Foreign & Art Film Series
Ben X (Belgium)
Friday, January 9
6:30 PM
All Films are intended for a mature audience.
Synopsis from Film Movement:
Ben is different. His life is a universe all to itself, where he avidly plays his favorite on-line computer game in an attempt to train for and block out the reality of his daily experiences. Ben has Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form of autism that prevents normal communication and makes him ideal fodder for all the school bullies. As the bullies' relentless attacks push him over the edge and out of control, his on-line dream girl, Scarlite, appears to him and helps him devise a perfect plan to confront the bullies and make them pay for their torment. Director Nic Balthazar's dazzling debut blends fantasy and harsh social realism, based on a true story, to bring us an utterly original and important film.
The Library's film series is sponsored by the Friends of the Monona Public Library.
Upcoming films 2008-2009 season
February 13, 2009: The Grocer's Son (France)
March 13, 2009: Choking Man (USA)
April
10, 2009: Days and Clouds (Italy)
May 8, 2009: The Trap (Serbia)
Films screen at 6:30 PM with a discussion following.
Each month, the Library will screen a foreign or art film that will likely not be seen anywhere else. Through the Library’s subscription to the Film Movement Series, courtesy of the Friends of the Library, the Library obtains a new award-winning film each month. Film Movement scours the world’s top film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, and New York to select the best films from thousands of entries. These are great films (for grown-ups) that you likely won’t find at Blockbuster. Imagine seeing a Sundance Theater-type film without leaving town and without paying admission.
Miss a film? All Film Series titles are available for checkout following the show!
Click the film's title to go to the catalog!
- Adam's Apples (Denmark)
- Arranged (USA)
- Ben X (Belgium)
- Day Break (Iran)
- Familia (Canada - Quebec)
- Festival Shorts Collection
- Her Name is Sabine (France)
- The Island (Russia)
- Monster Thursday (Norway)
- Noise (Australia)
- A Simple Curve (Canada)
- The Violin (Mexico)
- Viva Cuba (Cuba)
- The Way I Spent the End of the World (Romania)
- XXY (Argentina)