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The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Regular show times are Friday at 6 & 8 pm, Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 2 & 4 pm (exceptions are noted). Tickets are $8.50; $6.50 for Modern members. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.
Film Schedule
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS
“First, this movie should be enjoyed. Later, marveled at. And then, once the excitement has faded, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days really should be studied because director Cristian Mungiu creates scenes unlike any ever filmed,” says Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle. During the final days of communism in Romania, two college roommates make arrangements for an illegal abortion and unwittingly find themselves burrowing deep into a rabbit hole of unexpected revelations in this critically acclaimed winner of this 2007 Cannes Palme d’Or.
CJ7
A poor Chinese laborer learns important lessons after his son gets a strange new toy in this new comedy from Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle).
LA VIE EN ROSE
Marion Cotillard won the 2007 Oscar for Best Actress for her stunning portrayal of the dynamic and tragic French chanteuse Edith Piaf in this highly acclaimed bio-pic.
CARAMEL
“You are likely to remember this charming film, directed by Nadine Labaki, less for its gently comic, mildly melodramatic plot than for its friendly and inviting atmosphere,” says A. O. Scott of The New York Times. In Beirut, five women meet regularly in a beauty salon, a colorful and sensuous microcosm of the city where several generations come into contact, talk, and confide in each other.
SNOW ANGELS
A story of love lost and found in a small town, Snow Angels is a heartrending portrayal of three couples in various stages of life orbiting around each other in search of connection and meaning.
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
“If recent American history is ever going to be discussed with the necessary clarity and ethical rigor, this film will be essential, ”says A. O. Scott of The New York Times. Winner of the 2008 Oscar for Best Documentary, Alex Gibney’s (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) powerful film offers an in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.
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