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Miami International Film Festival
GEMS 2015
October 22 - 25, 2015 at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami
GEMS 2015
October 22 - 25, 2015 at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami
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The four-day fall film event returns with a new name, GEMS, featuring las joyas de la corona (the crown jewels) of the season’s finest new cinematic works.
GEMS will unfold on October 22 - 25, 2015, exclusively at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami, and will become a permanent addition to the Miami International Film Festival’s activities, to be held as an annual October event. GEMS will provide another opportunity to introduce a specially curated program of new movies that truly sparkle, as we countdown to the Miami International Film Festival’s 33rd edition next March 4 - 13, 2016. The GEMS 2015 poster was created by the Buenos Aires firm Boogieman Media. The GEMS film slate includes: Brooklyn (USA / Ireland), directed by John Crowley *OPENING NIGHT FILM Adapted by Nick Hornby (An Education) from the Colm Toibin bestselling novel, this 1950s story follows the life of a young Irish woman caught between tradition and passion, between two countries and two futures. Starring Oscar nominee for Atonement, Saoirse Ronan, the cast also includes Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Emory Cohen, and Domhnall Gleason. Thursday October 22nd @ 7:45pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 and at Thursday October 22nd @ 5:30pm Cubaocho at the Opening Night Cocktail Reception for $85. Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1ekxPFTZm1Y The 33 (USA / Chile), directed by Patricia Riggen *CLOSING NIGHT FILM An international rescue effort to save 33 Chilean miners trapped 2,300 foot underground for 69 days in the Copiapó mine riveted over a billion people in 2010, and now a superb international film adaptation recreates the details of that unprecedented event. The epic list of cast names includes Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche and Rodrigo Santoro. Sunday October 25th @ 6:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 and Sunday October 25th @ 6:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1. It is $85 to watch the film in THEATER #1 with talent in attendance, as a package with the Closing Night Gala Party at Ball & Chain. Attending: Actress Kate Del Castillo, Actor Don Francisco, and Director Patricia Riggen. Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lGGAcEpjsD4 The Assassin (Taiwan), directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien *WINNER OF BEST DIRECTOR AT CANNES 2015; OFFICIAL TAIWANESE SUBMISSION TO ACADEMY AWARDS 2016In 9th century China, 10-year-old Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who transforms her into an impressive warrior. One day, she is sent back to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man whom she was promised, and Nie Yinniang must choose: assassinate the man she loves or break forever from the sacred honor of her training. *PRESENTED BY byejoe. Sunday October 25th @ 2:45pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_FZI22afA&feature=player_embedded The Club (El club) (Chile), directed by Pablo Larraín *WINNER OF SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE AT 2015 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL; OFFICIAL CHILEAN SUBMISSION TO ACADEMY AWARDS 2016Director Pablo Larraín‘s follow-up to his global success and Oscar-nominated No (starring Gael García Bernal), is a tough, scathing and psychologically sobering indictment on the Catholic Church’s handling of moral failings within the institution. Friday October 23rd @ 9:15pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Attending: Actress Antonia Zegers Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Wqv8PPDfiyw Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) (Colombia), directed by Ciro Guerra *WINNER OF TOP DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT AWARD AT CANNES 2015Ciro Guerra’s previous film, The Wind Journeys (2009), was an international hit and one of the 2010 Festival’s most popular films in Miami. For his new film, Guerra travels deep into the wilds of the Amazon jungle, and into the dangerous territory of the historical past. This is an epic and thrilling journey, capped with velvety, rich black & white cinematography, confirming Guerra’s status as one of Latin America’s most confident talents. Friday October 23rd @ 9:30pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 and Sunday October 25th @ 2:30pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Rz6KjgZ2Z7Q Havana Motor Club (USA / Cuba), directed by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt One of the most fascinating events of Miami International Film Festival in 2014 was filmmaker Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt‘s special presentation on his creative process in constructing his portrait of Cuba’s top underground drag racers of classic American cars. A year later, the film is now complete, and GEMS is delighted to bring Perlmutt back to Miami to share the finished work. Friday October 23rd @ 7:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 and Saturday October 24th @ 1:30pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 Attending: Actors/Racers Saul Garcia, Marcel Piedras Cervantes, Carlos Alvarez Sanchez, Armando “Piti” Lorenzo Munnet, Director Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, and Producer Sarah Canner. Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vUTeldvSM3s It’s Now or Never (Ahora o nunca) (Spain), directed by María Ripoll This summer’s biggest homegrown box office hit in Spain, It’s Now or Never pairs Spain’s newest film star, Dani Rovira, whose charms help propel Spanish Affair (Ocho apellidos vascos) to become Spain’s all-time box office champion, with the luminous Goya winner María Valverde, who gets a rare opportunity to demonstrate her comedic gifts. The result is a frothy, frisky comedy of first-class creative power, expertly timed and filled with joyous performances, from the leads to the delightful character actors found in even the smallest roles. Clara Lago and Alicia Rubio co-star in this comedy that once again proves no one does inspired silliness quite like the Spanish. Saturday October 24th @ 4:30pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 and Sunday October 25th @ 12:30pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Attending: Actress/Singer Melody (Melodia Ruiz Gutierrez) and Director Maria Ripoll. Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sLoR9Fo03ig Krisha (USA), directed by Trey Edward Shults Winner of both the Grand Jury Price and the Audience Award at SXSW earlier this year, Trey Edward Shults’ highly personal and compelling hypnotic drama was also selected at this year’s Critics Week in Cannes. Shults has already drawn comparisons to the work of legendary American independent director John Cassavetes for their use of family members in the cast and also their maverick avant-garde style of shooting favoring characters and scenes that envelop the viewer in both observation and emotion. Saturday October 24th @ 6:30pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 Mia Madre (Italy), directed by Nanni Moretti Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre is possibly his most personal film, and a master class on autobiographical cinema. It displays without question why Moretti is considered one of the most skilled living filmmakers to create powerful universal drama out of our smallest little big tragedies. John Turturro co-stars. Friday October 23rd @ 7:15pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 and Sunday October 25th @ 8:45pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jWiFif96t3Y My Golden Days (France), directed by Arnaud Desplechin *WINNER OF DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT AWARD AT CANNES 2015 After years working abroad, anthropologist Paul Dedalus (Mathieu Amalric) returns to France to find an explosive emotional time bomb awaits him. This epic coming of age tale portrays first love as a candid, sensual and unique experience that his alter-ego discovers could leave a mark that will last as long as life itself. *PRESENTED by TV5MONDE USA Saturday October 24th @ 2:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hLD16f3pHms A Perfect Day (Spain), directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa makes his first English language film with this Cannes-debuting tale of 24 hours in the lives of two veteran humanitarian aid workers in the waning days of the 1995 Balkan War. Veteran Hollywood stars Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins are in fine form as the leads, who hold on to their boyish charms even as they age with graceful wisdom. Saturday October 24th @ 9:30pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eQfqygkNMqE Trash (U.K. / Brazil), directed by Stephen Daldry. *SPECIAL GEMS PREVIEW NIGHT ON OCTOBER 5, 2015.Three-time Best Director Oscar nominee Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours, The Reader) delivers the soaring triumphs of his earlier successes, while shining a spotlight on the sobering challenges facing one of the world’s most closely-watched cities, Rio de Janeiro. The high-powered cast includes Brazilian superstars Wagner Moura (Elite Squad) and Selton Mello (Jean Charles, The Clown), as well as Martin Sheen and Rooney Mara. Monday October 5th @ 7:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z10m23vB1aE Yona (Israel), directed by Nir Bergman Like a “living thunderbolt”, the bold and nonconformist Yona Wallach stormed through Tel-Aviv’s male-dominated political and poetry circles in the 1960s. Yona’s work eventually became recognized in the most prominent literary books and magazines of her time, and she was honored with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Literary Award in 1978. Director Nir Bergman’s biopic vividly captures Yona’s highs, lows and her brave rebellion against a chauvinistic society with her unique voice. Saturday October 24th @ 3:45pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 and Sunday October 25th @ 12:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4b-ow93d304 Youth (Italy), directed by Paolo Sorrentino The space (and communion) between the generations is the subject of Paolo Sorrentino‘s newest Fellini-tinged masterpiece. Coming off his 2014 Oscar win for Best Foreign-Language Film for The Great Beauty, the Italian auteur is on a roll, orchestrating grand themes around life’s wisdom with a phenomenal cast of actors including Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, and Jane Fonda. Saturday October 24th @ 9:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-T7CM4di_0c The Clan (Argentina, Spain), directed by Pablo Trapero The notorious Puccio case that stunned Argentina 30 years ago has lost none of its power to shock, outrage and chill. A member of the secret police of the Videla military regime of the late 70s and early 80s, it was Arquimedes Puccio’s job to kidnap dissidents during the reign of terror where more than 30,000 citizens simply “disappeared”. But after the fall of the regime, the upper middle-class Puccio kept right on going, kidnapping his rich neighbors and demanding huge ransoms – and then killing the victims even after the ransoms were paid. Saturday October 24th @ 6:45pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 and Saturday October 24th @ 11:45am MDC’S TOWER THEATER #1 Attending: Actor Guillermo Francella Click on the following link to view the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PD9XISvk3ow Master Class Tribute to the late James Horner. Known as Hollywood’s ultimate movie composer, James Horner passed away in an aircraft accident this past June, not long after completing what would turn out to be one of his final great scores – the music for Patricia Riggen’s The 33, our GEMS closing night film this year. Miami-based feature film composer Carlos Rafael Rivera (A Walk Among The Tombstones, 2014) takes an in-depth look at Horner’s work and career, using cues to demonstrate the powerful, yet often subtle, creative influence Horner brought to specific scenes and entire films. Saturday October 24th @ 12:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER #2 Tickets will go on sale to Miami Film Society members exclusively on Friday, September 25, 2015 and to the general public on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Tickets: 1-844-565-6433 (MIFF) or online at www.MiamiFilmFestival.com |
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