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2012 Spring Film Series
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Galileo - Jan. 10 Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map) Israeli film-star Topol plays the 17th century Italian astronomer, whose theories run contrary to the edicts of the Catholic Church. Forced to renounce his ideas about planetary movement, Galileo nonetheless holds fast to those beliefs to the end of his days, certain that time will vindicate him. A film adaptation of a play by Bertolt Brecht.
Starring: Topol, Jon Geilgud (1975) 145 minutes Dir: Joseph Losey
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Mongol: Rise of Genghis Khan - Feb. 7 Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map) The movie is an epic story of a young Genghis Khan and how events in his early life lead him to become a legendary conqueror. As a boy Temüjin passes through starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help of Börte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.
In Mongolian & Mandarin with English subtitles (2007) 126 min. Dir: Sergey Bodrov
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus - Mar. 6 Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map) Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey, Jr., Ty Burell (2006) 122 min. Director: Steven Shainberg
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Dumbstruck -
Apr. 3 Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map) A funny, touching and richly human film about professional ventriloquists. The five featured personalities are a vivid and endearing ensemble attempting to achieve their dreams of making it in a form of entertainment too often disregarded and disrespected. (2010) 84 min. Dir: Mark Goffman
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - May 1 Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map) In the early 1980s, legendary Billy Mitchell set a Donkey Kong record that stood for almost 25 years. This documentary follows the assault on the record by Steve Wiebe, an earnest teacher from Washington who took up the game while unemployed – a conflict which consumes define their lives. (2007) 79 min. Dir: Seth Gordon
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Desperate Man Blues - June 5 Indianapolis Senior Center 708 East Michigan Street 46202 (map) Joe Bussard parties like it's 1929! A cultural scavenger, musician and broadcaster, he was a pioneer in the preservation of 78rpm records and the roots music produced in pure and undiluted form in the 20s and 30s. He has amassed a vast collection of more than 25,000 rare discs from attics and basements across the US for more than 50 years. This is his story. (2003) 82 min. Dir: Edward Gillan
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