Rogers Center
Tambakos Film Series
International Film Series
The Rogers Center for the Arts shows several classic films each season
as part of its performing arts series, free to the
public.
Time of all shows
6:30 p.m. Pre-screening discussion with coffee and cookies
7:00 p.m. Screening of movie
Tuesday, March 14
"The Closet"
Great French comedians make up the cast of this topical comedy. Daniel
Auteuil stars as, Francois Pignon, a very bland accountant in a rubber
factory who is about to be fired. At the suggestion of his new neighbor,
Pignon decides to declare that he is gay to save his job. He could
not have imagined what affect this seemingly small issue would mean
in the other areas of his life and those around him. 80 minutes.
Wednesday, March 15
“Sabrina”
Audrey Hepburn stars as Sabrina, an impressionable chauffeur’s
daughter. Sabrina is mad about David Larabee (William Holden), a notorious
playboy, but is sent away to France by her father only to return a
sophisticated lady of fashion. When she returns, David’s head
is suddenly turned towards her. The plot thickens when David’s
brother (Humphrey Bogart) decides to intervene by chasing Sabrina
himself. 113 minutes.
Tuesday, April 11
“Bread and Roses”
South American immigrant office cleaners Maya and her sister Rosa
team up with a lawyer to fight for union rights for Los Angeles’
immigrant janitors in this political drama.
Tuesday, April 25
“LAMERICA”
In Albania, where Communism has fallen and anarchy reigns, a half-crazy
old man is set up as the puppet chairman of a fraudulent Italian company.
When he goes AWOL, the cocky young assistant dispatched to track him
down ends up forming a reluctant but transforming bond with his intended
quarry. 120 minutes.
Wednesday, April 26
“Guys and Dolls”
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary
to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden
motive to finance a crap game. Starring Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson,
Jean Simmons as Sergeant Sarah Brown and Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit.
152 minutes.
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