Tributee Salutes

ANNIVERSARY PARTY

A scorching dissection of a marriage on the brink, left in shambles after a party that spirals hopelessly out of control. In attendance: Co-writer/co-director Alan Cumming, editor Carol Littleton and cinematographer John Bailey, all of them 2007 SFFF award winners.  Running Time: 115 min. Tributee Salute

FRI 11/30 SCREEN 5:15 PM

THE HOUSE ON ARBAT STREET

From grand residence of the rich before the Revolution to collective housing afterwards, this Moscow dwelling tells the story of 20^th century Russia. On the same bill: THE PRINCE IS BACK. Total Running Time: 119 min. Tributee Salute

SUN 12/2 FILM CENTER 3:30 PM

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING

Noah Baumbach’s funny, bracingly honest exploration of the tender, absurd and sometimes excruciating relationships between siblings. With Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black. Edited by Carol Littleton. Running Time: 92 min. Tributee Salute

SAT 12/1 DeVARGAS I 8:30 PM

MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS

Paul Schrader’s episodic 1985 film explores the life and art of Japan’s most controversial novelist, Yukio Mishima. Luminaria Tributee John Bailey’s cinematography garnered high praise at Cannes. Running Time: 121 min. Tributee Salute

SUN 12/2 SCREEN 2:45 PM

SOLOVKY POWER

This first Soviet film about Stalin’s gulags was a groundbreaking event in the political and cultural life of Russia. Introduced by Luminaria Tributee Marina Goldovskaya.  Running Time: 93 min. Tributee Salute

FRI 11/30 FILM CENTER 5:45 PM

SUFFERING MAN’S CHARITY

"An outrageous horror-comedy carefully designed to offend the entire population of the planet…” – Salon.com. From Maverick Award Winner Alan Cumming, and featuring Cumming, Anne Heche and Karen Black. Running Time: 92 min. Tributee Salute

SAT 12/1 SCREEN 12:15 PM

THREE SHORTS BY ALANIS OBOMSAWIN

Our 2007 Luminaria Tributee introduces three of her most compelling shorts on indigenous culture – GENE BOY CAME HOME, RICHARD CARDINAL and POUNDMAKER’S LODGE: A HEALING PLACE. Total Running Time: 85 min. Tributee Salute

SUN 12/2 CCA 11:00 AM

WABAN-AKI: PEOPLE FROM

WHERE THE SUN RISES

In what may be her most personal film, Alanis Obomsawin crafts a vivid portrait of the Abenaki people, such as a young artist determined to continue the tradition of birch-bark canoes to the damning legacy of the Indian Act. Running Time: 105 min. Tributee Salute

FRI 11/30 ARMORY FOR THE ARTS 5:00 PM