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  • Foreign Film Fridays: “My American Uncle”

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    "My American Uncle" (1980, 2h 5m, France, by Alain Resnais) In this unconventional French film, renowned writer/philosopher Henri Laborit (portraying himself) presents three stories that illustrate the complexities of human behavior. René (Gérard Depardieu) is a man from humble farming roots who becomes manager at a textile factory and must contend with the pressures of […]

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  • Foreign Film Friday: “Ciao Professore!”

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    Classic movies from around the world! "Ciao Professore!" (1992, 1h 40m, Italy, by Lina Wertmüller An error puts a strict teacher (Paolo Villaggio) from northern Italy with street-smart third graders to the south. Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.

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  • Foreign Film Fridays: “The Cremator”

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    Classic movies from around the world! "The Cremator" (1969, Horror/Comedy, 1h 42m, Czechoslovakia, by Juraj Herz) In Prague, Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrusínský) enjoys his work at the crematorium perhaps a bit too much, having gained a perverse idea of reincarnation from his haphazard studies of Tibet. After World War II breaks out, there is a sudden […]

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  • Foreign Film Fridays: “Where the Green Ants Dream”

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    Classic movies from around the world! "Where the Green Ants Dream" (1984, 1h 40m, West Germany/Australia, by Werner Herzog) A surveying team led by Australian geologist Lance Hackett (Bruce Spence) is setting off subterranean explosions deep in the outback, searching for possible uranium mining sites. Hackett's work is interrupted by Aboriginals Miliritbi (Wandjuk Marika) and […]

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  • Foreign Film Friday: “The Butcher of Prague (Lidice)” by Nikolaev

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    (2011, 2h 6m, Czech Republic, War/Drama by Petr Nikolaev) The story of the Czech village of Lidice, which was razed in 1942 in reprisal for the assassination in Prague of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich, is familiar the world over. The film of the same name takes a look beyond the story, however, and allows the […]

  • Foreign Film Friday: “Heart of Glass” by Herzog

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    (1976, 1h 34m, West Germany, Drama/Experimental by Werner Herzog) In an 18th century Bavarian village, which relies on a blown glass factory, the master craftsman dies taking the secret of the famous red glass with him. The community is shocked all over, from the unstable aristocracy to the proletarian drunkards. An oracle foretells the slew […]

  • Foreign Film Friday: “City of Men” by Morelli

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    (2007, 1h 46m, Brazil, Drama by Paulo Morelli) A spin-off from City of God, following teenage best friends Acerola and Laranjinha in Rio's favelas as they face imminent adulthood, fatherhood, and discovering their absentee fathers' pasts, forcing them to confront their bond amid gang violence, exploring themes of identity, responsibility, and friendship with a more […]

  • Foreign Film Friday: “The White Ribbon” by Michael Haneke

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    (2009, 2h 24m, Germany, Mystery/Thriller by Michael Haneke) Set in a village in Protestant northern Germany on the eve of World War I, THE WHITE RIBBON delineates a microcosm of society: the schoolteacher, the pastor, the local aristocracy, the steward, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers, and their extended families. Increasingly frequent bizarre incidents […]

  • Foreign Film Friday: “Like Water for Chocolate” by Alfonso Arau

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    (Year, 1h 45m, Mexico, Romantic Drama by Alfonso Arau) Based on the novel by Laura Esquivel, this magical realist film portrays the youngest daughter in her family, the beautiful Tita (Lumi Cavazos), who is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro (Marco Leonardi). Since tradition dictates that Tita must care for her mother, Pedro weds […]

  • Foreign Film Friday: “A Pact with the Devil” by Jozef Zachar

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    (1967, 1h 27m, Czech Republic, Comedy by Jozef Zachar) Five high-school senior girls, who because of a prank, are falsely accused of signing a pact with the devil to lose their virginity before they graduate. Classic movies from around the world every Friday! Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.

  • Foreign Film Friday: “Life is Beautiful” (La vita è bella) by Benigni

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    ("La vita è bella") (1997, 1h 58m, Italy, War/Comedy by Roberto Benigni) Classic movies from around the world every Friday! Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available. When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers […]

  • Foreign Film Friday: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Oplev

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    Flood Gallery Fine Art Center 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC, United States

    (2009, 2h 33m, Sweden, Thriller/Crime by Niels Arden Oplev) Classic movies from around the world every Friday! Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available. Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson’s novel about disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and genius hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) who investigate the 40-year-old disappearance of Harriet Vanger from her wealthy, dysfunctional […]