Calendar for the Kimball Theatre
February 12, 2012
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The Skin I Live In
February 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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.
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