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Cinema Paradiso
MMC Auditorium
Film programme 2 December 2013 to 8 December 2013
We bring you a NEW series – Music Is the Best!
The films featured in this series are part of the ongoing Av Goo Goo Muck Project (facebook: AV Goo Goo Muck) that has brought to AV
the history of rock ’n’ roll class in the Future School, the happenings music at the Youth Centre and much more are yet to come!
Quoting Frank Zappa, “information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not truth; truth is not beauty; beauty is not
love, and love is not music. Music is the best!”
Rock historians believe that rock and roll was one of the first music genres to define an age group. It gave teenagers a sense of belonging.
This involved absorbing the music via radio, records, jukeboxes, TV programs and also extended to films, clothes, hair, cars /motorbikes,
and a distinctive lingo. The contrast in culture between the parents and the youths exemplified by rock and roll made the older
generation constantly worry about issues such as juvenile delinquency and social rebellion especially since rock and roll culture was shared
by different racial and social groups.
Music is the Best series- Monday 2 December, 8:00 pm
• CADILLAC RECORDS
USA, 2008, Dir. Darnell Martin w/ Joshua Alsher, Tony Bentley,
Biography-History-Drama, English w/ English subtitles, 109mins,
Rated: R
This film, directed by the TV veteran, documents the compelling
true-life story of the Chicago record label that had helped the
world discover legendary artists such as Muddy Waters, Howlin'
Wolf, Little Walter, and Chuck Berry. Founded in 1950 by
Leonard Chess, Chess Records quickly gained a reputation as
home to some of the most talented and influential blues artists.
But giving these musicians an opportunity to bring their music to
the world was no easy task, because along the way there was
enough sex, drugs, and rock & roll to ensure that things were
never boring.
Music is the Best series- Tuesday 3 December, 8.00 pm
• CRY BABY
USA, 1990, Dir. John Waters w/Johnny Depp, Amy Locane Polly
Bergen, and others, Comedy-Musical, English w/ English
subtitles, 85 mins, Rated: R
The film is a parody of teen musicals and centers on a group of
delinquents in 1950s Baltimore, Maryland - who call themselves
"drapes" and their interaction with the rest of the town and its
subculture as the "squares". "Cry-Baby" Walker, a drape, and
Allison, a square, create upheaval in their town by breaking the
subculture taboos and falling in love. Think Grease but with
freaks and weirdoes surrounding the attractive main characters.
A deliberate exercise in ultra-bad taste! “To me, bad taste is
what entertainment is all about. But one must remember that
there is such a thing as good bad taste and bad bad taste.”
J.Waters
Music is the Best series- Wednesday 4 December, 8:00 pm
• QUADROPHENIA
UK, 1979, Dir. Franc Roddam
w/ Phil Daniels, Lesli Ash, Philip
Davis , Drama,-Music, English w/ English subtitles,117 mins,
Rated: R
London, 1965 - an array of young talented British actors bring
back London's 1960s Mods and Rockers. Set against the
soundtrack of The Who's 1973 mighty concept album
"Quadrophenia", in the film working-class Jimmy is drug-induced
Mod, who hates his job and is misunderstood by his parents. By
night he comes alive, with the all-nighters, his pills and his
scooter-riding friends. Life can’t get any better. However,
there's the Brighton scooter run, where both Mods and Rockers
converge, ending in the battle of the cults on Brighton Beach.
What goes up must come down, and with Jimmy’s come-down
begins with his downward spiral into paranoia and isolation, and
the four-faceted mindset, quadrophenia.
Music is the Best series- Thursday 5 December, 8:00 pm
• CBGB
USA, 2013, Dir. Randall Miller w/ Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman,
Justin Bartha , Drama-Music, English, 101mins, Rated:R
This film, named after the venerable punk-rock nightclub in the
NY city, follows the story of Hilly Kristal's club which was
conceived as a venue for Country, Bluegrass and Blues to what it
ultimately became: the birthplace of underground rock 'n roll
and punk. When Kristal had difficulty booking country bands in
his club he opened his doors to other kinds of rock music, only on
one condition – the groups could only play original music. He
lived by the credo and supported the artist at whatever the cost.
Kristal became well known as the godfather of punk giving
breaks to bands such as Blondie, Television, Ramones, Talking
Heads, Dead Boys and The Police.
International - Saturday 7 December, 8:00 pm
• YI DAI ZONG SHI (The Grandmaster)
Honk Kong, 2013, Dir. Wong Kar Wai w/ Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang,
Mandarin-Cantonese-Japanese w/ English subtitles, Rated: PG
This is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of
the legendary Kung Fu master, Ip Man, the person who trained
Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that
followed the fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division
and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.
The feature is filmed in some stunning locations including the
snow-swept northeast and the subtropical south of China.
Children’s Film - Sunday 8 December, 4:30 pm
• IVAN THE INCREDIBLE (GUMMI T)
Denmark, 2012, Dir. Michael Hegner w/ Thure Lindhardt, Nicolaj
Kopernikus, Signe Egholm Olsen, and others, 80 mins, Animation-
Comedy-Family, English, Rated: G
Ivan Olsen is plagued by bullies at school, constantly pursued by
a gang whose greatest pleasure is filling his pants with water.
Then he gets taunted by his unsympathetic dad. Ivan can hardly
believe his luck when a friendly witch mixes a magic potion that
makes him "the best at everything" for one single day.
PLEASE NOTE: Sunday 1, December 2013 – Part II of the
classic ‘Sound of Music’ will be screened – instead of The Lion
King 1½. The latter will be rescheduled on a future date.
Ciné-Club - Sunday 8 December, 7:00 pm
• HEAVEN’S GATE
USA, 1980, Dir. Michael Cimino w/ Kris Kristofferson, Christopher
Walken and others 219mins, Drama-War, English w/English
subtitles, Rated: PG.
Please check the timing Based on events in 1890s Wyoming, in
this film Sheriff James Averill attempts to protect immigrant
farmers from wealthy cattle interests. He also clashes with a
hired gun, Nathan Champion, over the woman they both love,
Ella Watson. Both men find themselves questioning their roles in
the furious conflict between wealthy landowners and the
European immigrants attempting to build their lives in the
American frontier.
Rating codes we often use are from Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA): G=General Audiences, PG=Parental guidance
suggested, PG-13=Parents strongly cautioned, R=Restricted
(equivalent to Indian rating: A i.e. for Adults), NR=Film Not rated,
Rating awaited, or Rating not available.
For scheduling programs at MMC/CP venue: please email us at
mmcauditorium@auroville.org.in . Thank you for not bringing
food/drinks or wet items or your pets into the auditorium. Please
use the hooks at the entrance to the main hall for wet/ personal
items.
We appreciate your continued support. Thanking You, MMC/CP Group
- Account# 105106, mmcauditorium@auroville.org.in
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