Synopsis:

Angie Rossini, a young clerk in a department store, gets pregnant after a short affair with Rocky, a musician. Wishing to preserve her independence and aware of her limited ability to raise a child, she looks for Rocky and asks his help in raising money for an abortion. At first he doesn’t recognize her, but soon helps her find a doctor. Upon seeing the conditions in which the doctor operates, Rocky proposes marriage to her and discourages her from the abortion…

35 mm, b/w, 102 min

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 09.06.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

The heroine of the film is a teenager named Daisy who dreams about becoming a Hollywood star. Her dreams come true when she gets discovered by the famous producer Raymond Swan. But, due to the fact that she became a celebrity overnight, she soon experiences the bitter side of being famous. After her mother gets put in a psychiatric institution Daisy has trouble handling her fame and the control imposed by her film studio.

35 mm, color, 128 min

PROJECTION:

Wednesday 10.06.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

A young teacher bursting with ideals finds her first job in a problematic high school. In spite of bad working conditions and a school administration that is only interested in bureaucratic rules, Sylvia is determined to teach as much as she can to her students while encouraging them to strive for something more in their lives.

35 mm, color, 124 min

PROJECTION:

Friday 12.06.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Gregory Peck plays an old military scout nearing retirement. During his last mission of relocating the Indians to a reservation he discovers Sarah, a white woman held captive by the Indians for ten years. Knowing that she has nowhere to go, he decides to take Sarah and her son to his ranch in New Mexico. But the boy’s father Salvaje, an Indian, does not want to let go of his son…

35 mm, color, 109 min

PROJECTION:

Saturday 13.06.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Herman Raucher wrote the screenplay for this film based on his own experience from his youth in the summer of 1942, spent on Nantucket Island in New England. It tells the story of a boy who falls in love with a woman whose husband is at war. The film begins with the story of the old Hermie (Robert Mulligan’s voice) who reminisces about the summer of 1942…

35 mm, color, 103 min

PROJECTION:

Monday 15.06.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Doris is a twenty-four year old housewife from Oakland and George a twenty-seven year old accountant from New Jersey. They meet by accident during dinner in a motel in North Carolina in 1951. After spending the night together they decide to meet at the same place again in a year. Even though they are both happily married, their unusual relationship continues for the next twenty five years.

35 mm, color, 119 min

PROJECTION:

Wednesday 17.06.2009 AT 19:00