Upstate Films, Ltd. » now showing http://upstatefilms.org A Non-Profit Member-Supported Arts Organization Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Get Low http://upstatefilms.org/now-showing/get-low http://upstatefilms.org/now-showing/get-low#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:15:22 +0000 maleiber http://upstatefilms.org/?p=3190 Get Low
August 30 - Sepember 2
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Continues September 3 - 9 in Rhinebeck
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(US / 2009 / dir by Aaron Schneider)
Featuring a riveting central performance from Robert Duvall, Get Low is the story of a 1930’s Tennessee hermit who decides to throw himself a funeral party-while he’s still alive. Everyone has a story about Felix Bush (Duvall). Rumors and hearsay swirl about the devious actions that have led to his exile. But Felix hopes to set the record straight by inviting the town to his “living funeral,” giving them all an opportunity to air their thoughts on him. A touching, slyly humorous tale of love, loss, regret, and redemption, featuring Bill Murray as a local undertaker, and Sissy Spacek as the one woman in Bush’s life who might be able to separate the truth of the man from the legend. PG-13 / 100 mins.
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Continues September 3 - 9 in Rhinebeck
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(Australia / 2009 / dir by Bruce Beresford)


A crowd-pleasing triumph from director Bruce Beresford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER MERCIES, BLACK ROBE, BREAKER MORANT), this is the true story of Li Cunxin, who leaves behind a life of poverty in provincial China to become an international ballet star. Based on his best-selling autobiography, the story begins in the early 1970’s, when the 11-year-old Li is plucked from his small town and sent to a grueling government-run ballet academy in Beijing. As a young adult, Li catches the eye of Ben Stevenson (Bruce Greenwood), the director of the Houston Ballet, and is whisked away to the US on a three month exchange program. Once in Texas, Li blossoms as a performer, but he feels his homeland, as well as the Chinese authorities, beckoning him. Cast includes Kyle MacLachlan and Joan Chen. In English and Mandarin with subtitles. PG / 113 mins.
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