SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK

IN COLLABORATION WITH

MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS

PRESENT

OUTDOORCINEMA 2007

AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL FILM, MUSIC, DANCE AND FOOD

WEDNESDAYS FROM JULY 11 THROUGH AUGUST 29
PRE-SCREENING PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 7PM
FILMS BEGIN AT SUNSET
FREE ADMISSION

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2007 Schedule

JULY 11
CROSSING THE BRIDGE:
THE SOUND OF ISTANBUL TURKEY
2005, 90 mins. Directed by Fatih Akin. A tour of
Istanbul’s unique musical scene, with its pungent blend
of modern and traditional sounds, this film “uses music to
paint a portrait of a vibrant cosmopolitan city and
provide a windowinto a rich and varied national culture.”
–Kenneth Turan, The Los Angeles Times

JULY18
THIS IS BOSSA NOVA BRAZIL
2005, 126 mins. Directed by Paulo Thiago. A chronicle of the
Brazilian sound that became an international sensation,
this film traces the music’s roots from 1950ssamba. The
mix of rare archival footage and contemporary perform-
ances focuses on Roberto Menescal and Carlos Lyra.

JULY 25
LINDALINDA LINDA JAPAN
2005, 114 mins. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. A
girlband rehearses for a rock festival in this charming film
that is named for its irresistible theme song. “An extremely
well-written, emotionally complex coming-of-age tale that
has a John Hughesian respect for teenage angst.”
–G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

AUGUST1
THE5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T USA
1953, 88 mins. Directed by Roy Rowland. With Tommy
Rettig. Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) wrote the screenplay
and lyrics for this wildly inventive musical fantasy about a
young boy whose dreams and nightmares are sparked by
the fear of his overbearing piano teacher.

AUGUST8
KAL HO NAA HO INDIA
2003, 186 mins. Directed byNikhil Advani. This Bollywood
extravaganza is a Romeo-and-Juliet tale set, and partly
filmed, in New York City. This film has “little notion of
restraint. Its luxuriant running time allows lots of room for
spectacular musical numbers and dramatic climaxes.”
–Dave Kehr, The New York Times

AUGUST15
CALLE 54 CUBA
2000, 105 mins. Directed byFernando Trueba. With Tito
Puente. A stylish and loving tribute to the Latin American
jazz scene, this “film is such a pureexpression of the
director’s love for the music, a love so infectious it should
leave you elated.” –Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times

AUGUST22
U-CARMENEKHAYELITSHA SOUTH AFRICA
2005, 120 mins. Directed by Mark Dornford-May. Georges
Bizet’s Carmen is magically transported to modern-day
South Africa. “The setting brims over with the same wicked
froth of danger, exoticism, and passion that 19th-century
Seville must havehad before it got stylized into oblivion.”
–Julia Wallace, Village Voice
RAIN DATE:

AUGUST29
Film to be announced.
Films selected by Chief Curator David Schwartz
and Assistant Curator Livia Bloom, Museum
of the Moving Image.