Calendar for the Kimball Theatre
February 13, 2012
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The Skin I Live In
February 13, 2012 6:15 PM
Rated: R
Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas), an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After 12 years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed three more things: no scruples, an accomplice, and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia (Marisa Paredes), the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig …
Director Pedro Almodovar was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Spanish with subtitles. Feb. 6-7, 9-11, 13 screening room. 117 mins.
Melancholia
February 13, 2012 6:20 PM
Rated: R
In this beautiful movie about the end of the world, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting, and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth …
Melancholia is a psychological disaster film from director Lars von Trier.
Feb. 12, 14, 16-17 screening room. 135 mins.
The Skin I Live In
February 13, 2012 8:40 PM
Rated: R
Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas), an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After 12 years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed three more things: no scruples, an accomplice, and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia (Marisa Paredes), the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig …
Director Pedro Almodovar was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Spanish with subtitles. Feb. 6-7, 9-11, 13 screening room. 117 mins.
Melancholia
February 13, 2012 8:45 PM
Rated: R
In this beautiful movie about the end of the world, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting, and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth …
Melancholia is a psychological disaster film from director Lars von Trier.
Feb. 12, 14, 16-17 screening room. 135 mins.
Conversation with a Founding Father
February 14, 2012 11:30 AM
Talk with Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, or the Marquis de Lafayette about issues that transcend time. Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Included in all Historic Area admission passes.
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