Dietrich in "Shanghai Express"

The Horse Boy
Documentary directed by Michel Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson / 2009 / 93 mins.

How far would you travel to heal someone you love?

An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, “The Horse Boy” follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for their son. They discovered that there son has a profound affinity for horses — so they set off on a quest that would change their lives forever. This ravishing documentary odyssey gives insight into how, in life’s darkest moments, one can find the gateway to joy and wonder.
Friday, Feb. 5, Saturday, Feb. 6 and Sunday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.

An Education
Directed by Lone Sherfig / UK / 2009 / 95mins. With Carey Mulligan, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson

“An Education” is the story of a teenage girl’s coming-of-age, set in Britai in the
early 1960s on the cusp of the strait-laced, pre-Beatles post-war period and the free-spirited decade to come. The film won Audience and Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival, and the Best Actress Award from the National Board of Review, the Toronto Film Critics and Chicago Film Critics.
Friday, Feb. 5, Saturday, Feb. 6 and Sunday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m.

Von Sternberg and Dietrich Series
Shanghai Express
Directed by Joseph Von Sternberg / 1932 / 80mins. With Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong

“It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily,” drawls Dietrich, playing the illustrious prostitute, as she embarks on a train journey from Peking to Shanghai during the Chinese civil war. ”Shanghai Express” is laden with the legendary complex cinematic atmosphere (thick enough to cut with a knife) created by Josef Von Sternberg especially for his star Marlene Dietrich.
Thursday, Feb. 11 at 8:30 p.m.

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