L’amour à mort

13:00
29 Desember 2007

CCF Jakarta
Jalan Salemba Raya 25
Jakarta 10440
T 390 8580
ecrire@ccfjakarta.or.id

Film karya Alain Resnais
menampilkan Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi, André Dussollier
1984, 88 menit, Prancis teks Inggris

"L'Amour à mort" atau "Cinta sampai mati" ini menceritakan dua pasang kekasih. Yang pertama hidup selama sepuluh tahun dalam keharmonisan yang dalam dan bergairah. Sebagai pendeta, keduanya memiliki konsep keimanan masing-masing. Kisah cinta dari pasangan kedua melewati ketakutan dan ancaman mengerikan, yaitu perpisahan yang tak terelakkan.
Bagi mereka, hidup atau mati, hitam atau merah, kebahagiaan atau kesedihan, gairah dan kesendirian, semua itu saling menjawab dan saling berkobar. Bagi sang wanita, bercahaya dan membara oleh cinta yang terbagi, bagi sang pria, gelap dan terdera oleh kenangan pahit.

Resnais assembles four staples of his repertory company for a downbeat exploration of love, faith, death, call it what you will - or twelfth night.

You need stamina to sit through a sub-Bergman philosophical tract that not only doesn't get anywhere but doesn't seem to WANT to get anywhere. You could argue that it's better to travel hopefully than to arrive and you could further argue that with fellow travellers of this quality - Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier, Pierre Arditi, Fanny Ardant - it's not even bad to travel indefinitely and if you are one of those then this is the journey for you but a short break it's not.
As is to be expected from such a stellar cast the acting is certainly out of the right bottle but frailer hearts may wish to exchange this bottle for the one with the skull and crossbones on the label long before half way.
For olive lovers only. [writers_reign]

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I want to go home

13:00
29 Desember 2007

CCF Wijaya
Jalan Wijaya 1 n° 48
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta 12170
T 724 7064
wijaya@ccfjakarta.or.id

Karya Alain Resnais
menampilkan Gérard Depardieu, Adolph Green, Linda Lavin, Micheline Presle
1989, 101 menit, Prancis teks Inggris

Elsie meninggalkan Cleveland dan dunia ayahnya untuk menemukan Prancis, Racine Flaubert… dan kuliah-kuliah bersama tuan Gauthier yang lincah.
Setidaknya ia menjauh dari « Hepp Cat », percakapan kartun yang yang digambar oleh ayahnya Joey Wellmann, tokoh kecil yang pernah ia ciptakan untuk putrinya dan semenjak itu menjadi semacam malaikat pelingdung…
Berbulan-bulan berlalu dan Elsie banyak bekerja tanpa pernah berhasil menemukan sang guru yang sangat ia kagumi.
Akhirnya Joey tiba di Paris bersama Lena, pendampingnya, lantaran diundang pameran komik.
Sebuah undangan alih-alih untuk bertemu putrinya kah ?

"I want to go home" shows why French fascinate Americans so much.
It is a fairly honest portrayal of why French have all the respect for Americans. It is so hard to believe that this comic film was made by Alain Resnais. For the last five decades, he has remained a highly intelligent intellectual cinéaste who has excelled in making difficult films about memories.
Watching his films can be likened to a concentrated reading of a "stream of consciousness" oeuvre. Not only will this film charm die-hard francophiles like Paul Auster, Johnny Depp, William Fiedkin, Jim Jarmusch, Hal Hartley and John Malkovich but also fans of comic strips as it is not so often that one comes across a feature film in which there is a happy marriage of cartoons and film.
Through this quirky work, Resnais has advocated popular culture as in today's world Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Garfield are as relevant/necessary and useful for everybody as Flaubert, Stendhal and Sartre.

"I want to go home" is a light film which provides a multiplicity of meanings for its viewers. On an elementary level it explores cultural differences between French and American people. On another level it is also a tale of an amicable reconciliation process which happens between a father meeting his daughter after many years.
This emotional turmoil has been shown in a very dignified indeed subtle manner. Although it might seem odd, this film makes it absolutely clear that French have a penchant for admiring those American artists who have been ignominiously rejected/ignored back home in USA.
One classical example is Samuel Fuller. He enjoys a bigger, dedicated fan following in France than in United States of America.

"I want to go home" is a film which can be understood by all kinds of artists. It speaks of different arts like cinema, comics etc. This is why Resnais has collaborated with great artists like Enki Bilal, Jules Feiffer and John Kander.
The highlight of this film is the fact that it shows how all arts are interrelated as well as mutually beneficial. In "I want to go home" the characters alternate between serious mood and comic mood. This is because people can't always remain funny or serious. Resnais makes us all imbibe a logical lesson that in our daily lives we have to react according to the situation in which we find ourselves.

Lastly it is high time that it is said that although Americans might abhor French or vice versa, the truth is that both of them cannot live without each other. [Lalit Rao (cpowerccc@yahoo.com) from Paris, France]

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American Fork

12:00
16 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Chris Bowman, 2007
Comedy/Drama, USA, 94 Min

Tracy Orbinson (Hubbel Palmer) is a 300-pound grocery store worker who has dreams of becoming an actor.

He takes acting classes and is greatly impressed by his acting teacher, washed-up actor Truman Hope (William Baldwin). But Tracy’s efforts fall short of his fantasies. He seeks solace by reforming a group of teenage thugs, while continues struggling to lose “about ten pounds”.

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Yella

19:30
16 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Christian Petzold, 2007
drama thriller, Jerman, 89 min

Yella (Nina Hoss) ingin meninggalkan Wittenberge yang menyedihkan itu. Setelah perusahaan Ben (Hinnerk Schönemann), pacar Yella bangkrut, dia ingin mencoba keberuntungannya di Hannover.

Tetapi Ben tidak rela melepaskan Yella pergi. Di hari keberangkatannya, Ben membujuk Yella untuk pergi ke stasiun, tetapi dia sebenarnya mengemudikan mobilnya langsung terjun ke sungai Elbe. Dengan susah payah Yella berhasil keluar dari sungai itu. Dengan tenaga terakhirnya dan basah kuyup dia berjalan tertatih tatih ke stasiun dan berjalan menyongsong masa depannya.

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Across the Universe

21:30
16 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 1
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Julie Taymor, 2007
Drama/Fantasy/Musical/Romance, USA, 133 min

Set against the anti-war protests, rock and roll revolution, and mind-expanding psychedelic of the 1960s, director Julie Taymor creates a hallucinogenic world where music and fantasy collide. A pair of star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of musicians, are swept up in the raging waters of the volatile counterculture movement.

Guided through their journey by a pair known only as Dr. Robert (U2’s Bono) and Mr. Kite (Eddie Izzard), Jude and Lucy are eventually forced to find their way back to one another after being split apart by powerful forces beyond their control. The music in the film consists exclusively of songs made popular by The Beatles during the time period depicted in the movie.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

21:45
16 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Shekhar Kapur, 2007
Drama, UK/France, 114 min

Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. Her cousin, Mary Stuart (Samantha Morton), conspires with Philip of Spain to topple the throne.

Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), Elizabeth's trusty advisor, works tirelessly to protect her from the many plots and conspiracies against her. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her attraction to Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).

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Indigènes (Days of Glory)

19:30
16 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Rachid Bouchareb, 2006
Drama/War, France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium, 128 Min

Di tengah Perang Dunia ke-2, Korporal Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila) dan pasukannya dari Afrika Utara diminta untuk bertempur atas nama pasukan Perancis oleh Sersan Martinez (Bernad Blancan). Perang terus berlanjut, demikian pula perlakuan kasar yang sering dilakukan Martinez kepada Abdelkader dan pasukannya.

Namun Abdelkader terus melanjutkan perintah Martinez untuk berperang mempertahankan Perancis, meskipun perang itu akan membawa luka di dalam diri Abdelkader dan pasukannya yang tak mungkin tersembuhkan.

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Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot

12:00
15 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Marcus H. Rosenmüller, 2006
drama komedi, Jerman, 104 min

Sebastian (Marcus Krojer) berumur 11 tahun dan mau hidup abadi karena alasan yang baik: kalau dia meninggal, dia akan pergi ke neraka sebagai hukuman untuk dosa-dosanya. Sebastian merasa bertanggung jawab atas kematian ibunya yang meninggal saat melahirkannya.

Selain itu, pikiran ini juga ditumbuhkembangkan oleh mentalitas saleh di desa Bavaria dimana Sebastian tinggal bersama kakak laki-laki dan ayahnya. "Kisah anak nakal" ini adalah campuran yang mengagumkan dari bobot dan hati nurani, belajar punya hati untuk hal-hal kecil di dalam kehidupan.

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Mukhsin

14:00
15 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Kino Forum
Taman Ismail Marzuki
Jl. Cikini Raya No. 73, Jakarta Pusat
T 334 720

Yasmin Ahmad, 2006
drama, Malaysia, 94 min

The arrival of a boy called Mukhsin to the village provides Orked a friend to hang out and do stuff with - cycling through the villages, climbing trees, flying kites. When romance blossoms between them, it becomes a once in a lifetime experience of first love.

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Ping Pong

17:00
15 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Matthias Luthardt, 2006
drama, Jerman, 89 min

Paul (Sebastian Urzendowsky), seorang remaja berumur 16 tahun, megunjungi saudaranya tanpa pemberitahuan terlebih dahulu. Dia baru kehilangan ayahnya; sekarang Paul mencari dunia yang membahagiakan, dia pergi ke tempat yang meingingatkannya pada masa kecilnya yang bahagia.

Di situ, Paul memasuki dunia kecil satu keluarga yang tampaknya bahagia. Di dalam diri bibi Anna (Marion Mitterhammer) dia berkenalan dengan seorang wanita, yang awalnya segan menerima Paul, tapi akhirnya menerimanya, bahkan menarik Paul ke pihaknya. Paul makin dekat dengan wanita tersebut dan tidak sadar bahwa si bibi sebenarnya hanya memanfaatkan Paul untuk tujuannya sendiri. Ketika si bibi kehilangan kontrol di dalam permainan kekuasaan ini, Paul putus asa.

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Along the Ridge (Anche libero va bene)

19:30
14 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Kim Rossi Stuart, 2006
Drama, Italy, 108 Min

Single father Renato (Kim Rossi Stuart) juggles between responsibilities as a full-time cinematographer and as both mother and father to teenager Viola and primary schooler Tommi.

Despite his constant failure in balancing the two, the family forms a strong bond, until the mother of the family, Stefania, returns to ignite flames in the challenging family.

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4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days

16:45
14 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Cristian Mungiu, 2006
Dramae, Romania, 113 menit

During the final days of Communism in Romania in 1987, two students, Otilia and Gabita, face a very complicated situation: one of them, Gabita, is pregnant. More precisely, she is four months, three weeks and two days pregnant. The girls arrange to meet a certain Mr. Bebe to perform Gabita’s abortion, which is considered illegal in the country since 1966. Further trouble ensues when he refuses the money, and wants to be paid in kind.

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2 Days in Paris

21:30
14 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Blitz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Julie Delpy, 2007
Comedy/Drama/Romance, France/Germany, 96 min

A New York couple, French photographer Marion (Julie Delpy) and American interior designer Jack (Adam Goldberg), attempt to rekindle their relationship by taking a European vacation.

But their week in Venice did not work out as planned, and now their only hope is their last two days in Paris. But with the presence of Marion’s offbeat parents and flirtatious ex-boyfriends in the city, the couple can only wonder if they are able to salvage their relationship.

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Jakarta Undercover

11:30
13 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Bliz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Lance, 2006
Dramae, Indonesia

Based on the best-selling controversial book of the same name by Moammar Emka, the film reveals the sleazy nightlife of Jakarta unlike anything we have ever seen before. A stripper (Luna Maya) has to protect her younger brother who incidentally witnesses a murder committed by three guys. Along the siblings’ journey to hide, they have to walk through dangerous roads of underground life in Jakarta filled with sex, drugs and corrupted money.

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Yella

17:00
13 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Christian Petzold, 2007
drama thriller, Jerman, 89 min

Yella (Nina Hoss) ingin meninggalkan Wittenberge yang menyedihkan itu. Setelah perusahaan Ben (Hinnerk Schönemann), pacar Yella bangkrut, dia ingin mencoba keberuntungannya di Hannover.

Tetapi Ben tidak rela melepaskan Yella pergi. Di hari keberangkatannya, Ben membujuk Yella untuk pergi ke stasiun, tetapi dia sebenarnya mengemudikan mobilnya langsung terjun ke sungai Elbe. Dengan susah payah Yella berhasil keluar dari sungai itu. Dengan tenaga terakhirnya dan basah kuyup dia berjalan tertatih tatih ke stasiun dan berjalan menyongsong masa depannya.

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Jakarta Undercover

18:30
13 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 1
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Lance, 2006
Dramae, Indonesia

Based on the best-selling controversial book of the same name by Moammar Emka, the film reveals the sleazy nightlife of Jakarta unlike anything we have ever seen before. A stripper (Luna Maya) has to protect her younger brother who incidentally witnesses a murder committed by three guys. Along the siblings’ journey to hide, they have to walk through dangerous roads of underground life in Jakarta filled with sex, drugs and corrupted money.

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Mukhsin

19:00
13 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Kino Forum
Taman Ismail Marzuki
Jl. Cikini Raya No. 73, Jakarta Pusat
T 334 720

Yasmin Ahmad, 2006
drama, Malaysia, 94 min

The arrival of a boy called Mukhsin to the village provides Orked a friend to hang out and do stuff with - cycling through the villages, climbing trees, flying kites. When romance blossoms between them, it becomes a once in a lifetime experience of first love.

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Persepolis

19:00
13 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Blitz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007
Animation, France, 95 min

In Tehran, 1978, young Marjane dreams of being a future prophet while lives her days listening to ABBA and punk music. But her peaceful life begins to disappear as the Islamic revolution sweeps the country, forcing her parents to send her to Austria when she turns fourteen.

Initially happy but gradually feels lonely, she makes a difficult decision to return to Iraq and wears a veil when she finishes her school. Yet, in her adult life by now, Marjane realizes that she cannot live in Iran. She makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

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A Mighty Heart

21:45
13 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Michael Winterbottom, 2007
Drama/Thriller, USA/UK, 100 menit

Based on a true story, the film recounts the struggle of an international journalist, Marianne Pearl (Angelina Jolie), on coping with the loss of her husband, Daniel Pearl (Dan Futterman), South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by Islamic fundamentalists in Karachi, Pakistan. Marianne, who was then heavily pregnant, pulled herself to write a memoir about her husband, hoping to introduce his future son to the father he would never meet.

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Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot

19:30
12 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Marcus H. Rosenmüller, 2006
drama komedi, Jerman, 104 min

Sebastian (Marcus Krojer) berumur 11 tahun dan mau hidup abadi karena alasan yang baik: kalau dia meninggal, dia akan pergi ke neraka sebagai hukuman untuk dosa-dosanya. Sebastian merasa bertanggung jawab atas kematian ibunya yang meninggal saat melahirkannya.

Selain itu, pikiran ini juga ditumbuhkembangkan oleh mentalitas saleh di desa Bavaria dimana Sebastian tinggal bersama kakak laki-laki dan ayahnya. "Kisah anak nakal" ini adalah campuran yang mengagumkan dari bobot dan hati nurani, belajar punya hati untuk hal-hal kecil di dalam kehidupan.

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Along the Ridge (Anche libero va bene)

17:00
12 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Kim Rossi Stuart, 2006
Drama, Italy, 108 Min

Single father Renato (Kim Rossi Stuart) juggles between responsibilities as a full-time cinematographer and as both mother and father to teenager Viola and primary schooler Tommi.

Despite his constant failure in balancing the two, the family forms a strong bond, until the mother of the family, Stefania, returns to ignite flames in the challenging family.

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4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days

21:45
12 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Cristian Mungiu, 2006
Dramae, Romania, 113 menit

During the final days of Communism in Romania in 1987, two students, Otilia and Gabita, face a very complicated situation: one of them, Gabita, is pregnant. More precisely, she is four months, three weeks and two days pregnant. The girls arrange to meet a certain Mr. Bebe to perform Gabita’s abortion, which is considered illegal in the country since 1966. Further trouble ensues when he refuses the money, and wants to be paid in kind.

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Comrades in Dreams

14:00
11 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Bliz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Uli Gaulke, 2006
Dokumenter, Jerman, 100 min

Film documenter “Comrades in dreams” berkisah tentang orang-orang yang menjadikan bioskop bagian yang paling penting dalam hidupnya, walau dengan cara yang berbeda-beda: Han Jong Sil dari Korea Utara, Penny Tefertiller dari USA, Lassane dari Burkina Faso dan Anup dari India.

Namun bioskop yang sesungguhnya terjadi di luar gedung bioskop. Kekuatan mimpi yang tersambung satu sama lainnya itu mempertemukan para pahlawan dalam film ini satu sama lainnya. Usaha terbesar dalam mencari kebahagian mengingatkan kita, bahwa cerita-cerita terbaik tidaklah didapatkan di layar bioskop.

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Yella

17:00
11 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Christian Petzold, 2007
drama thriller, Jerman, 89 min

Yella (Nina Hoss) ingin meninggalkan Wittenberge yang menyedihkan itu. Setelah perusahaan Ben (Hinnerk Schönemann), pacar Yella bangkrut, dia ingin mencoba keberuntungannya di Hannover.

Tetapi Ben tidak rela melepaskan Yella pergi. Di hari keberangkatannya, Ben membujuk Yella untuk pergi ke stasiun, tetapi dia sebenarnya mengemudikan mobilnya langsung terjun ke sungai Elbe. Dengan susah payah Yella berhasil keluar dari sungai itu. Dengan tenaga terakhirnya dan basah kuyup dia berjalan tertatih tatih ke stasiun dan berjalan menyongsong masa depannya.

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A Mighty Heart

19:00
11 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 1
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Michael Winterbottom, 2007
Drama/Thriller, USA/UK, 100 menit

Based on a true story, the film recounts the struggle of an international journalist, Marianne Pearl (Angelina Jolie), on coping with the loss of her husband, Daniel Pearl (Dan Futterman), South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by Islamic fundamentalists in Karachi, Pakistan. Marianne, who was then heavily pregnant, pulled herself to write a memoir about her husband, hoping to introduce his future son to the father he would never meet.

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Comrades in Dreams

19:00
10 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 3
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Uli Gaulke, 2006
Dokumenter, Jerman, 100 min

Film documenter “Comrades in dreams” berkisah tentang orang-orang yang menjadikan bioskop bagian yang paling penting dalam hidupnya, walau dengan cara yang berbeda-beda: Han Jong Sil dari Korea Utara, Penny Tefertiller dari USA, Lassane dari Burkina Faso dan Anup dari India.

Namun bioskop yang sesungguhnya terjadi di luar gedung bioskop. Kekuatan mimpi yang tersambung satu sama lainnya itu mempertemukan para pahlawan dalam film ini satu sama lainnya. Usaha terbesar dalam mencari kebahagian mengingatkan kita, bahwa cerita-cerita terbaik tidaklah didapatkan di layar bioskop.

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Vier Minuten

19:00
10 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival

Bliz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Chris Kraus, 2006
drama musical, Jerman, 112 min

Sejak 60 tahun Traude Krüger (Monica Bleibtreu) memberikan pelajaran piano di penjara wanita. Selama ini dia berhasil memperlakukan para narapidana dengan tanpa kompromi dan menjaga jarak sampai satu hari dia bertemu dengan Jenny yang masih muda, dimainkan oleh Hannah Herzsprung, yang biasa melakukan kekerasan terhadap diri sendiri dan sesama.

Di dalam diri Jenny tersembunyi bakat musik yang luar biasa, yang membangkitkan ambisi dua wanita ini. Gelisah dan bingung kedua wanita ini menantikan satu lomba musik yang penting, dimana Jenny diberikan waktu 4 menit untuk menunjukkan bakat musiknya.

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Ping Pong

19:30
10 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Matthias Luthardt, 2006
drama, Jerman, 89 min

Paul (Sebastian Urzendowsky), seorang remaja berumur 16 tahun, megunjungi saudaranya tanpa pemberitahuan terlebih dahulu. Dia baru kehilangan ayahnya; sekarang Paul mencari dunia yang membahagiakan, dia pergi ke tempat yang meingingatkannya pada masa kecilnya yang bahagia.

Di situ, Paul memasuki dunia kecil satu keluarga yang tampaknya bahagia. Di dalam diri bibi Anna (Marion Mitterhammer) dia berkenalan dengan seorang wanita, yang awalnya segan menerima Paul, tapi akhirnya menerimanya, bahkan menarik Paul ke pihaknya. Paul makin dekat dengan wanita tersebut dan tidak sadar bahwa si bibi sebenarnya hanya memanfaatkan Paul untuk tujuannya sendiri. Ketika si bibi kehilangan kontrol di dalam permainan kekuasaan ini, Paul putus asa.

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American Fork

19:30
10 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Chris Bowman, 2007
Comedy/Drama, USA, 94 Min

Tracy Orbinson (Hubbel Palmer) is a 300-pound grocery store worker who has dreams of becoming an actor.

He takes acting classes and is greatly impressed by his acting teacher, washed-up actor Truman Hope (William Baldwin). But Tracy’s efforts fall short of his fantasies. He seeks solace by reforming a group of teenage thugs, while continues struggling to lose “about ten pounds”.

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Paprika

14:00
9 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 3
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Satoshi Kon, 2006
Animation/Mystery/Sci-Fi, Japan, 90 min

Sometime in the near future, brilliant scientist Dr. Tokita has developed a revolutionary new psychotherapeutic treatment in which he uses a small device to enter the dreams of his patients to uncover the subconscious secrets that lie inside.

But the device is stolen, and all hell breaks loose when a terrorist begins to alter people's personalities through their dreams. Only Tokita's colleague, the modest Dr. Atsuko Chiba, can unlock the secrets of the mystery. Chiba is forced to assume her fantasy alter-ego, the beautiful and mysterious Paprika, to jump from nightmare to nightmare and chase the shadowy criminal.

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Ping Pong

14:30
9 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Matthias Luthardt, 2006
drama, Jerman, 89 min

Paul (Sebastian Urzendowsky), seorang remaja berumur 16 tahun, megunjungi saudaranya tanpa pemberitahuan terlebih dahulu. Dia baru kehilangan ayahnya; sekarang Paul mencari dunia yang membahagiakan, dia pergi ke tempat yang meingingatkannya pada masa kecilnya yang bahagia.

Di situ, Paul memasuki dunia kecil satu keluarga yang tampaknya bahagia. Di dalam diri bibi Anna (Marion Mitterhammer) dia berkenalan dengan seorang wanita, yang awalnya segan menerima Paul, tapi akhirnya menerimanya, bahkan menarik Paul ke pihaknya. Paul makin dekat dengan wanita tersebut dan tidak sadar bahwa si bibi sebenarnya hanya memanfaatkan Paul untuk tujuannya sendiri. Ketika si bibi kehilangan kontrol di dalam permainan kekuasaan ini, Paul putus asa.

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Vier Minuten

16:30
9 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Chris Kraus, 2006
drama musical, Jerman, 112 min

Sejak 60 tahun Traude Krüger (Monica Bleibtreu) memberikan pelajaran piano di penjara wanita. Selama ini dia berhasil memperlakukan para narapidana dengan tanpa kompromi dan menjaga jarak sampai satu hari dia bertemu dengan Jenny yang masih muda, dimainkan oleh Hannah Herzsprung, yang biasa melakukan kekerasan terhadap diri sendiri dan sesama.

Di dalam diri Jenny tersembunyi bakat musik yang luar biasa, yang membangkitkan ambisi dua wanita ini. Gelisah dan bingung kedua wanita ini menantikan satu lomba musik yang penting, dimana Jenny diberikan waktu 4 menit untuk menunjukkan bakat musiknya.

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Yella

19:30
9 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Christian Petzold, 2007
drama thriller, Jerman, 89 min

Yella (Nina Hoss) ingin meninggalkan Wittenberge yang menyedihkan itu. Setelah perusahaan Ben (Hinnerk Schönemann), pacar Yella bangkrut, dia ingin mencoba keberuntungannya di Hannover.

Tetapi Ben tidak rela melepaskan Yella pergi. Di hari keberangkatannya, Ben membujuk Yella untuk pergi ke stasiun, tetapi dia sebenarnya mengemudikan mobilnya langsung terjun ke sungai Elbe. Dengan susah payah Yella berhasil keluar dari sungai itu. Dengan tenaga terakhirnya dan basah kuyup dia berjalan tertatih tatih ke stasiun dan berjalan menyongsong masa depannya.

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Persepolis

21:30
9 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 1
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007
Animation, France, 95 min

In Tehran, 1978, young Marjane dreams of being a future prophet while lives her days listening to ABBA and punk music. But her peaceful life begins to disappear as the Islamic revolution sweeps the country, forcing her parents to send her to Austria when she turns fourteen.

Initially happy but gradually feels lonely, she makes a difficult decision to return to Iraq and wears a veil when she finishes her school. Yet, in her adult life by now, Marjane realizes that she cannot live in Iran. She makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

14:00
9 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 1
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Shekhar Kapur, 2007
Drama, UK/France, 114 min

Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. Her cousin, Mary Stuart (Samantha Morton), conspires with Philip of Spain to topple the throne.

Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), Elizabeth's trusty advisor, works tirelessly to protect her from the many plots and conspiracies against her. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her attraction to Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).

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2 Days in Paris

16:45
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Julie Delpy, 2007
Comedy/Drama/Romance, France/Germany, 96 min

A New York couple, French photographer Marion (Julie Delpy) and American interior designer Jack (Adam Goldberg), attempt to rekindle their relationship by taking a European vacation.

But their week in Venice did not work out as planned, and now their only hope is their last two days in Paris. But with the presence of Marion’s offbeat parents and flirtatious ex-boyfriends in the city, the couple can only wonder if they are able to salvage their relationship.

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Mukhsin

14:15
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Bliz Studio 7
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Yasmin Ahmad, 2006
drama, Malaysia, 94 min

The arrival of a boy called Mukhsin to the village provides Orked a friend to hang out and do stuff with - cycling through the villages, climbing trees, flying kites. When romance blossoms between them, it becomes a once in a lifetime experience of first love.

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Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot

14:30
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

GoetheHaus - Capacity: 301 seats
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9–15, Menteng, T 2355 0208

Marcus H. Rosenmüller, 2006
drama komedi, Jerman, 104 min

Sebastian (Marcus Krojer) berumur 11 tahun dan mau hidup abadi karena alasan yang baik: kalau dia meninggal, dia akan pergi ke neraka sebagai hukuman untuk dosa-dosanya. Sebastian merasa bertanggung jawab atas kematian ibunya yang meninggal saat melahirkannya.

Selain itu, pikiran ini juga ditumbuhkembangkan oleh mentalitas saleh di desa Bavaria dimana Sebastian tinggal bersama kakak laki-laki dan ayahnya. "Kisah anak nakal" ini adalah campuran yang mengagumkan dari bobot dan hati nurani, belajar punya hati untuk hal-hal kecil di dalam kehidupan.

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Vier Minuten

16:30
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Bliz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Chris Kraus, 2006
drama musical, Jerman, 112 min

Sejak 60 tahun Traude Krüger (Monica Bleibtreu) memberikan pelajaran piano di penjara wanita. Selama ini dia berhasil memperlakukan para narapidana dengan tanpa kompromi dan menjaga jarak sampai satu hari dia bertemu dengan Jenny yang masih muda, dimainkan oleh Hannah Herzsprung, yang biasa melakukan kekerasan terhadap diri sendiri dan sesama.

Di dalam diri Jenny tersembunyi bakat musik yang luar biasa, yang membangkitkan ambisi dua wanita ini. Gelisah dan bingung kedua wanita ini menantikan satu lomba musik yang penting, dimana Jenny diberikan waktu 4 menit untuk menunjukkan bakat musiknya.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

16:45
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Shekhar Kapur, 2007
Drama, UK/France, 114 min

Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. Her cousin, Mary Stuart (Samantha Morton), conspires with Philip of Spain to topple the throne.

Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), Elizabeth's trusty advisor, works tirelessly to protect her from the many plots and conspiracies against her. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her attraction to Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).

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American Fork

17:00
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Chris Bowman, 2007
Comedy/Drama, USA, 94 Min

Tracy Orbinson (Hubbel Palmer) is a 300-pound grocery store worker who has dreams of becoming an actor.

He takes acting classes and is greatly impressed by his acting teacher, washed-up actor Truman Hope (William Baldwin). But Tracy’s efforts fall short of his fantasies. He seeks solace by reforming a group of teenage thugs, while continues struggling to lose “about ten pounds”.

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Along the Ridge (Anche libero va bene)

19:30
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Kim Rossi Stuart, 2006
Drama, Italy, 108 Min

Single father Renato (Kim Rossi Stuart) juggles between responsibilities as a full-time cinematographer and as both mother and father to teenager Viola and primary schooler Tommi.

Despite his constant failure in balancing the two, the family forms a strong bond, until the mother of the family, Stefania, returns to ignite flames in the challenging family.

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A Mighty Heart

21:30
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 1
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Michael Winterbottom, 2007
Drama/Thriller, USA/UK, 100 menit

Based on a true story, the film recounts the struggle of an international journalist, Marianne Pearl (Angelina Jolie), on coping with the loss of her husband, Daniel Pearl (Dan Futterman), South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by Islamic fundamentalists in Karachi, Pakistan. Marianne, who was then heavily pregnant, pulled herself to write a memoir about her husband, hoping to introduce his future son to the father he would never meet.

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4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days

14:00
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Bliz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Cristian Mungiu, 2006
Dramae, Romania, 113 menit

During the final days of Communism in Romania in 1987, two students, Otilia and Gabita, face a very complicated situation: one of them, Gabita, is pregnant. More precisely, she is four months, three weeks and two days pregnant. The girls arrange to meet a certain Mr. Bebe to perform Gabita’s abortion, which is considered illegal in the country since 1966. Further trouble ensues when he refuses the money, and wants to be paid in kind.

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2 Days in Paris

21:30
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Blitz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Julie Delpy, 2007
Comedy/Drama/Romance, France/Germany, 96 min

A New York couple, French photographer Marion (Julie Delpy) and American interior designer Jack (Adam Goldberg), attempt to rekindle their relationship by taking a European vacation.

But their week in Venice did not work out as planned, and now their only hope is their last two days in Paris. But with the presence of Marion’s offbeat parents and flirtatious ex-boyfriends in the city, the couple can only wonder if they are able to salvage their relationship.

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Indigènes (Days of Glory)

12:00
8 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Jakarta
T 3192-5115

Rachid Bouchareb, 2006
Drama/War, France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium, 128 Min

Di tengah Perang Dunia ke-2, Korporal Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila) dan pasukannya dari Afrika Utara diminta untuk bertempur atas nama pasukan Perancis oleh Sersan Martinez (Bernad Blancan). Perang terus berlanjut, demikian pula perlakuan kasar yang sering dilakukan Martinez kepada Abdelkader dan pasukannya.

Namun Abdelkader terus melanjutkan perintah Martinez untuk berperang mempertahankan Perancis, meskipun perang itu akan membawa luka di dalam diri Abdelkader dan pasukannya yang tak mungkin tersembuhkan.

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Persepolis

19:00
7 Desember 2007

Djakarta Theater - Studio 1
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007
Animation, France, 95 min

In Tehran, 1978, young Marjane dreams of being a future prophet while lives her days listening to ABBA and punk music. But her peaceful life begins to disappear as the Islamic revolution sweeps the country, forcing her parents to send her to Austria when she turns fourteen.

Initially happy but gradually feels lonely, she makes a difficult decision to return to Iraq and wears a veil when she finishes her school. Yet, in her adult life by now, Marjane realizes that she cannot live in Iran. She makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

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Persepolis

19:15
7 Desember 2007

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007
Animation, France, 95 min

In Tehran, 1978, young Marjane dreams of being a future prophet while lives her days listening to ABBA and punk music. But her peaceful life begins to disappear as the Islamic revolution sweeps the country, forcing her parents to send her to Austria when she turns fourteen.

Initially happy but gradually feels lonely, she makes a difficult decision to return to Iraq and wears a veil when she finishes her school. Yet, in her adult life by now, Marjane realizes that she cannot live in Iran. She makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

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Paprika

21:45
7 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Djakarta Theater - Studio 2
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9
Jakarta
T 316 0316

Satoshi Kon, 2006
Animation/Mystery/Sci-Fi, Japan, 90 min

Sometime in the near future, brilliant scientist Dr. Tokita has developed a revolutionary new psychotherapeutic treatment in which he uses a small device to enter the dreams of his patients to uncover the subconscious secrets that lie inside.

But the device is stolen, and all hell breaks loose when a terrorist begins to alter people's personalities through their dreams. Only Tokita's colleague, the modest Dr. Atsuko Chiba, can unlock the secrets of the mystery. Chiba is forced to assume her fantasy alter-ego, the beautiful and mysterious Paprika, to jump from nightmare to nightmare and chase the shadowy criminal.

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Primo Amore

19:00
5 Desember 2007

Pusat Kebudayaan Italia
JJl. HOS. Cokroaminoto No. 117 Menteng Jakarta, T 392-7531/2

Matteo Garrone, 2003
Drama, Italia, 100 menit

Vittorio adalah seorang pengrajin perhiasan yang mencari wanita ideal pendamping hidup melalui koran. Balasan satu-satunya datang dari Sonia, yang baik dan pintar, tetapi mempunyaisatu masalah, beratnya 57 kg. Keduanya terbelenggu dalam suatu obsesi, mencari ide sejati tentang apa yang disebut cantik dan permasalahan ini membuat mereka keluar dari kehidupan nyata.

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