MACONDO KINO
**EVERY FIRDAY : OPEN AIR CINEMA** / **JEDEN FREITAG : FREILUFT KINO**
VOLXkino, a mobile open air cinema, sets up a 7 meter inflatable screen in front of the Container each Friday. Following is the Program through May 15th.
17. APRIL
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
Ang Lee’s soulful film stars Chow Yun Fat as a wise martial arts master who does battle with a fierce young female fighter (the exquisite Zhang Ziyi) after she steals his legendary sword. The movie takes the action form, which often attacks the screen with energy and movement, and creates a placid surface that offers a new perspective and a spirituality not normally found in these pictures. In terms of action nothing much takes place for the first 10 minutes. That’s so he can set up the incredibly complicated plot, which has as much romance, intrigue, free-wheeling action — and rousing silliness — as any five Hong Kong throw-down fests. This is no small feat, given the dizzying amount of exposition in these movies. Outrageous plot pile-ons certainly take place in “Tiger” — a practice as ritualistic as having a martial arts master and student square off against each other, also a part of the picture. Fans of the genre will giggle with delight over the canny way Lee handles the intersections, and audiences new to these films will shudder with excitement. Lee puts things together artfully and stages this movie like a comedy of manners; it could be “Sense and Sensibility” with a body count. — Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times
24. APRIL
MAD HOT BALLROOM
1. MAI
MONSOON WEDDING
As the monsoon rains loom in director Mira Nair’s romantic drama, Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah) and his extended family reunite for the last-minute arranged marriage of his daughter Aiditi (Vasundhara Das) in New Delhi. As wedding preparations proceed, five stories intersect, highlighting different aspects of love and crossing boundaries of class and continent. The long-guarded secrets that emerge threaten to tear the family apart.
8.MAI
THE BAND’S VISIT
When an Egyptian police brass band travels to Israel to play at the opening of an Arab arts center, they wind up abandoned and lost in a remote desert town in this charming cross-cultural comedy. Defying expectations, the tiny Israeli community embraces the musicians, and both the Egyptians and the locals learn a few things about one another — and themselves — in this witty winner of the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard prize.
15. MAI
RIZE
Former commercial photographer and music video director David LaChapelle delves into the “krumping” culture in South Central Los Angeles, capturing the unbelievable gyrations of dancers with moves so quick that they warrant a special disclaimer. The high-octane documentary centers on “Tommy the Clown,” a former birthday entertainer who opened a school to train community kids to krump — and keep them out of trouble.