LA FILM FEST!

The 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 22- July 2) is proud to present this year’s line up, which features a diverse selection of Asian and Asian American films. From special screenings to US/World premieres, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES
Mingri Tianya
Special Screening
Director Yu Lik-wai
China/France/96 min.

In the near future of a China ruled by a bizarre cult, two brothers face an uncertain fate in this beautiful and slyly elliptical examination of fears in the new China.

Sat. July 1, 7:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater


THE ARCH
Dong Furen
Special Screening
Director Shu Shuen
Hong Kong/99 min.

This stylized period melodrama stars Lisa Lu as a widow who suppresses her requited desire for a virile young man, in favor of feudal virtue and her daughter.

Sun. June 25, 7:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater


BEFORE BORN
Jie Guo
Director Zhang Ming
China/104 min.

The paths of three people cross as they search for the same mysterious man. With echoes of Antonioni's L'Avventura, Before Born employs provocative character doublings, role reversals and disappearances to weave a mesmerizing study of isolation.

Fri. June 23, 2:30pm, Italian Cultural Institute
Sat. June 24, 7:30pm, Italian Cultural Institute


GRAIN IN EAR (SOUTH KOREA/CHINA)
Mang Zhong
Director Zhang Lu
South Korea/China/109 min.

In this quietly beautiful film, single mom Cui Shunji sells illegal kimchi and struggles to adapt as best she can to her difficult circumstances, but nothing could prepare her for what lies ahead.

Fri. June 23, 9:45pm, Italian Cultural Institute
Sat. June 24, 4:45pm, Italian Cultural Institute


IN BETWEEN DAYS
Director So Yong Kim
USA/South Korea/Canada/83 min.

Chronicling the daily life of Aimie, a young Korean immigrant who lives with her mother in the suburbs, this stunningly beautiful film offers a passionate study of cultural adaptation and adolescent longing.

Thu. June 29, 9:30pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
Sat. July 1, 7:00pm, Landmark Regent Theatre


MY MOTHER AND HER GUEST
Sarangbang Sonnimgwa Eomeoni
Special Screening
Director Shin Sang-ok
South Korea/103 min.

This classic of South Korea's Golden Age cinema is a subtle work of longing about a widow torn between propriety and her feelings for an artist renting a room in her rural home.

Sat. June 24, 7:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater


PAPER DOLLS
Bubot Niyar
Director Tomer Heymann
Israel/84 min.

This sensitive, complex documentary follows a group of gay Filipino immigrant workers in Israel who spend their days caring for the Jewish sick and elderly, and their nights performing in drag.

Sat. July 1, 11:59pm, The Majestic Crest Theatre
Sun. July 2, 1:00pm, Landmark Regent Theatre


THE SEVEN SAMURAI
Shichinin No Samurai
Director Akira Kurosawa
Japan/207 min.

Japanese master Akira Kurosawa’s boldly elaborate chambara tale of wandering swordsmen who band together to protect a village against marauding bandits remains a touchstone of the genre and a classic of world cinema.

Sun. July 2, 6:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater


UNDOING
Director Chris Chan Lee
USA/90 min.

After mysteriously disappearing one year ago, Samuel returns to the mean streets of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, determined to amend for the mistakes of the past. But balancing revenge with reconciliation is a tricky business in this stylish, character-driven neo-noir.

Sat. June 24, 10:15pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
Tue. June 27, 4:30pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
Fri. June 30, 7:30pm, Laemmle Sunset 5


THE UNFORGIVEN
Yongseo-batji-motan-ja
Director Yoon Jong-bin
South Korea/122 min.

This poignant, compelling drama examines the strained relationship between a sensitive young man just beginning his mandatory Korean military service and a childhood friend who serves as his senior officer.

Mon. June 26, 9:45pm, Laemmle Sunset 5
Tue. June 27, 7:00pm, Mann Festival Theatre


VOICE
Yeo-go-gwae-dam Sa Mok-so-ri
Director Equan Choi
South Korea/104 min.

Equan Choi's atmospheric thriller layers tension with philosophy. In the hallways of their all-girls school, Sun-min still hears Young-eon's ghost begging for attention, forcing them to confront the limits of loyalty and remembrance.

Sat. July 1, 11:59pm, The Majestic Crest Theatre
Sun. July 2, 1:00pm, Landmark Regent Theatre



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