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Foreign Films New to View July 2017
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Just a Sigh
(French) In the short break between performances in Calais, stage actress Alix, played by the stunning Emmanuelle Devos, makes a quick escape to Paris. On the train, she meets a mysterious English stranger. Drawn toward him, she follows him, loves him for a few hours, before facing what could be a new life.
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Ixcanul
(Spanish) The brilliant debut by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante is a mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable, a dreamlike depiction of the daily lives of Kaqchikel speaking Mayans on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. Immersing viewers in its characters' customs and beliefs, the film chronicles with unblinking realism, a disappearing tradition and a disappearing people.
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Sword Master
(Manderin) The Third Young Master is renowned in all the land for his godlike swordsmanship but has become weary of violence. But there are those who refuse to let him off so easily: his spurned lover who wants bloody revenge, a beautiful young courtesan, and a mysterious challenger who seeks a duel to the death.
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Mimosas
(Arabic) Mimosas, is a breathtakingly shot Western that follows a mysterious caravan carrying a dying sheikh into the Moroccan Atlas Mountains. Somewhere in the desert, a caravan is escorting an elderly sheik to the village where he was born. His last wish is to be buried with his loved ones. However, death does not wait. Without their leader, the company grows fearful.
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Heli
(Spanish) When Heli's twelve-year-old sister inadvertently involves him in Mexico's brutal drug war, Heli must do everything it takes to protect his family. As he descends further into inescapable and nightmarish corruption and violence, it threatens to tear his life apart.
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Detective Montalbano Episodes 29-30
(Italian) Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation, it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With intuition and a cadre of police officers, Montalbano solves crimes in the fictional small city of Vigata. This work brings him across the paths of unforgettable characters who could only come from Sicily. He also wages a personal war with his own demons, which fight against his professional ideals and personal commitment to beautiful long-distance girlfriend, Livia.
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Dangal
(Hindi) Mahavir Singh, a young, talented wrestler, could never accomplish his dream of winning India an international gold medal in wrestling due to financial pressures. After marriage, he hopes that his son will fulfill his dream. But over the next fifteen years, he has four daughters.
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COUNTRY DOCTOR
(French) All the people in this countryside area can count on Jean-Pierre, the doctor who heals and reassures them day and night, seven days a week. Now Jean-Pierre is sick, so he sees Natalie, a young doctor, coming from the hospital to assist him. Will she adapt to this new life and be able to replace the man believed to be irreplaceable?
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