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.
Two Family House
May 17, 2012 Coolidge Corner
This is a warm, colorful tale about a blue collar dreamer who gets more than he bargained for after buying a two-family house. Set during the 1950s in Staten Island, he finds that his wife and friends are binding him to his mediocre existence.
Stars: Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald and Kathrine Narducci
(2000, 1 hr 48 min)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
May 24, 2012 Coolidge Corner
A 9-year-old boy is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. He searches the city for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his dad. His journey takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
Stars: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock
(2011, 2 hr 9 min)
Chocolat
May 31, 2012 Coolidge Corner
A comedy set in 1959 about a mysterious woman and her daughter who open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
Stars: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench and Alfred Molina
(2000, 2 hr)