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When the scheduled movie is unavailable we will substitute another movie in its place.

February 5
Puccini for Beginners (2007) Comedy 1 hr 21 min

February 12
Marlene (2009) Documentary 91 min Some German with English subtitles

February 19
Garbo (2005) Documentary 86 min

February 26
Save Me (2007) Drama 1 hr 33 min

Disclaimer:
When the scheduled movie is unavailable we will substitute another movie in its place.

February 5
Puccini for Beginners (2007) Comedy 1 hr 21 min

Maria Maggenti's screwball comedy features a commitment-phobic 
Allegra Castiglione (Elizabeth Reaser) , whose lesbian lover dumps 
her for her inability to say "I love you".  She surprises herself by 
falling in love with a man (Philip),  a dapper Columbia professor 
played by Justin Kirk; and beds Grace, (Gretchen Mol) a recently 
straight woman.  While juggling two romances that are advancing way 
to quickly for comfort, she learns that Grace and Philip are also 
carrying on an affair with one another.  The dialogue has been 
described as smart and snappy and the performances as effortlessly 
charming.  Set against the background of New York and the music of 
Puccini, chance meetings alter destinies and anything is possible.  
Maggenti also directed The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in 
Love.

February 12
Marlene (2009) Documentary 91 min Some German with English subtitles

Marlene Deitrich, actress and singer, was one of the most iconic 
bisexuals in film, a drag king whose androgynous look was  part of 
her appeal.  Born in Berlin in 1901, she died in 1992.   She became a 
U.S. citizen in 1939, and was one of the first to entertain the 
troops on the front lines.  She spoke out against the Nazis, facism 
and racism and conducted numerous affairs with men and women, 
including poet and film director Mercedes de Acosta; married director 
Rudolf Sieber in 1923 and had an open marriage with him, conducting 
rumoured affairs with Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra and John Kennedy. Her 
daughter Elisabeth Sieber Riva wrote her mother's biography.

In this 1984 film directed by Maximilian Schell, the reclusive film 
star is heard and not seen, commenting upon her life and loves as do 
others close to the very private star.  In one of her famous films, 
Morocco, she wears a tuxedo and kisses a woman.  She earned cudoes 
for The Devil is a Woman, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus 
and the Scarlet Empress.

February 19
Garbo (2005) Documentary 86 min

Narrated by Julie Christie, this documentary about Greta Garbo 
(1905-1990) who played roles such as Mata Hari, Queen Christina, Anna 
Karenina and Camille, presents good analysis, great footage from many 
of her films, comments from family, friends and acquaintances.  A 
bisexual film star with a passion for secrecy, Garbo was also the 
lover of director-poet Mercedes de Acosta, and prone to shower de 
Acosta with both attention and neglect.  The two were introduced to 
one another in 1931 by de Acosta's lover at the time, Salka Viertel. 
Garbo has been described as the love of de Acosta's life. A portrait 
of the reclusive star Greta Garbo is offered through the eyes of 
biographers Barry Paris, Mark Vieira and Karen Swanson, actor-
playwright Charles Busch, Garbo's niece and great nephews, and 
acquaintances Gore Vidal, Gavin Lambert, Jack Larson and confidante 
Sam Gree.

February 26
Save Me (2007) Drama 1 hr 33 min

A decade in the making, Robert Cary's Save Me is a film about Mark 
(Chad Allen) a lost young gay man who leads a life of drugs and 
meaningless sex until he overdoses and is sent to Genesis House by 
his parents.  The House is run by Gayle (Judith Light) and her 
husband Ted (Stephen Lang), who are determined to save young 
homosexual men from their personal demons.  Scott (Robert Gant) is 
Mark's mentor, and the growing friendship between the two men 
threatens Gayle's carefully controlled world.  Torn by the specter of 
damnation and the pull of their hearts, Mark and Scott are forced to 
confront their own truth.  Superbly shot in the desert of New Mexico 
the film boasts exceptionally layered performances from its gifted 
stars.