Senior Cinema
Coolidge Corner Branch Library
31 Pleasant Street, Brookline MA 02446
Telephone 617-730-2380
Thursdays
Refreshments 1:00 p.m.
Film 1:30 p.m.
Together
Sep 9, 2010 Coolidge Corner
Xiaochun is a shy young violin prodigy. His father moves them from their small provincial town to Beijing so that Xiaochun can audition for a prestigious music school. In the city, the boy learns more than just music from his teachers, and he must decide if those around him will change his path in life. A stirring film about the power of music and the importance of family.
In Mandarin with English subtitles.
(2002, 1 hr 58 min)
Pushing Hands
Sep 16, 2010 Coolidge Corner
Mr. Chu, a retired tai chi master, emigrates from Beijing to live with his son, Alex, in New York. As Mr. Chu tries to acclimate himself to a new life in a very foreign place, Alex struggles to bridge the gap of understanding between his elderly father and his American wife, Martha, who sees Mr. Chu’s arrival as an unwelcome disruption. Director Ang Lee’s first, but little-known, film is a poignant depiction of generational and geographical culture clash.
In English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
(1992, 1 hr 45 min)
In the Mood For Love
Sep 23, 2010 Coolidge Corner
Noted Chinese actors Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung star in this lush drama about neighbors in 1960s Hong Kong who discover that their spouses are having an affair. Amid shared feelings of shame and anger, Chow and Li-Zhen fall in love but are determined to uphold their marital vows and not fall to the level of their spouses.
In Cantonese and Shanghainese with English subtitles.
(2000, 1 hr 38 min)
The Road Home
Sep 30, 2010 Coolidge Corner
As city businessman Luo Yusheng helps his mother arrange for the burial of his father in the traditional Chinese custom of his rural hometown, the beautiful and touching story of his parents’ remarkable courtship some 40 years earlier unfolds. Young actress Zhang Ziyi made her debut in this lovely film directed by Zhang Yimou.
In Mandarin with English subtitles.
(1999, 1 hr 29 min)