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SUMMARY:THE INVISIBLE WITNESS  (Italy)
DESCRIPTION:Adriano wakes up in a hotel room next to the dead body of his lover\, Laura.  The door is locked from the inside and there is no evidence of anybody else in the room.  Despite he claims his innocence\, the man is charged with murder and chooses Virginia Ferrara\, a veteran criminal attorney who has never lost a trial\, to decide the defensive strategy.  The two only have three hours to prepare the case\, discredit a key witness who’s accusing Adriano\, and find the key evidence confirming his innocence.  Back to the wall\, Adriano is forced to tell the full truth to the lawyer… \nRunning Time:  102 min\nCountry:  Italy\nLanguage: Italian with English subtitles\nGenre:  Mystery|Thriller\nDirector: Stefano Mordini\nScreenplay: Stefano Mordini\, Massimiliano Catoni\nStory: from the movie “The Invisible Guest – Contratiempo” by Oriol Paulo\nCast: Riccardo Scamarcio\, Miriam Leone\, Fabrizio Bentivoglio\, Maria Paiato\nOriginal Score: Fabio Barovero\nWebsite w|Trailer: https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/364536/ \n  \nCamelot’s doors unlock at 9:30 AM for complimentary coffee and pastries.  Films begin promptly at 10:00.  A facilitated discussion follows each film.  Tickets are free to Desert Film Society members.  Non-members pay $15 at the door.  All films are one-time screenings with English subtitles.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-103/
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191214T100000
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SUMMARY:EMMA PEETERS (Belgium)
DESCRIPTION:Southern California Premiere \nEmma Peeters will soon be 35 and has yet to accomplish something.  After years of hardship in Paris in trying to become an actress\, an idea strikes her fancy: bringing her days to an end in a week’s time\, on her birthday.  In the process Emma meets Alex Bodart\, a fanciful funeral home employee who will help her in her reckless endeavor.  By dint of hard work to hide their respective feelings\, it seems they may succeed in bringing about Emma’s final objective… \nStarring:  Monia Chokri and Fabrice Adde \nWriter | Director: Nicole Palo\nRunning Time:  87 minutes\nGenre:  Comedy\nLanguage:  French with English subtitles\nTrailer:  https://vimeo.com/320719380\nDistributor:  True Colours\nCountry:  Belgium | Canada\nRating: N|R \nFESTIVALS: Sweden\, Göteborg Film Festival; USA\, Seattle International Film Festival; UK\, Edinburgh International Film Festival \nAWARDS:  Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival\, Jury Prize\, Won Best Director \n“Palo’s film has a unique and accessible storyline and engaging characters; as it makes its way onto the festival circuit\, it would be a great pick up for distributors or streaming services alike.” … Ten Seconds From Now \n“Emma Peeters certainly isn’t the first comedy to broach the sensitive subject of suicide. Nonetheless\, it manages to find its own distinctive\, simultaneously quirky and non-patronising voice in this particular corner of the great wide cinematic universe.” … Cinema’s Fringes \nOfficial Website w|Trailer: https://truecolours.it/catalogue/emma-peeters/ \nAdditional information: 760-770-0507 and https://desertfilmsociety.org \nDesert Film Society is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) Organization \n  \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-107/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191124T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191124T184500
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SUMMARY:DEERSKIN / LE DAIM showing with THE VILLA / LES GRACIUSES
DESCRIPTION:DEERSKIN (LE DAIM) – 77 min \nGeorges\, 44 years old\, and his vintage\, fringed\, deerskin jacket have a plan.  His obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime.  French comedy film directed by Quentin Dupieux opened to enthusiastic reviews in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.  Charismatic Jean Dujardin is hilarious and unhinged\, as a psychopath so infatuated with his new jacket that he decides it should be the only one in the world.  Starring Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”)\, Adèle Haenel (“The Unknown Girl”)\, Albert Delpy &  Pierre Gommé. \n  \nShowing with:\nTHE VILLA (LES GRÂCIEUSES)– 19 minA real estate agent\, a single mom on the verge of a breakdown\, is showing her best villa to a Russian client\, working for billionnaires.  Both must absolutely conclude a deal\, even if they don’t speak the same language and find a real corpse in the closet. \nTHE VILLA is included in the 2019 YOUNG FRENCH CINEMA  program of UniFrance and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. \nThis film is part of CINEMA FRANCAIS PS festival.  Ticket purchase ($13) available now on www.CinemaFrancaisPS.com or in Camelot’s lobby Wednesdays thru Sundays after 12:00 noon.   DFS discount to $11 applies w/code previously mailed to DFS members.  You must provide ‘promo’ code on line or in lobby since Camelot staff does not have these codes.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/deerskin-le-daim-showing-with-the-villa-les-graciuses/
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191124T160000
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SUMMARY:AMANDA
DESCRIPTION:AMANDA – 107 min \nVincent Lacoste leads Mikhaël Hers’s poignant new feature about trauma and its aftershocks.  At first\, David (Lacoste) is just beginning to figure out life in his early twenties\, helping his sister (Ophélia Kolb) raise her 7-year-old daughter\, Amanda (Isaure Multrier)\, and gently initiating a romance with a pianist (Stacy Martin\, Nymphomaniac).   This era of placidity is brutally ruptured\, and a grief-stricken David must assume new responsibility for Amanda as a potential guardian.  With an understated directorial touch\, Hers creates a touching story of resilience deepened by delicately nuanced performances.  Vincent Lacoste was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor for his breathtaking\, astonishingly quiet and introspective performance as David\, a sweet\, carefree young man who suddenly has the responsibilities of adulthood thrust upon him.  Making her screen debut\, Isaure Multrier\, is nothing short of remarkable as his 7-year-old niece.  Nominated for César Awards for Best Actor and Original Score and honored with the Magic Lantern Award in Venice\, and both the Best Screenplay Award and the Grand Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. \nThis film is part of CINEMA FRANCAIS PS festival.  Ticket purchase ($13) available now on www.CinemaFrancaisPS.com or in Camelot’s lobby Wednesdays thru Sundays after 12:00 noon.   DFS discount to $11 applies w/code previously mailed to DFS members.  You must provide ‘promo’ code on line or in lobby since Camelot staff does not have these codes.\n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/amanda/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191124T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191124T150000
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SUMMARY:SOMEONE\, SOMEWHERE / DEUX MOI
DESCRIPTION:SOMEONE\, SOMEWHERE (DEUX MOI) – 110 min \nTwo lonely neighbors would be perfect for each other if only they could overcome their individual hang-ups and stop substituting computer screens for real connections.  She multiplies dates on social networks that lead nowhere while he struggles to meet anyone.  Both are victims of this loneliness of big cities\, in a hyper connected world where one would think meeting someone would be easier.  Two individuals\, two different paths.  Without knowing it\, they take two roads that will lead them in the same direction… that of a love story?  Writer/director Cédric Klapisch is perhaps best known in America for his L’Auberge Espagnol / Russian Dolls / Chinese Puzzle trilogy.  Starring Ana Girardot & François Civil. \nThis film is part of CINEMA FRANCAIS PS festival.  Ticket purchase ($13) available now on www.CinemaFrancaisPS.com or in Camelot’s lobby Wednesdays thru Sundays after 12:00 noon.   DFS discount to $11 applies w/code previously mailed to DFS members.  You must provide ‘promo’ code on line or in lobby since Camelot staff does not have these codes.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/someone-somewhere-deux-moi/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T214500
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SUMMARY:IN SAFE HANDS / PUPILLE showing with UPSET BODY / CORPS CONTRARIE
DESCRIPTION:IN SAFE HANDS (PUPILLE) – 110 min \nJeanne Herry crafts a story stemming from a delicate two-and-a-half-month state of limbo for a newborn child\, Théo\, who becomes a ward of the state after his mother gives him up for adoption at birth. In Safe Hands choreographs parallel strands of action: the search for potential parents undertaken by the social workers managing Théo’s case (Sandrine Kiberlain and Clotilde Mollet)\, the care and vigilance required for Théo’s foster father (Gilles Lellouche) to properly nurture him in the interim\, and the nine-year journey of adoption applications and fractured marriage embarked upon by a possible mother (Élodie Bouchez). Within this institutional balancing act\, Herry’s characters swing between intense determination\, uncertainty\, and\, ultimately\, joy: all par for the course while seeking the proper equilibrium for a person’s life to begin. Three wins and 12 nominations including 7 César Awards (Best Film\, Director\, Actor\, Actress\, and Screenplay) and 44 Lumiere Awards. \n  \nShowing with:\nUPSET BODY (CORPS CONTRARIE) –  (20 min) \nA young\, independent woman believes she is in control of her life.  Unexpected news changes her outlook and forces her to make difficult decisions. \nTicket purchase necessary and available now on www.CinemaFrancaisPS.com or in Camelot’s lobby Wednesdays thru Sundays. \n  \nSponsored by:  Alliance Française de Los Angeles 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/in-safe-hands-pupille-showing-with-upset-body-corps-contrarie/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T183000
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SUMMARY:LITTLE TICKLES / LES CHATOUILLES showing with LITTLE HANDS
DESCRIPTION:LITTLE TICKLES (LES CHATOUILLES) – 103 min \nOdette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw.  Why should she distrust a friend of her parents’ who offers to “tickle” her?  Once she has become an adult\, Odette realizes she was abused\, and immerses herself body and soul in her career as a dancer while trying to deal with her past.   Nominated for 5 César Awards\, winning Best Supporting Actress & Best Adapted Screenplay.  Nominated for 3 Globes de Cristal Awards\, 2 Lumiere Awards\, 2 Cannes nominations and won at Chicago Int’l FF\, Deauville FF and Hamburg FF.  An adaptation of Andréa Bescond’s play “Les Chatouilles.  The story is inspired by the drama of Andréa Bescond’s (writer/director) childhood\, which was the victim of sexual violence.  Cast includes: Andréa Bescond\, Karin Viard\, Clovis Cornillac and Pierre Deladonchamps \n  \nShowing with:\nLITTLE HANDS (LES PETITES MAINS) – (15 min) \nLeo\, 2\, is the son of the acting manager of a chemical plant. When employees find out that the direction is about to close the factory\, Bruno\, a more radical worker\, kidnaps Leo to negotiate.  César Award – Best Short Film. \nTicket purchase necessary.  Available now on www.CinemaFrancaisPS.com or in Camelot’s lobby Wednesdays thru Sundays. \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/little-tickels-les-chatouilles-showing-with-little-hands/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T153000
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SUMMARY:REMI\, NOBODY'S BOY / REMI SANS FAMILLE
DESCRIPTION:REMI\, NOBODY’S BOY (REMI SANS FAMILLE) – 105 min \nThis is the adaptation of Hector Malot’s French novel Sans famille (1878). The adventures of the young Rémi\, an orphan\, collected by the gentle Madam Barberin. At the age of 10 years\, he is snatched from his adoptive mother and entrusted to the signor Vitalis\, a mysterious itinerant musician. Has its sides\, he will learn the harsh life of acrobat and sing to win his bread. Accompanied by the faithful dog Capi and of the small monkey Joli-Coeur\, his long trip through France\, made for meetings\, friendships and mutual assistance\, leads him to the secret of his origins. Written by Hugo Van Herpe. Cast: Daniel Auteuil\, Virginie Ledoyen\, Ludivine Sagnier\, Jonathan Zaccaï\, Jacques Perrin\, Maleaume Paquin \n  \nTicket purchase available now at www.CinemaFrancaisPS.com or in Camelot’s lobby Wednesdays through Sundays.  This film is part of CINEMA FRANCAIS festival.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/remi-nobodys-boy-remi-sans-famille/
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191122T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191122T214500
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SUMMARY:THREE DAYS AND A LIFE / TROIS JOURS ET UNE VIE
DESCRIPTION:THREE DAYS AND A LIFE (TROIS JOURS ET UNE VIE) – 120 min \nMaster crime writer Pierre Lemaitre’s own adaptation of his haunting novel.  It’s Christmas 1999\, in a peaceful little village in the Ardennes.  The life of a young boy named Antoine will soon be devastated by three tragic events : the death of a dog\, the vanishing of a child\, and a big ravaging storm.  This drama/suspense stars Pablo Pauly\, Sandrine Bonnaire\, Charles Berling\, Margot Bancilhon\, Philippe Torreton and Dimitri Storoge.  The director\, Nicolas Boukhrief won the César Award for Best Adapted Screenplay SEE YOU UP THERE (Cinema Francais PS\, 2018)  Released in France September 2019.  US Premiere at COLCOA Fest Oct 2019. \n  \nShowing with KAPITALISTIS – 14 min\n‘Santa Claus is a capitalist. He brings some presents to the rich children and sweaters to the others.’ … Loukas\, 5 years old.\n\nKAPITALISTIS is included in the 2019 YOUNG FRENCH CINEMA  program of UniFrance and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.\n\nThis film is part of CINEMA FRANCAIS PS festival.  Ticket purchase ($13) available now on www.CinemaFrancaisPS.com or in Camelot’s lobby Wednesdays thru Sundays after 12:00 noon.   DFS discount to $11 applies w/code previously mailed to DFS members.  You must provide ‘promo’ code on line or in lobby since Camelot staff does not have these codes.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/three-days-and-a-life-trois-jours-et-une-vie/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T123000
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SUMMARY:MURER - ANATOMY OF A TRIAL   (Austria\, Luxembourg)
DESCRIPTION:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE \nOn the basis of original records\, MURER – ANATOMY OF A TRIAL reconstructs the 1963 proceedings against Franz Murer\, a wealthy Austrian farmer with a sterling reputation\, that took place in Graz. \nThis respected local politician and family man was in charge of the Vilnius ghetto from 1941 to 1943\, where its residents called him the “Butcher of Vilnius.” Solely 600 of the 80\,000 Jews who originally lived there survived Nazi rule. \nSurvivors came from around the world to testify at the trial\, leaving little doubt of Murer’s guilt. This resulted in one of the most serious scandals of Austria’s Second Republic for which the justice system\, press and governmental policy were responsible. \nIn an era of nationalism on the rise and less reserve in the face of ideologies that supposedly were defeated long ago\, the Murer case is depressingly topical. The film shows how little weight truth and justice possess when competing with the interests of political power. \n This film is part of “Tales of Europe” –  a program of UniFrance and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. \nGenre:  Drama\nRunning Time:  110 min\nLanguages:  German\, Yiddish\, Hebrew\n3 Wins\, 6 Nominations \nTrailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnXI1br7oQE \nCamelot Theatres doors unlock at 9:30 AM for complimentary refreshments.  The film begins promptly at 10:00.  A facilitated discussion will follow the screening. \nTickets are free to Desert Film Society members.  Non-members pay $15 at the door.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-108/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T123000
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CREATED:20190519T211828Z
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SUMMARY:LOVE IN SUSPENDERS   (Israel)
DESCRIPTION:So it happens that Tammy (Nitza Saul)\, a 64 year old widow who constantly deals with the memory of her loving late husband\, meets Beno (Yehuda Barken)\, a 70 year old sarcastic lone wolf widower – and the two fall in love. \nFrom their first unfortunate encounter\, when Tammy hits Beno with her car\, Tammy and Beno experience all sorts of emotional\, funny struggles. They get closer\, break up\, get back together and fight again\, until ultimately their love wins out.\n\n\nShlomo Bar-Aba gives a heartwarming performance as Tammy’s late husband\, who refuses to let her go in a cinematic tribute to Jorge Amado’s Vadinho in “Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands”.\n\n\n\nStarring: Nitza Saul\, Yehuda Barkan and Shlomo Bar-Aba\nCountry:  Israel\nDistributor:  Israeli Films\nRunning Time:  93 min\nTrailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lDNWFQ-6sc\nRelease Date in Israel:  11 April 2019
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191019T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191019T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T081425Z
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SUMMARY:THE COMING BACK OUT BALL MOVIE  (Australia)
DESCRIPTION:CALIFORNIA PREMIERE \n“THE COMING BACK OUT BALL MOVIE” is an observational feature documentary that follows a group of older LGBTIQ+ people\, who have been invited to attend a Ball celebrating their gender and sexual identity.  Faced with the complexities of ageing and isolation\, these extraordinary people seize each day with determination and humor.  In a time that is rapidly changing for the LGBTIQ+ community around the world\, we witness some of our cast experiencing acceptance and love for the very first time in their lives.” …  Backlot Films \nDirector: Sue Thomson\nWriters: Roger Monk\, Sue Thomson\nGenre: Documentary\nRunning Time: 86 minutes\nDistributor: Film Republic\nCountry:  Australia\nLanguage:  English\nRating: MA15+ (Strong Coarse Language)\nStarring: A group of older LGBTIQ+ people\nPremiere: West Coast USA \nFESTIVALS: USA\, Boston LGBT Film Festival\, Seattle Queer Film Festival\, Teaneck International Film Festival; Australia: Melbourne International Film Festival\, CineFestOZ Film Festival \n“This is a film of many strengths. Perhaps foremost is the humility and compassion that is shown by the project team towards a hidden group of Australians\, and the total absence of a finger-wagging social change polemic.” … CineMuse Films \n  \nOfficial Website w|Trailer: https://www.thecomingbackoutballmovie.com/ \nTrailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKIqpZOW5uw \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-109/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T123000
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SUMMARY:THE ORCHESTRA CLASS   (France)
DESCRIPTION:WEST COAST PREMIERE \nWhen violinist Simon Daoud is hired to teach the violin to a class of unruly junior high school students in an immigrant suburb of Paris\, his first instinct is to run back to his rarefied world of classical string quartets.  His mission to teach these twelve loudmouths to perform the violin parts in Rimsky-Korsakov’s  Cheherazade at the Paris Philharmonic at the end of the school year seems beyond impossible.  Yet as he gets to know the kids and their families\, Simon’s priorities shift and he determines to do everything in his power to get them to the Philharmonic.  While the movie clock is kept ticking by this exciting objective\, the film’s heartwarming core is in its portrayal of the diverse group of kids rought together in the orchestra class.  Writer-director Rachid Hami combines a documentary sensibility with a knack for bringing out his young actors’ comedic flair and dramatic intensity.  In this regard\, Orchestra Class’s major discovery is Alfred Renely\, the fifteen-year-old actor who shines as Arnold\, a quiet boy who discovers he is a natural by taking his violin up to the roof of his housing project every night to practice. \nTHE ORCHESTRA (La Melodie) is included in the 2019 YOUNG FRENCH CINEMA  program of UniFrance and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. \nWriter|Director: Rachid Hami\nScreenplay:  Guy Laurent\, Valérie Zenatti and Rachid Hami\nGenre: Comedy\, Drama\, Music\nRunning Time: 102 minutes\nDistributor: Unifrance\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French w|English Subtitles\nRating: N|R\nStarring: Kad Merad\, Samir Guesmi\, Renely Alfred\nPremiere:  West Coast \nFESTIVALS: Italy\, Venice Film Festival; Colombia\, Festival de cine francés de Colombia; South Korea\, Pusan International Film Festival; United Arab Emirates\, Dubai International Film Festival; Sweden\, Göteborg Film Festival; Poland\, Transatlantyk Film Festival; USA\, Film Society of Lincoln Center \n“While Algerian-born director Rachid Hami’s film may tread familiar territory it refreshingly eschews the simplistic sentimental cinematic notion of ‘musical misfits make good’ and strikes an engaging harder-edged chord with its story of dour French-Algerian classical violinist who attempts to encourage\, tame and ultimately inspire a raucous and resolutely rude Parisian music class.” … Rotten Tomatoes \nWebsite w|Trailer and Press Kit: https://en.unifrance.org/movie/42324/orchestra-class \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190921T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190921T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T045030Z
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SUMMARY:DEAR FREDY   (Israel)
DESCRIPTION:Co-Sponsor with CINEMA DIVERSE. \nPlease note film will start promptly at 9:30 AM \n  \nA Heroic Gay Jewish Sportsman Who Ended Up in Auschwitz \nFredy Hirsch was born in Germany\, a proud Jew and openly gay man he was 19 years old when the Nuremberg Laws were published\, he fled from Germany to the Czech Republic which was conquered by the Nazis.  He began activities in the Czech Republic as a sports teacher in Jewish youth club\, and soon became his students’ object of admiration.  With the deportation of the Jews to Ghetto Terezin\, Fredy was appointed head of the youth department and dealt with over than 4\,000 youth.  When he arrived in Auschwitz\, Fredy did not succumb to despair.  He persuaded Mengele to set up a daycare center for children and youth and granted some 600 children their final moments of happiness.  It might be that in Auschwitz\, for the first time in his life\, Fredy Hirsch didn’t experience Homophobia.  He had a lover\, he was out and people loved him for all the good he did.  Together with members of the underground in Auschwitz\, he planned a revolt that never came to pass\, following his death\, which remains a mystery\, and which this film attempts to reveal.  The story of Fredy Hirsch is another link in the history of the gay community. The film combines interviews\, archival materials and animation. \nIsrael 2017 | 74 minutes | Hebrew\, English\, Czech | English subtitles \nDirector: Rubi Gat \nProducers; Rubi Gat\, Sahar ben Hur \nEditor: Erez Laufer \nOriginal Music: Ido Goldberg \nSound Design: Ronen Nagel \nArt Director: Yael Ozsinay \nAnimation design: Mind The Gap Animation \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190914T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190914T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T191051Z
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SUMMARY:SINK OR SWIM  (France/Belgium)
DESCRIPTION:With buoyant energy\, Gilles Lellouche choreographs and directs a stellar ensemble in pursuit of grace and discarded dreams—that is\, a group of varyingly coordinated middle-aged men who find an outlet in synchronized swimming. Bertrand (Mathieu Amalric\, soulful yet understated) is the newbie to the group\, having signed up on a whim to take his mind off of his unemployment and depression. As he gets to know his fellow swimmers\, played by Guillaume Canet\, Benoît Poelvoorde\, Jean-Hugues Anglade\, and Philippe Katerine\, he uncovers shared frustrations and disappointments\, but also hope in a hobby that’s less about skill than teamwork. After a year of awkward and charmingly comedic practice sessions\, Bertrand’s proposal that his motley crew train for the world championships fuels their conviction to prove that time has not passed them by. Nominated for 13 César Awards including Best Film\, Director\, Supporting Actor\, Supporting Actress\, Screenplay\, and Cinematography.  Philippe Katerine won 2019 César for best supporting actor.  Film also nominated for 3 Cristal Awards. … Rendezvous with French Cinema New York\n\n\n\n\nGenre:  Comedy Drama\, Sport \nRunning time:  122 minutes \nLanguage:  in French and Sinhalese with English subtitles \nStarring:  Mathieu Amalric\, Guillaume Canet\, Virginie Efira\, Philippe Katerine
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-110/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190831T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190831T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T181251Z
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SUMMARY:GASPARD AT THE WEDDING  (France/Belgium)
DESCRIPTION:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE \nShortly after their chance meeting\, Gaspard asks Laura if she will accompany him to his family home and pose as his girlfriend at his father’s second wedding. At this point\, viewers will probably assume they’re dealing with a familiar and delightful trope of romantic comedy: the fake couple will become a real one\, and everyone will live happily ever after.  And while that isn’t altogether false\, Antony Cordier’s Gaspard at the Wedding is a far more surprising entertainment than one might expect\, both sophisticated and eccentric.  For one thing\, the family home in question is a working zoo\, complete with tigers\, monkeys\, and two-headed caribous\, and the family doesn’t always know how to draw the line between animal instinct and human behavior.  A case in point is Coline\, Gaspard’s sister\, a beautiful young woman who walks around wearing a bear skin because she believes she is part bear.  She is also in love with her brother. Cordier man ages not only to make these wacky situations believable\, but to give them real emotional depth\, delivering an unexpectedly poignant romance. \nWriter|Director: Antony Cordier\nGenre:  Comedy/Romance\nRunning Time:  103 min\nDistributor: UniFrance\nCountry: France | Belgium\nLanguage: French w|English Subtitles\nRating: N|R\nStarring: Félix Moati\, Laetitia Dosch\, Guillaume Gouix\nPremiere: Southern California \nFESTIVALS: France: Festival du film indépendant de Bordeaux\, Festival de Villefranche-sur-Saône\, Arras Film Festival\, Festival du Film de Sarlat\, Festival du Film de Muret\, Festival du Film Francophone d’Albi\, Festival Les Hérault du Cinéma; USA: New Orleans Film Festival\, Sacramento Film Festival\, Chicago European Union Film Festival; Italy: Rendez Vous Nuovo Cinema Francese\, Lecce Film Festival; Russia\, Moscow Film Festival; Austria\, Vienna Film Festival; Romania\, Transilvania International Film Festival; Brazil: Festival de Cinema Francês\, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival; Norway\, Norwegian International Film Festival; Germany\, Hamburg Film Festival; Venezuela\, Festival de cine francés \nOfficial Website w|Trailer and Press Kit: https://en.unifrance.org/movie/42856/gaspard-at-the-wedding \n  \nGASPARD AT THE WEDDING  is included in the 2019 YOUNG FRENCH CINEMA  program of UniFrance and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T015445Z
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SUMMARY:THE CITIZEN  (Hungary)
DESCRIPTION:In his late fifties Wilson\, whose family was killed during an outbreak of civil war in Guinea-Bissau\, enters Europe as a political refugee and settles for a sedate life as a security guard in a Budapest shopping center. Wilson’s main desire is to acquire Hungarian citizenship. The story follows Wilson as he attempts to find his place in Hungarian society in his daily life\, at work\, with Mari\, a history teacher who helps him study for the citizenship and Shirin\, a young Iranian woman whose only hope to avoid deportation is to marry a Hungarian citizen. The Citizen is an Award-winning drama that poignantly dwells on some of the most complex issues of contemporary modern European society. \n  \nGenre: Drama\nCountry (Language): Hungary (Hungarian)\nFestivals/Awards:\n* WINNER – Best film drama at the 27th Cinequest\, in San Jose\, USA\n* WINNER – Audience Award at the 2018 Chicago European Film Festival\n* WINNER – Movies that Matter’s Students’ Choice Award in Hague\, The Netherlands\n* WINNER – Best Screenplay Award at the Fantasporto Film Festival – Porto\, Lisbon\n* WINNER – Golden Aphrodite Grand Prix – Várna Love Is Folly International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – 2017\n* WINNER – Special Jury Prize – Saitama Skip City International D-Cinema Festival (Japan) – 2017\nDirector: Rolad Vranik\nCast: Máté Haumann\, Tibor Gáspár\, Cake-Baly Marcelo \n  \nTrailer:
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-111/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190727T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190727T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T223558Z
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SUMMARY:MY POLISH HONEYMOON (France)
DESCRIPTION:Anna and Adam\, a young Parisian couple with Jewish origins\, are about to travel to Poland for the first time.  Technically speaking this will be their honeymoon.  They will attend a ceremony in memory of the Jewish community in the village of Adam’s grandfather\, which was destroyed 75 years ago. \nAdam is not really enthusiastic\, but sees it as an occasion to spend some quality time with his wife\, away from their baby boy.  Anna\, on the other hand\, is both extremely anxious and overly excited about the trip to her grandmother’s country.  She is hoping to reconnect with her roots and finally discover more about her own family’s history\, which was always a mystery… \nDirector:  Elise Otzenberger \nLanguage:  French (with English subtitles)\n\nRunning Time:  88 minutes \nTrailer:  https://www.menemshafilms.com/my-polish-honeymoon\nDistributor:  Menemsha Films Inc \n\nAwards:   FIPRESCI Critics’ Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival. \n\n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190713T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190713T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190622T234656Z
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SUMMARY:SIR  (India)
DESCRIPTION:Ratna works as domestic live-in help with Ashwin\, a man from a wealthy family. Although Ashwin seems to have it all\, Ratna can sense that he has given up on his dreams and is somewhat lost… On the other hand\, Ratna who seems to have nothing\, is full of hope and works determinedly towards her dream. As these two worlds collide and the two individuals connect\, the barriers between them seem only more insurmountable…  mk2 Films \n\n\n\n“An intelligent romance within the confines of upper-crust Indian society. Premiering in the Cannes Critics’ Week sidebar\, the film could occupy the same slot that The Lunchbox did back in 2013\, providing feel-good fodder for international markets. A warmly nuanced look at love in a place filled with constraints and contradictions\, and where a broken heart could perhaps be the first step toward emancipation.” \n\nWriter|Director: Rohena Gera\nGenre:  Drama\, Romance\nDistributor:  mk2 Films\nRuntime:  99 min\nCountry:  India\, France\nLanguage:  English | Hindi\, Marathi w|English Subtitles\nRating:  N|R\nStarring: Vivek Gomber\, Tillotama Shome\nPremiere:  Southern California \n  \nFESTIVALS:  France: Semaine de la Critique\, Cannes Film Festival\, Cabourg Film Festival\, Festival de Sainte Livrade sur Lot\, Festival International du Film de Saint-Jean-de-Luz; Australia: Indian Film Festival Melbourne\, Brisbane Film Festival; Canada: Montreal Festival du nouveau cinema\, Vancouver International Film Festival; Sweden\, Göteborg Film Festival; Italy\,  Spazio Oberdan Cineteca Italiana\, Milan; Spain\, BCN Film Fest; Switzerland\,  Zurich Film Festival; Poland\, Warsaw Film Festival; Mexico\,  Morelia International Film Festival; USA: Mill Valley Film Festival\, Denver International Film Festival\, Portland International Film Festival and Belmont World Film.  \nAWARDS:  Braunschweig IFF\, Germany\, Best Film; Cabourg Romantic Film Festival\, Cannes Film Festival\, France\, Audience Award; Mill Valley Film Festival\, USA\, Audience Award; World Cinema Amsterdam\, Audience Award \nOfficial Website w|Press Kit: https://mk2films.com/en/film/sir/\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h36-Hkno6QQ\nAdditional information: 760-770-0507 and https://desertfilmsociety.org\nDesert Film Society is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) Organization \n\n\n\n\n    \n\n  \n\n\n\nJordan Mintzer\, The Hollywood Reporter \n\n\n“An appealing\, understated sweetness. Thanks to the disarming performance from Tillotama Shome\, the audience is likely to be just as smitten with Ratna as is Ashwin.” \nWendy Ide\, Screen Daily \n\n\n“Thoughtful and heartfelt drama. There is real depth\, poignancy and strength to Shome’s character. A delicately observed and attractive drama with some great Mumbai cityscapes and an excellent performance from Shome.” \nPeter Bradshaw\, The Guardian *** \n\n\n“A modern-day Cinderella story with an edge\, presenting a side of Mumbai that is rarely seen in cinema and tying in with strong themes of female independence.” \nLeo Barraclough\, Variety \n\n\n“A deceptively simple\, emotionally resonant drama that (rightly) puts its characters before its themes” \nBaradwaj Ragan\, Film Companion ****
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190622T022505Z
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SUMMARY:DYING FOR A CHILD  (France)
DESCRIPTION:US PREMIERE \nThe body of Florence Varthy\, daughter of a well-known entrepreneur\, is found dead in her garage. Over the last few months\, Florence and her partner\, unable to have a child of their own\, had faked her pregnancy and arranged for a surrogate mother\, which is illegal in France.  Their plan was going off without a hitch … until the birth of the baby. \nWriter(s): Daniel Tonachella\, Sarah Levy | Based on Guy Des Cars’s Novel: The Surrogate Mother \nDirector:  Thierry Petit \nRunning Time: 90 minutes \nGenres: Crime | Drama \nCountry: France \nLanguage: French w|English Subtitles \nStarring: Thierry Godard\, Gwendoline Hamon\, Hortense Gélinet\, Anne Conti\, Robinson Stévenin\, Nicolas Grandhomme\, Elise Larnicol \nRating: N|R \nPremiere: USA \n  \nAdditional information: 760-770-0507 and https://desertfilmsociety.org \nDesert Film Society is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) Organization \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190608T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190608T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T100721Z
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SUMMARY:LEONA   (Mexico)
DESCRIPTION:LEONA is an intimate\, insightful\, and moving film that tells the story of a young Jewish woman from Mexico City who finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love. Ripe with all the drama and interpersonal conflicts of a Jane Austen novel\, watching her negotiate the labyrinth of familial pressure\, religious precedent\, and her own burgeoning sentiment is both painful and beautiful – there are no easy choices to be made and the viewer travels back and forth with her as she struggles with her heart to take the best path. \nWriters:  Isaac Cherem\, Naian González Norvind\nDirector:  Isaac Cherem\nRunning Time:  94 min\nGenre:  Drama\nDistributor:  Menemsha Films\nCountry:  Mexico\nLanguage:  Spanish w|English Subtitles\nRating:  N|R\nStarring:  Naian González Norvind\, Christian Vazquez\, Carolina Politi \nFESTIVALS: Mexico\, Morelia International Film Festival; USA: Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival\, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival\, San Diego Jewish Film Festival \nAWARDS: Morelia International Film Festival\, Winner\, Best Actress \n  \n“Overall\, it’s a thought-provoking work of art that tells an intimate and authentic story.”  … FANBOLT \nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/THbUSJDq2NA \n  \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190518T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190518T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181215T014120Z
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SUMMARY:DEATH IN THE SOUL  (France)
DESCRIPTION:A hideous crime\, an even worse truth. Marc Lagnier confesses to the murder of his adored son\, but refuses to explain. \nHe’s guilty and that’s that: no need to look any further for a culprit. Tristan Delmas\, an ambitious young lawyer\, is appointed to defend Marc against the latter’s will. Seeking the truth\, Tristan looks into the Lagnier family\, revealing dark zones and things unspoken. He also realises his investigation keeps crossing a police search for the murderer of young women. Is Marc this murderer? Did he kill his son to silence him? Did his wife know? Privy to an unspeakable secret\, Tristan will not escape the Lagnier case unharmed. \nDirector(s) : Xavier DURRINGER\nAuthor(s) : Marie-Anne LE PEZENNEC\nGuy Patrick SAINDERICHIN\nProducer(s) : EVS PRODUCTIONS\nCast : Didier BOURDON\nHugo BECKER\nIsabelle RENAULD\nFlore BONAVENTURA\nSlimane YEFSAH
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190504T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190504T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190430T195815Z
UID:1726-1556964000-1556973000@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHE   (USA)
DESCRIPTION:Guest – Dr. Drake Stutesman* \nNarrated by Jodie Foster\, Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché is a documentary about the first female filmmaker\, exploring the heights of fame and financial success she achieved before she was shut out from the very industry she helped create. Guy-Blaché started her career as a secretary to Léon Gaumont and in 1896\, at 23\, was inspired to make her own film called La Fée aux Choux (The Cabbage Fairy)\, one of the first narrative films ever made. \nOver the span of her career\, she wrote\, produced or directed 1\,000 films\, including 150 with synchronized sound during the silent era. Her work includes comedies\, westerns and dramas\, as well as films with groundbreaking subject matter such as child abuse\, immigration\, Planned Parenthood\, and female empowerment. She also etched a place in history by making the earliest known surviving narrative film with an all-black cast. After a decade of making films at Gaumont she had a second decade-long career in the U.S.\, where she built and ran her own studio in Fort Lee\, New Jersey. \nPamela Green has dedicated more than eight years of research in order to discover the real story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968)  highlighting not only her pioneering contributions to the birth of cinema but also her acclaim as a creative force and entrepreneur in the earliest years of movie-making. Green interviews Patty Jenkins\, Diablo Cody\, Ben Kingsley\, Geena Davis\, Ava DuVernay\, Michel Hazanavicius\, Lake Bell\, Jodie Foster\, Julie Taymor\, Agnes Varda\, Drake Stutesman and Julie Delpy to name just a few who comment on Guy-Blache’s innovations. Green discovered rare footage of televised interviews and long archived audio interviews which can be heard for the first time in Be Natural\, which allows Alice Guy-Blaché to tell her own story.\n\nBE NATURAL premiered at the Cannes\, Telluride\, New York\, Deauville and London Film Festivals in 2018.   Film opened in NY and LA on April 26\, 2019. \nWATCH THE TRAILER \nGenre:  Documentary \nRunning Time:  103 min \nDistributor:  Zeitgeist Films \n\nDrake Stutesman is an adjunct professor at New York University\, teaching theoretical film costume.  She edits the peer-reviewed\, cinema and media journal\, Framework. Her work has been published by\, among others\, the British Film Institute\, the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles.)\, the Museum of Modern Art (New York)\, andBookforum.  Recent work includes the forthcoming book\, Hat: Origins\, Language\, Style (Reaktion Books\, 2019)\, and essays on melodrama\, silent cinema\, Japanese film\, 1960s fashion\, subjectivity in biography\, and costume scholarship.  She is writing a biography of silent film era costume designer\, Clare West\, and a monograph on milliner/couturier\, Mr. John.  She is on the boards of the Fort Lee Film Commission and the Barrymore Film Center\, at Fort Lee\, New Jersey\, the town where the film industry began in the U.S.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190427T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181215T013606Z
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SUMMARY:ME AGAINST THE WORLD   (France)
DESCRIPTION:Unemployed Audrey is not a fighter. She lives alone with her 16 year-old-son\, Enzo\, a smart young boy in sport studies. One day he finds himself fighting for his life after taking a certain medication. \nWhile the doctors refuse to confirm the link between the drug and his condition\, Audrey fights to sort right from wrong in a world she knows nothing about\, and where she will probably lose more than her battle to reveal the truth… \nDirector(s) : Thierry BINISTI\nAuthor(s) : Olga VINCENT\nVéronique LECHARPY\nProducer(s) : RAMONA PRODUCTIONS\nCast : Cécile BOIS\nLoup-Denis ELION\nIsabelle RENAUD\nGrégoire ISVARINE\nFrédéric VAN DEN DRIESSCHE\n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190413T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190413T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T022815Z
UID:1722-1555149600-1555158600@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:IMPERFECT AGE   (Italy)
DESCRIPTION:WEST COAST PREMIERE\n\nCamilla is a seventeen year old who has the dream of becoming a dancer\, despite her mother’s concerns.  One day in dance she meets Sara\, an aspiring dancer like her\, and her life will never be the same.\n\n\n\nDirector: Ulisse Lendaro\nWriter: Cosimo Calamini\nGenre: Drama\nDistributor: Intramovies S.r.l.\nRunning Time: 96 minutes\nCountry: Italy\nLanguage: Italian w|English Subtitles\nRating: N|R \nStarring: Ulisse Lendaro\, Marina Occhionero\, Paola Calliari\, Anna Valle\, Anita Kravos\, Enrico Cavicchioli\nFESTIVALS: Scottsdale International Film Festival\, AZ\, USA;  Belgrade International Film Festival; ITALY: Roma International Film Festival\, Giffoni Film Festival\, Salerno\, Rome Film Fest\, Bolzano Film Festival\, Ischia Film Festival\,  Flaiano Film Festival\, Salento International Film Festival\, Terni Film Festival\, Foggia Film Festival; Ale Kino Film Festival\, Poznan\, Poland; JUNIORFEST International Film Festival\, Pilsen\, Czech Republic \nAWARDS: Festa del Cinema di Roma \nOfficial Website w|Trailer (Italian): https://www.facebook.com/letaimperfetta/ \nTrailer w|Subtitles: https://vimeo.com/247467655
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190323T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190310T002230Z
UID:1720-1553335200-1553344200@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:HER WORD AGAINST HIS  (France)
DESCRIPTION:Laura has a promising career as a young auctioneer\, but her life looks set to fall apart when she’s the victim of a rape. The rapist is a well-known and respected gallery owner\, and the assault takes place after a cocktail party. Laura knows it’s unlikely she’ll be believed if she files a complaint. But that same night the gallery owner’s wife is murdered at home\, and the husband is a suspect. Laura can retaliate by not providing him w/an alibi. \nDirector(s) : Didier BIVEL\nAuthor(s) : Gianguido SPINELLI\nGilda PIERSANTI\nProducer(s) : Sophie DELOCHE\nAstharté & Compagnie\nCast : Elsa LUNGHINI\nFrançois VINCENTELLI\nPatrick RIDREMONT\nLaure MARSAC\nSara MARTINS\nJulie BARGETON\nNathalie BLANC\nRéginald HUGUENIN\n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190309T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190309T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190309T065553Z
UID:1718-1552125600-1552134600@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:POINT DEFIANCE  (USA) Filmmaker Guests
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker Guests:  Justin Foia\, Director/Writer and Timothy Foia\, Writer\n “A bachelor’s beautiful\, isolated home becomes a hostile prison when his troubled brother returns from military duty in Afghanistan\, forcing them to unearth their violent past before another dark secret is buried.”  … Shoreline Entertainment\n\nWriter|Director: Justin Foia\nWriter|Producer: Timothy Foia\nGenre: Action|Thriller\nRunning Time: 100 minutes\nDistributor: Shoreline Entertainment\nCountry: USA\nLanguage: English\nRating: N|R but does include violence and profanity\nStarring: Derek Phillips (Friday Night Lights)\, Josh Crotty (Scandal)\, Sara Butler \nOfficial Website w|Trailer: http://slemanagement.com/portfolio/point-defiance/ \n\nTrailer: http://slemanagement.com/portfolio/point-defiance/
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-81/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190223T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190223T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181215T012711Z
UID:1716-1550916000-1550925000@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:CHILDREN OF THE LIE /Un Mensonge Oublié  (France)
DESCRIPTION:A week before her wedding\, Agathe Plichard\, a pretty young woman of mixed race\, is found drowned in the Creuse river. The police treat the case as an accident but her fiancé\, Felix Bricourt\, is convinced she was murdered. \nHe decides to investigate by himself\, despite the wishes of his family\, a wealthy dynasty of the region. Won over by Felix’s resolve\, police inspector Carole Levasseur also decides to find out the truth. The murder of an independent journalist changes the course of the investigation\, stirring up the past and unveiling the forgotten “Children of the Creuse” affair.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/2019-01-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190209T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T015037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190202T084610Z
UID:1714-1549706400-1549715400@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:RETURN OF THE HERO/LE RETOUR DU HEROS (France/Belgium)
DESCRIPTION:France\, 1809 and the dashing Capitaine Charles-Grégoire Neuville has just become engaged to the young Pauline when he is called away to the front. He promises that he will write every day\, but he does not. The impressionable Pauline hysterically falls ill with pneumonia. He is\, after all\, her first love and there is little news from the war front. The doctor warns she will not get better unless she has a will to live.  Her sister writes letters on his behalf to cheer her up.  All goes south when Neuville reappears.  Played at COLCOA French Festival 2018. \nStarring: Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”)\, Melanie Laurent (“Inglorious Bastards”) and Noemie Merlant (“Heaven Will Wait”) \nDirector: Laurent Tirard\nWriters: Laurent Tirard|Grégoire Vigneron\nGenre: Comedy|History\nRunning Time: 90 minutes\nDistributor: Distrib Films US\nCountry: Belgium\, France\nLanguage: French w|English Subtitles\nRating: N|R\nTrailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKwcWAdmzxY \nFESTIVALS: France\, COLCOA French Festival; UK\, Edinburgh International Film Festival\, Foyle Film Festival\, Ireland; Australia\, Gold Coast IFF; USA: SIFF\, Seattle\, WA\, Boston French Film Festival\, Boston\, MA; Germany\, Munich Film Festival; China\, Shanghai IFF \n“Return of the Hero seems like a routine corset costume romp\, but there’s a moment when the devastating truth is revealed and the tragedy of war confronted.” … Pasadena Art & Science Beat \n“There are shades of Pride and Prejudice in the latest film from writer-director Laurent Tirard (The Story of My Life\, Molière)\, not least in the naming of its heroine\, and the film is a delight from start to finish.. ….”TIME OUT \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/2019-01-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190119T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T200106
CREATED:20181014T014707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181223T175409Z
UID:1709-1547892000-1547901000@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:TAZZEKA    (Morocco/France) Showing with PRESTIGE INGREDIENTS
DESCRIPTION:Growing up in the Moroccan village of Tazzeka\, Elias learned the secrets of traditional Moroccan cuisine from his grandmother who raised him.  Years later\, meeting a top Paris chef and a young woman named Salma inspires him to leave home. In Paris\, Elias faces unstable work and financial hardship as an undocumented immigrant. But he also finds friendship with Souleymane\, who helps revive his passion for cooking.\n\n\n\nRunning Time:   95 min\nDirector:  Jean-Philippe Gaud\nFrom:  France | Morocco\nLanguage:  Arabic | French with English subtitles\nGenre:  Comedy-Drama\n\nTrailer:  https://vimeo.com/297211771\n\n\n\nSHOWING WITH …\n\nPRESTIGE INGREDIENTS – USA – 26 min – in English and French\nA stifled\, young Hollywood actress (Alia Shawkat) takes an unlikely job with an inspired rebel chef in Paris.\n\nWriter:  Adrian Rubi-Dentzel\nExecutive Producers:  Adrian Rubi-Dentzel and Danielle Rubi-Dentzel\nStarring:  Pierre Jancou\, Redouanne Harjane & Alia Shawket
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/2019-01/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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