Issue of 2001-12-03
Posted 2001-11-26

JUNG (WAR) IN THE LAND OF THE MUJAHEDDIN
In this lacerating Italian documentary, Afghan men, women, and children living under the control of the Northern Alliance address the camera without hesitation or artifice—they have developed a genius for tirade, the art of defeated populations. Made by Fabrizio Lazzaretti, Alberto Vendemmiati, and Giuseppe Petitto, the documentary was shot in 1999 and 2000, during an earlier phase of the war between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban, and it chronicles the attempts of a Milanese surgeon, Gino Strada, to set up a decent hospital. Massive, bearded, and profane, Strada is the most persistent and humane hero in any recent movie, but one's interest is held most forcefully by the Afghans, particularly a prematurely aged woman, photographed through the prison-bar lattice opening of her burka, who insists that the Afghans "want to die, but not even death wants the people of Afghanistan." In Dari and Italian.—D.D. (11/26/01) (Cinema Village.)

FAT GIRL
Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and Quad Cinema.

FROM HELL
Chelsea Cinemas, Empire 25, 59th Street East Cinema, First & 62nd Cinemas, and Village East Cinemas.

MOULIN ROUGE
Empire 25, 64th and 2nd, and Village East Cinemas.

RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS
Empire 25, Lincoln Square, 64th and 2nd, and Union Square.

SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK
East 85th Street, Empire 25, First & 62nd Cinemas, Lincoln Square, Murray Hill Cinemas, 19th Street East 6, and Village Theatre VII.

SPY GAME
Empire 25, Kips Bay Theatre, Lincoln Square, Metro Cinema 1 and 2, New York Twin, 19th Street East 6, Orpheum VII, 34th Street Theatre, and Village Theatre VII.

TRAINING DAY (10/15/01)
42nd Street E Walk, Kips Bay Theatre, Orpheum VII, 64th and 2nd, and Union Square.

TREMBLING BEFORE G-D
Film Forum.

VA SAVOIR
Cinema Village and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.

THE WAY WE LAUGHED
Film Forum.

Titles with a dagger are reviewed above.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
35th Ave. at 36th St., Astoria (718-784-0077)—Through Dec. 16: "Master Class: The Art of Film Editing," screenings followed by discussions with the films' editors. Dec. 1 at 2: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000, Ang Lee). Dec. 2 at 1: "Beloved" (1998, Jonathan Demme). Repertory nights. Dec. 1-2 at 6:30: "M" (1931, Fritz Lang; in German).

BAM ROSE CINEMAS
30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn (718-777-3456)—Nov. 28 at 7:30: "Metropolis" (1926, Fritz Lang; in German). Nov. 29 at 5 and 8 and Nov. 30 at 2, 5, and 8: "Juliet of the Spirits" (1965, Federico Fellini; in Italian). Dec. 1 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, and 9:10: "Prodigal Son" (1981, Sammo Hung; in Cantonese). Dec. 2 at 2, 5, and 8: "Once Upon a Time in China" (1991, Tsui Hark; in Cantonese). Dec. 3 at 4:30, 6:50, and 9:10: "Nine Days in One Year" (1961, Mikhail Romm; in Russian). Dec. 4 at 7:30 and 9:30: "Heat" (1963, Larissa Shepitko; in Russian).

CINEMA CLASSICS
332 E. 11th St. (677-5368)—Nov. 28-30: "Wings of Desire" (1988, Wim Wenders; in German). Dec. 1-3: "Grand Illusion" (1937, Jean Renoir; in French).

FILM FORUM
W. Houston St. west of Sixth Ave. (727-8110)—Nov. 27-28 at 1, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, and 10:10: "Lola" (1961, Jacques Demy; in French). Nov. 30-Dec. 4 at 1:30, 3:10, 4:50, 6:30, 8:10, and 9:50: "Bay of Angels" (1963, Demy; in French).

FLORENCE GOULD HALL
55 E. 59th St. (355-6160)—A tribute to Jeanne Moreau. Dec. 4 at 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, and 9: "Hands Off the Loot" (1953, Jacques Becker; in French).

GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
Fifth Ave. at 89th St. (360-4321)—Through Jan. 11: "Brazil on Screen." All films are in Portuguese. Nov. 28 and Dec. 1 at 7: "It's Not All True" (1986, Rogério Sganzerla). Nov. 30 at 7 and Dec. 1 at 3: "It's All True" (+).

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Roy and Niuta Titus Theatres, 11 W. 53rd St. (708-9480)—Through Nov. 30: A Paolo and Vittorio Taviani retrospective. All films are in Italian. Nov. 29 at 1: "Elective Affinities" (1996). Nov. 29 at 3 and Nov. 30 at 8: "Fiorile" (1993). Nov. 29 at 6: "Resurrection" (2001). Nov. 30 at 2:30: "A Man for Burning" (1962). Nov. 30 at 6: "Marriage Outlaws" (1963). Through Dec. 26: "A Wonderful Town: New York in Film." Dec. 1 at 1 and Dec. 3 at 6: "Easy Living" (+). Dec. 1 at 3 and Dec. 2 at 5: "Manhattan" (1979, Woody Allen). Dec. 1 at 5 and Dec. 4 at 2:30: "All About Eve" (1950, Joseph L. Mankiewicz). Dec. 2 at 1: "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947, George Seaton). Dec. 2 at 3: "It Should Happen to You" (1954, George Cukor). Dec. 3 at 1: "Lovers and Lollipops" (1955, Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin). Dec. 3 at 3 and Dec. 4 at 6: "Pushing Hands" (1992, Ang Lee; in Mandarin and English).

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
1 Bowling Green (514-3737)—Nov. 29 at 6 and Dec. 1 at 1: "Dead Man" (1995, Jim Jarmusch). The director will introduce the Nov. 29 screening.

WALTER READE THEATRE
Lincoln Center (875-5600)—Through Dec. 6: "Silence to Sound." Nov. 28 at 1 and Nov. 29 at 4 and 8:30: "Seventh Heaven" (1927, Frank Borzage). Nov. 28 at 3:15 and Nov. 29 at 2 and 6:15: "Street Angel" (1928, Frank Borzage). Nov. 30 at 1 and Dec. 2 at 4: "The Jazz Singer" (1927, Alan Crosland). Nov. 30 at 3 and Dec. 2 at 2: "Glorifying the American Girl" (1929, John W. Harkrider and Millard Webb). Dec. 1 at 2 and 6:15: "The Road to Life" (1931, Nikolai Ekk). Dec. 1 at 4:15 and 8:30: "Monte Carlo" (1930, Ernst Lubitsch). Dec. 2 at 6 and Dec. 3 at 3: "Applause" (1929, Rouben Mamoulian). Dec. 2 at 8 and Dec. 3 at 1: "Le Million" (+). Dec. 4 at 1: "Tide of Empire" (1929, Allan Dwan). Dec. 4 at 2:45: "I Was Born, But . . ." (1932, Yasujiro Ozu).

Unless noted, call 777-FILM for show times.

Angelika Film Center, 18 W. Houston St.

Astor Plaza, 44th St. at Broadway.

BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn.

Beekman, Second Ave. at 66th St.

Chelsea Cinemas, 260 W. 23rd St.

Chelsea West, 333 W. 23rd St.

Cinemas 1, 2, and 3, Third Ave. at 60th St.

Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. (924-3363).

East 85th Street, First Ave. at 85th St.

East 86th Street Cinemas, Third Ave. at 86th St.

84th Street Sixplex, Broadway at 84th St.

Empire 25, on 42nd St. near Eighth Ave. (398-3939).

59th Street East Cinema, 239 E. 59th St.

Film Forum, W. Houston St. west of Sixth Ave. (727-8110).

First & 62nd Cinemas, 400 E. 62nd St.

42nd Street E Walk, 42nd St. near Eighth Ave.

Kips Bay Theatre, Second Ave. at 32nd St.

Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Broadway at 63rd St.

Lincoln Square, Broadway at 68th St.

Metro Twin, Broadway at 99th St.

Murray Hill Cinemas, 160 E. 34th St.

New York Twin, Second Ave. at 67th St.

19th Street East 6, Broadway at 19th St.

Olympia I and II, Broadway at 107th St.

Orpheum VII, Third Ave. at 86th St.

Paris, 4 W. 58th St. (688-3800).

Park & 86th Street Cinemas, 125 E. 86th St.

Pioneer, 155 E. 3rd St. (254-3300).

Quad Cinema, 34 W. 13th St.

The Screening Room, 54 Varick St. (334-2100).

72nd Street East, Third Ave. at 71st St.

64th and 2nd, Second Ave. at 64th St.

62nd & Broadway, 62 W. 62nd St.

State, Broadway at 45th St.

Sutton 1 and 2, Third Ave. at 57th St.

34th Street Theatre, 312 W. 34th St.

Union Square, Broadway at 13th St.

Village East Cinemas, Second Ave. at 12th St.

Village Theatre VII, Third Ave. at 11th St.

Walter Reade Theatre, Lincoln Center (875-5600).

Ziegfeld, 141 W. 54th St.