dump. In true screwball comedy fashion, he gets hired as her family’s butler and she fancies herself smitten. Now everyone wants to know: who is this Godfrey, and why does he look so damn cute in that new suit?
Friday, January 28

The Social Network

2010. USA. Dir: David Fincher. With Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield. 120 min.
The story of the man who made our lives everyone’s life. David Fincher (FIGHT CLUB, SE7EN, ZODIAC) helms this darkly paranoid account of Mark Zuckerberg’s tenacious, calculated, and meteoric rise from Harvard hacker genius to the alienated billionaire lord of Facebook.
Saturday, January 29

Cedar Rapids

2011. USA. Dir: Miguel Arteta. With Ed Helms, John C. Reilly. 86 min.
Fresh of his success with YOUTH IN REVOLT, Arteta (’89) brings us a special sneak preview of his upcoming comedy, in which small-town insurance salesman Helms is blindsided by the eponymous Iowan “big city.” Q&A with Arteta following the screening. By requirement of the studio, cell phones will not be permitted in the theatre – please leave them at home.