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32 FILMS A – Z [B] The 31st <strong>Cleveland</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
CENTRAL AND EASTERN<br />
EUROPEAN FILM COMPETITION<br />
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES WORLD TOUR<br />
Beauty in Trouble<br />
(Kráska v nesnázích)<br />
Directed by Jan Hrˇebejk<br />
CZECH REPUBLIC 2006<br />
110 minutes<br />
Sunday, March 18<br />
7:15 PM I Code BEAU18<br />
Wednesday, March 21<br />
4:30 PM I Code BEAU21<br />
BEAUTY IN TROUBLE is set in the period<br />
following the devastating Prague flood of<br />
2002. Marcela is a young working-class<br />
mother struggling to make a better life<br />
for herself and her children. She and her<br />
husband Jarda have lost everything in the<br />
high waters, and he’s taken to stealing cars<br />
to make ends meet. Even though she’s still<br />
attracted to Jarda, Marcela can’t stand the<br />
strain of living with him and his religious<br />
mother, and she takes her two children to<br />
live with her own mother. Their situation<br />
is not greatly improved as Marcela discovers<br />
that her mother lives with a creepy,<br />
control-freak companion. When Marcela’s<br />
path crosses that of an urbane, much older<br />
benefactor, she’s tempted to leave her<br />
miserable life behind and start over with<br />
him in Italy. (In Czech with English<br />
subtitles) —B.B.<br />
Preceded by Little Temptations<br />
Directed by Slobodanka Radun,<br />
Czech Republic, 7 minutes<br />
Producer~Ondrˇej Trojan Screenplay~Petr Jarchovsky´<br />
Cinematography~Jan Malírˇ Editing~Vladimír Barák<br />
Music~Alesˇ Brˇezina Principal Cast~Aňa Geislerová,<br />
Jana Brejchová, Jirˇí Schmitzer, Josef Abrhám, Roman<br />
Luknár Print Source~Menemsha <strong>Film</strong>s<br />
About the Director~Jan Hrˇebejk studied at the <strong>Film</strong> and<br />
Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts in<br />
Prague (FAMU) and directed numerous short films before<br />
moving on to features. <strong>Film</strong>ography~“Big Beat” (1993),<br />
“Cosy Dens” (1999), “Divided We Fall” (2000),<br />
“Pupendo” (2003), “Up and Down” (2004), BEAUTY<br />
IN TROUBLE (2006)<br />
PACIFIC CENTRAL PEARLS AND EASTERN<br />
EUROPEAN FILM COMPETITION<br />
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES WORLD TOUR<br />
The Bet Collector<br />
(Kubrador)<br />
Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian<br />
PHILIPPINES 2006<br />
102 minutes<br />
Saturday, March 17<br />
11:45 AM I Code BETC17<br />
Sunday, March 18<br />
9:45 PM I Code BETC18<br />
Amelita is no ordinary working mom. For<br />
the past 20 years, she has been making<br />
a living as a jueteng kubrador—a bet<br />
collector for an illegal numbers game in the<br />
Philippines—while her husband loafs at<br />
home. Risking imprisonment, she wanders<br />
the urban slums in Manila, collecting<br />
money from her regular patrons. And she<br />
even gets caught once or twice. But corruption<br />
plagues the government, and there is<br />
always a ticket out of jail if you know the<br />
right people. Despite her acquisitive career,<br />
Amelita has a devout faith in God as well<br />
as in numerology—everything is a sign.<br />
In the three days leading up to All Soul’s<br />
Day, her life seems to become increasingly<br />
meaningful, and Amelita wants an explanation.<br />
In THE BET COLLECTOR, director<br />
Jeffrey Jeturian unassumingly observes<br />
Amelita’s inherently dramatic day-to-day<br />
life. Gina Pareño, as Amelita, provides a<br />
skillful, inspired performance. Winning<br />
several international awards, Jeturian’s film<br />
brings life back to Filipino cinema. (In<br />
Tagalog with English subtitles) —E.J.B.<br />
Producer~Rogelio I. Rayala Screenplay~Ralston Jover<br />
Cinematography~Roberto Yniguez Editing~Jay Halili<br />
Music~Jerrold Tarog Principal Cast~Gina Pareño, Fonz<br />
Deza, Nanding Josef, Johnny Manahan, Jhong Del<br />
Rosario, Nico Antonio Print Source~MLR <strong>Film</strong>s<br />
About the Director~Born in Manila, Jeffrey Jeturian<br />
attended the University of the Philippines where he<br />
studied broadcast communication. <strong>Film</strong>ography~“Enter<br />
Love” (1998), “Fetch a Pail of Water” (1999), “Larger<br />
than Life” (2000), “Bridal Shower” (2004), “One<br />
Moment More” (2004), “Bikini Open” (2005), THE<br />
BET COLLECTOR (2006)<br />
TIME WARNER CABLE AMERICAN INDIES<br />
Big Dreams Little Tokyo<br />
Directed by David Boyle<br />
USA 2006<br />
83 minutes<br />
Tuesday, March 20<br />
9:15 PM I Code BIGD20<br />
Wednesday, March 21<br />
2:00 PM I Code BIGD21<br />
Meet Boyd Wilson, card-carrying businessman.<br />
Boyd has almost completely assimilated<br />
to Japanese culture: he speaks fluent<br />
Japanese; he has <strong>master</strong>ed the use of<br />
chopsticks; and he doesn’t squirm at the<br />
sight of a raw fish carcass at dinner. But<br />
Boyd doesn’t live in Japan, he lives in<br />
California. An overeager entrepreneur, he<br />
cycles around Japantown trying to sell his<br />
book “The Power of Words” to anyone who<br />
looks even remotely Asian. With few takers,<br />
Boyd supplements his meager income by<br />
teaching Japanese to his live-in student<br />
Jerome, a Japanese-American aspiring to<br />
be a sumo wrestler. Just shy of making<br />
the weight limit for sumo school, Jerome<br />
constantly eats and rarely moves, much<br />
to the dismay of Boyd. When Jerome<br />
overeats himself into the hospital, Boyd<br />
meets Mai, a cute Japanese nurse in need<br />
of some extra (English) lessons. As Boyd’s<br />
dreams get bigger, cross-cultural follies<br />
ensue. Writer/director/actor David Boyle<br />
delivers effortless comedy in the entirely<br />
unique BIG DREAMS LITTLE TOKYO.<br />
(In English and Japanese with English<br />
subtitles) —E.J.B.<br />
Producers~Duane Anderson, Megan Boyle Screenplay~<br />
David Boyle Cinematography~Bill Otto Editing~Duane<br />
Anderson, Scott Hurst Music~Mark Schulz Principal<br />
Cast~David Boyle, Jayson Watabe, Rachael Morihiro,<br />
Pepe Serna Print Source~dominion3<br />
About the Director~The zany incidents during his mission<br />
trip to Sydney, Australia inspired David Boyle to<br />
make his first feature film BIG DREAMS LITTLE TOKYO.<br />
He is currently working on his second film.<br />
<strong>Film</strong>ography~BIG DREAMS LITTLE TOKYO (2006)