Local independent film fans jonesing for the return of Cinema 320 can check out the Frances Perkins Branch of the Worcester Public Library’s “Fourth Friday Films,” a rich assortment of some of the best unseen films from around the world. The line-up through August 2008 is as follows:
Friday, June 27 at 7:00 pm:
THE VIOLIN
Directed by Francisco Vargas; Drama; Mexico; In Spanish with English subtitles
Violinist Don Plutarco, his son Genaro and his grandson Lucio live a double life: on one hand they are musicians and humble farmers; on the other, they support the campesina peasant guerilla movement’s armed efforts against the oppressive government.
Friday, July 25 at 7:00 pm:
AUGUST THE FIRST
Directed by Lanre Olabisi; Drama; USA; In English
It is the morning of Tunde’s graduation party, and things have already begun to unravel. Unbeknownst to most, Tunde has orchestrated the return of his long estranged father, resurrecting unresolved family anguish against the backdrop of Tunde’s celebration.
Friday, August 22 at 7:00 pm:
NOISE
Directed by Matthew Saville; Drama; Australia; In English
This is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling, and the local community enfolds itself in a shroud of secrecy, borne from fear and an untrammeled mistrust of authority.
The Frances Perkins Branch Library is located at 470 West Boylston St., Worcester, and can be reached by phone at (508) 799-1687.
