Senior Cinema
Coolidge Corner Branch Library
31 Pleasant Street, Brookline MA
Telephone 617-730-2380
Thursdays
Refreshments 1:00 p.m.
Film 1:30 p.m.
Billy Elliot
May 15, 2008 Coolidge Corner
Billy Elliot is a typical 11-year-old boy in northern England. Well, maybe not so typical. On his way to boxing lessons, he stumbles across a ballet class, and is instantly taken with it. Under the covert guidance of the ballet teacher, Billy’s raw talent for dance takes flight. But when his father discovers his new ambition, Billy will have to fight for his dreams.
(2000, 110 min, CC)
Days of Heaven
May 22, 2008 Coolidge Corner
In 1916, steel mill worker Bill (Richard Gere), flees Chicago with his lover, Abby, and his younger sister after accidentally killing a man. Hoping for a better life, the three end up in Texas, settling on the land of a wealthy farmer and working in his wheat fields. But when the farmer falls for Abby, their brief paradise turns into tragedy. Told through the eyes of Bill’s sister, Days of Heaven has been praised for its stunning cinematography.
(1978, 94 min)
The World of Henry Orient
May 29, 2008 Coolidge Corner
Peter Sellers stars as Henry Orient, an amorous concert pianist being stalked by two admiring teenage fans who turn the world of Henry Orient upside down. When one of the girls fantasizes about him in her diary, the girl’s mother assumes Orient has seduced her daughter and goes after him, only to be seduced herself! Angela Lansbury co-stars as the adulterous mother.
1964, 106 min, CC