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Foreign Films New to View August 2017
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After the Storm
(Japanese) Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son- until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again.
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Chef's Wife
(French) Marithe works in a training center and her main responsibility is to assist people seeking alternative job options. One day, Carole arrives at the center, looking for new professional opportunities. She can no longer stand the pressure of working with her talented Michelin-starred chef husband, Sam, nor does she want to live in his shadow. She's never finished her studies and thus reaches out to Marithe to turn her life around.
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Garden of Stars
(German) An enchanted cemetery in Berlin. Next to the Grimm Brothers' grave, stillborn babies and gay people rest in peace. This is the Garden of Stars.
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KEEP QUIET
(Hungarian) An anti-Semitic far right politician's astonishing transformation after finding out he is Jewish.
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Lost and beautiful
(Italian) Despite death threats from the Mafia and his country's general apathy, a humble shepherd, Tommaso, takes it upon himself to look after the abandoned Bourbon palace of Carditello, deep in the heart of the 'Land of Fires.' One day, Tommaso is seized by a heart attack and dies; but not before making a final wish. He summons a masked character named Pulcinella to rescue a buffalo calf called Sarchiopone from the forsaken palace.
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My rebound girl
(Filipino) A young woman tired of being the rebound girl makes rules for herself to avoid that situation. But she is immediately challenged when she makes a connection with another heartbroken young man.
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Suntan
(Greek) Middle-aged Kostis is the new doctor of a tiny island; he spends a dreary winter alone. By the time summer arrives, though, the island has turned into a thriving, wild vacation spot with nude beaches and parties. When he meets the beautiful and flirty Anna, he falls hard for her. He is spending nearly all of his time getting drunk, partying hard. What starts as a rediscovery of his long-lost youth slowly turns into an obsession, as he is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his Anna.
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Harford County Public Library
1221-A Brass Mill Rd Belcamp, Maryland 21017 410-273-5600 hcplonline.org
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