Flick's Cafe Features Ma Vie En Rose Tuesday

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Public Library - Downtown continues its film series Flick's Cafe with films of the 1990s. This look back over the decades of film history began last summer with movies from the 1930s.

The library will show Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink) on Tuesday. The doors open at 6 p.m. for coffee and desserts. All films will begin at 6:30 p.m. after Library Director David Clapp gives the audience a film review and the reasons he selected the film for inclusion in the series.

The downtown library auditorium, a.k.a. “Flick’s Café,” will be accessed from the library’s 11th Street entrance on Tuesday nights during the film series. The café setting allows movie patrons a relaxed comfortable seating arrangement.

Admission is a suggested donation of $1. Coffee and desserts will be priced separately. All proceeds will be used to buy new materials for the library’s Fine Arts collection.

Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink):
Tuesday
A seven-year-old looks for a miracle that scandalizes his parents in this heart-warming award-winning foreign film. 1997. Rated R. 88 minutes.

A Merry War
Aug. 17
George Orwell’s story of a young ad man with literary delusions comes to life in this outstanding British comedy. 1997. Rated PG-13. 101 minutes

Flamenco
Aug. 24
Director Carlos Saura presents a musical tribute to folk artists and dancers representing a 500 year-old tradition. 1995. Not Rated. 100 minutes

Empire of the Air
Aug. 31
One of Ken Burns’ earliest and best documentaries, Empire of the Air covers the transition from home-made music to radio, and the large corporations founded to support it. 1991. Not Rated. 100 minutes.


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