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FURMAN FILM SERIES

Presented by the Gold Coast International Film Festival

The Furman Film Series presents a sophisticated cross-section of powerful and thought-provoking independent, art, classic, and foreign films. The series mainly hosts sneak previews of highly anticipated films prior to their theatrical release dates followed by a discussion with a relevant speaker who provides exciting insight into the film and subject matter.

SPRING II SERIES: Upcoming films

	Thursday, May 31 A CAT IN PARIS Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioni & Alain Gagnol		Monday, June 11 FINDING CARLTON Directed by Susheel Kurien
	Monday, June 18 TAKE THIS WALTZ Directed by Sarah Polley

WHERE: The Clearview Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (Click here for directions).
WHEN: All screenings begin at 7:30 pm. Please see new Subscriber, Individual Ticket-Holder and Same-Day Ticket Purchaser check-in procedures below!
TICKETS: Subscriptions for the series are $75 ($65 for seniors). Tickets to Individual Films, when available, are $15 if purchased in advance and $20 at the door.

Please note: MANY SHOWS DO SELL OUT in which case individual tickets may not be available in advance or at the door, so it is highly recommended that you become a subscriber so that you are guaranteed to see all of our great films!

Tickets can be purchased online (through PayPal), by phone, by e-mail or in person.

SPRING II 2012 SEASON

THURS. MAY 10 I WISH
Directed by Hirozaku Kore-eda. Japan, 2011, 128 min.

Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima, in the southern region of Kyushu, Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in Hakata, northern Kyushu. The brothers have been separated by their parents’ divorce and Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a miracle that will improve their difficult lives.

THURS. MAY 17 STELLA DAYS

Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. Ireland, 2011, 100 min.

A small town cinema in rural Ireland becomes the setting for a dramatic struggle between faith and passion, Rome and Hollywood and a man and his conscience. STELLA DAYS is the story of a man, a story about the conflict between love and duty, hope and faith, and between the excitement of the unknown and the security of the familiar. It encapsulates the dilemma of Ireland in the mid-1950s - on the cusp of the modern but still clinging to the traditions of church and a cultural identity forged in very different times. Starring Martin Sheen.

Fred Craden of the Cinema Arts Centre will be our guest speaker! A member since its inception in 1973, he hosts its Vic Skolnick Sunday Schmooze.

THURS. MAY 31 A CAT IN PARIS

Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioni and Alain Gagnol. France, 2010, 70 min.

From Folimage comes a beautifully hand-drawn caper set in the shadow-drenched alleyways of Paris. Dino is a pet cat that leads a double life: By day he lives with Zoe, a little mute girl. But at night he sneaks out the window to work with Nico - a slinky cat burglar with a big heart – as he evades captors and slips and swishes from rooftop to rooftop across the Paris skyline. When young Zoe decides to follow Dino on his nocturnal adventures and falls into the hands of Victor Costa, a blustery gangster, cat and burglar must team up to save her. A Cat in Paris is a warm and richly humorous love letter to classic noir films and the stylized wit of the Pink Panther cartoons – and Dino, the literal cat burglar, manages to steal the show with little more than a subtle swish of the tail and quiet mew.

"This unexpected Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee is sleek, stylish animated escapade that makes vivid, affecting use of its brief running time."
-Hollywood Reporter

Q&A after the film with Dave Jesteadt, a film programmer specializing in animation and a producer of the English-language version of A CAT IN PARIS.

MON. JUNE 11 FINDING CARLTON

Directed by Susheel Kurien. USA, 2011, 73 min.
Featuring a peek at rare footage of American jazz musicians performing in India!

How did jazz from America find a home in India ? And how did India respond to it? Filmmaker Kurien tells the untold story that begins with Depression-era African American musicians journeying from Paris to Calcutta and Bombay. This captivating and unique film takes audiences on a richly atmospheric journey into India’s little-known jazz age--which lasted from the 1920s to the 1970s--through a portrait of the maverick guitarist Carlton Kitto, who chose to continue as a be-bop guitarist in the relative obscurity of Calcutta over emigration, commercial studio work, or Bollywood.

We will welcome the film's director Susheel Kurien--a jazz musician, himself, in addition to being a filmmaker--in conversation with local writer and jazz aficionado Michael Steinman, who writes the blog Jazz Lives.

MON. JUNE 18 TAKE THIS WALTZ

Directed by Sarah Polley. Canada, 2011, 116 min.

Michelle Williams stars in this latest film from Sarah Polley, director of the Oscar-nominated film Away From Her. Twenty-eight-year-old Margot (Williams) is happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel (Luke Kirby), a handsome artist that lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable. Warmly human, funny and bittersweet, TAKE THIS WALTZ deftly avoids romantic clichés and paints an unusually true and unsentimental portrait of adult relationships.

"Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen both hit career highs. Polley is an empathetic listener and shaper of fine performances."
- Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

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PHONE: Call (516) 829-2570.

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IN PERSON: Visit the Arts Center at 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck during its regular hours.

New Subscriber, Individual Ticket-Holder and Same-Day Ticket Purchaser check-in procedures

Due to popular demand, we've streamlined the check-in process at the Furman Film Series to make it easier and more fair for our audience. We thank you so much for your patience and know you'll like these changes.

SUBSCRIBER POLICY

6:45 pm: Subscriber check-in. Please present your subscriber card at the Subscriber Priority Check-in Table where you will receive a number, based on your arrival, that guarantees entry into the screening. Proceed to the Subscribers-Only line.

7:00 pm: We will begin letting subscribers into the theater in numerical order. When entering the theater, show your subscription card and hand your number to a member of our Film Series staff.

If you arrive after 7:15pm: please proceed directly to the theater and show your subscriber card to the Film Series staff at the door.

Please note that individual ticket-holders will be let into the theater at 7:15 pm, so in order to take advantage of Subscriber Priority Seating, please arrive early.

INDIVIDUAL TICKET-HOLDER POLICY

6:45 pm: Individual ticket-holder check-in. Please present your receipt or confirmation email at the Individual Ticket Check-in area where you will recieve a number that guarantees entry into the theater.

7:15 pm: We will begin letting individual ticket holders into the theater in numerical order. Please note: As previously mentioned, subscribers are given priority-seating and will begin entering the theater at 7:00 pm.

SAME-DAY TICKET PURCHASE POLICY

If a screening is not sold-out: Same-day tickets will be available at the theater beginning at 6:45 pm. After your purchase is complete, you will receive a number and wait on line with other individual ticket holders.

In the event of a sold-out show: Rush Tickets will go on sale five minutes before the screening but not until advanced ticket-holders are seated.

RESERVING SEATS

While we understand that everyone likes to save seats for their friends, you may only reserve 1 additional seat in the theater upon entrance in order to be fair to all ticket holders. This policy will be enforced. We appreciate your cooperation.

Please note: We make every effort to ensure that each film and post-screening discussion is finished by 10:00 pm. If you must leave earlier, please move to the back of the theater before the discussion begins so that your exit may be as unobtrusive to our guests and audience as possible.