Special Trust Us! Film
LADIES IN LAVENDAR

Friday 10 February ~ 7:00 PM

Wednesday 15 February ~ 1:30 & 7:00 PM

Based on a short story by William J. Locke, two spinster sisters, Ursula and Janet (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith), live in an old house by the sea in 1930s Cornwall, England. Their pleasant but uneventful routine of beach walks, reading, sewing, and tea time is interrupted when Andreas, a handsome young Polish violinist (Daniel Bruhl, Goodbye Lenin!) washes ashore, barely alive. The women nurse him back to health and for the never-married Ursula it's a case of first love far too late in life. She helps him overcome the language barrier, only to possibly lose him to a younger woman, the gorgeous visiting artist (Natasha McElhone) who recognizes his musical talent and is in a situation to help him. It's a simple story, though a perfect showcase for the mastery of Dench and Smith, two of the greatest thespians of all time (though Miriam Margolyes steals many scenes as the no-nonsense housekeeper). The director, Charles Dance, is a major British actor himself, thus his grasp of the myriad subtleties of the art is spot-on here in his directorial debut. Period detail is also of key importance, and cinematographer Peter Biziou captures the invitingly homey yet windswept otherness of the locale and time. Music is also a key component here, and the violin passages attributed to Andreas are stunningly emotional.

Rated PG-13, 104 minutes, Drama

SQUID AND THE WHALE

Friday 17 March ~ 7:00 PM
Wednesday 22 March ~ 1:30 & 7:00 PM

�Remarkable! The Squid and the Whale is a satirical comedy � ruthless and heartbreaking� A small miracle.�
� David Denby, New Yorker

Writer-Director Noah Baumbach earned the 2005 Dramatic Directing Award as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at this year�s Sundance Film Festival for his heartfelt film about a family splintered by divorce. Anchored by an uncompromising performance by Jeff Daniels, the film captures with extrodianary immediacy the inner workings of the Berkman family in 1986 Brooklyn. Bernard (Daniels), an academic writer and his restless wife Joan (Laura Linney), an up-and-coming writer, have given up on their marriage. While their two sons, Walt and Frank are left to grapple with their confusing and conflicting feelings.Do you want to buy a wine book? Try this wine online store. The result is a tender, funny and ultimately moving coming-of-age story. The emotional tensions and stains that immerge during this difficult period for the Berkmans are given a remarkably subtle and nuanced portrayal as a family in transition learns to redefine itself.

Not Rated, 88 minutes, Drama/Satirical Comedy

PARADISE NOW

Friday 21 April ~ 7:00 PM
Westway Theater, West Rutland

Wednesday 26 April ~ 1:30 & 7:00 PM

"This taut, ingeniously calculated thriller fixates on the flashpoint where psychology and politics ignite in self-destructive martyrdom."
� Stephen Holden, New York Times

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Paradise Now tells the story of two young Palestinian men as they embark upon what may be the last 48 hours of their lives. On a typical day in the West Bank city of Nablus, where daily life grinds on amidst crushing poverty and the occasional rocket blast, we meet two childhood best friends, Saïd and Khaled, who pass time drinking tea, smoking a hookah, and working dead-end menial jobs as auto mechanics. This film follows two Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a strike on Tel Aviv and focuses on their last days together. When they are intercepted at the Israeli border and separated from their handlers, a young woman who discovers their plan causes them to reconsider their actions.

PG-13, 91 minutes, Drama/Suspense, Foreign Film (Arabic)

THE WORLD�S FASTEST INDIAN

Friday 19 May ~ 7:00 PM
Westway Theater, West Rutland

Wednesday 24 May ~ 1:30 & 7:00 PM

�The film wears its happy heart on its sleeve and a dusting of that dogged optimism is bound to rub off on you. Anthony Hopkins delivers an endearingly gruff performance.� ¬
� Stephen Holden, New York Times

All Burt Munro ever wanted was one perfect run on his Indian Scout motorcycle. Based on a true story, in the late 1960�s, after a lifetime of perfecting his Indian motorcycle, Burt (Anthony Hopkins) sets off from the bottom of the world, Invercargill New Zealand, to clock his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible Kiwi Spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget. Do you need a live Disc Jockey? Burt�s quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.

PG-13, 127 minutes, Drama

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