Navigare 1 2013

Film Service for Seafarers
ZERO DARK THIRTY
The hunt for Osama bin Laden preoccupied the
world and two American presidential administrations
for more than a decade. But in the end, it
took a small, dedicated team of CIA operatives to
track him down. Every aspect of their mission was
shrouded in secrecy. Though some of the details
have since been made public, many of the most
significant parts of the intelligence operation–including
the central role played by that team–are
brought to the screen for the first time in a nuanced
and gripping new film by the Oscar-winning creative
duo of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal. Their
account of bin Laden’s pursuit and capture, vivid
yet faithful to the facts, takes the viewer inside the
hubs of power and to the front lines of this historic
mission, culminating in the special operations
assault on a mysterious, suburban Pakistani compound.
FLIGHT
Denzel Washington stars as Captain Whip Whitaker,
a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crash
lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving
nearly every soul on board. For his miraculous
landing, the media hails him as a hero. But, there
are lingering questions. The cause of the crash isn’t
entirely clear to his superiors, but Whip is convinced
that his actions saved the passengers on-board.
He also is equally certain that his personal issues
are not all that extraordinary and certainly had no
bearing on the crash. Nonetheless an investigation
ensues.
QUARTET
Actor Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut – is a
wickedly comic film about redefining old age and
growing old with hope. Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred
are in a home for retired opera singers. Every year
on Giuseppe Verdi's birthday, the residents unite
to give a concert to raise funds for their home. But
when Jean Horton (Maggie Smith), a former
grande dame of the opera fallen on hard times, also
Reggie's ex-wife and the fourth and most celebrated
member of their former quartet, moves into the
home to everyone's surprise, the plans for this
year's concert start to unravel. As old grudges
threaten to undermine past glories and theatrical
temperaments play havoc with the rehearsal schedule,
it becomes apparent that having four of the
finest singers in English operatic history under one
roof offers no guarantee that the show will go on.
ZERO DARK THIRTY: Jessica Chastain plays the woman who led the search for Osama
bin Laden.
Photo: Soy Pictures
FLIGHT: Denzel Washington stars as a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash
lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe
Photo: Paramount Pictures
QUARTET: The “Downton Abbey” star Maggie Smith plays diva Jean who shoots from
the lip at every given opportunity.
Photo: The Weinstein Company
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