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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Jan 8, 2009 Coolidge Corner

In 1939 London, middle-aged nanny Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) loses another job and must take what work she can get. When she sneaks her way into a position as “social secretary” for American starlet Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams), she finds herself swept up into the glamorous and dizzying world of high society.

(2008, 1hr 32m, CC)

Caramel (Sukkar Banat)

Jan 15, 2009 Coolidge Corner

A beauty salon in Beirut is at the center of this romantic comedy about a group of Lebanese women living their lives and attempting to find love. These women, from different generations and various walks of life, meet at the salon to seek advice and confide in one another, and sometimes just to escape the realities of their lives.
In Arabic with English subtitles.

(2007, 1hr 33m)

Mad Hot Ballroom

Jan 22, 2009 Coolidge Corner

This insightful documentary follows eleven-year-old New York City public school kids as they journey into the world of ballroom dancing, learning such classic styles as the merengue, rumba, tango, foxtrot and swing. Candid interviews capture the kids’ initial reluctance to learn ballroom dance, and from their unique and hilarious perspectives they reveal pieces of themselves along the way.

(2005, 1hr 45m, CC)

Dan in Real Life

Jan 29, 2009 Coolidge Corner

After spending several years mourning the loss of his wife and raising three daughters on his own, Dan Burns meets the charming Marie at a bookstore and instantly falls for her. But despite their initial attraction to each other, a major roadblock appears in the form of Dan’s family. Dan, an advice columnist, finds himself torn between his own happiness and putting his family first. Starring Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche.

(2007, 1hr 38m, CC)