Upcoming Films -- Occasionally a film can change without notice.
 

Thursday, July 16, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Library

“Under the Greenwood Tree.” UK, 2006, directed by Nicholas Laughland. In a small village in the south of England, a working man falls in love with a newly arrived beautiful schoolteacher from a wealthy family. But other, richer men also want to win her hand. This charming, timeless story of rural life gave the writer Thomas Hardy his first real taste of success, and with its rustic setting and moving tale of young love, it weaves a spell that still entrances today. 93 minutes; Rated PG.

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Saturday, July 18, 3:00 p.m. at the Southeast Georgia Conference Center of the College of Coastal Georgia

“Shadows in the Sun.” UK, Italy, 2005, directed by Brad Mirman. Delightful story in a gorgeous setting about an aspiring young writer who tracks a literary titan (Harvey Keitel) suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural Italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters. 100 minutes; Rated PG.

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Thursday, July 23, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Library

“Separate Lies.” UK, 2005, directed by Julian Fellowes. This opens with an event so sudden it is over before it can be registered; only later do we discover that a man was knocked from his bicycle by a speeding car, which didn't pause. The man was killed. It happened on a lane near the country home of a London lawyer, on the afternoon he and his wife invited some neighbors for drinks. The dead man was the husband of their housekeeper. 87 minutes; Rated R.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Library

“Twelfth Night.” UK, 1996, directed by Trevor Nunn. A deliciously playful and entertaining screen interpretation of William Shakespeare’s comedy, the story revolves around Viola and Sebastian, twin brother and sister, who are shipwrecked in Illyria, but separated and unaware of each other’s survival. 125 minutes; Rated PG.

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Thursday, July 30, 7:00 p.m. at the St. Simons Island Casino Theatre 

“I’ve Loved You So Long.” France, 2008, directed by Philippe Claudel. Kristin Scott Thomas shines as a frail, haunted woman who has served time in prison for an unspeakable crime. She comes to live with her estranged sister and together they take a redemptive journey back from life’s darkest edge. In French with English subtitles; 117 minutes; Rated PG 13. (Cosponsored by the St. Simons Library League.)

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Thursday, August 6, 7:00 p.m. at the St. Simons Island Casino Theatre

“Map of the Human Heart.” Australia/UK, 1993, directed by Vincent Ward. A poignant film about the clash between a cartographer’s clever schemes and the romantic dreams of an Inuit boy and a half-breed girl. The story spans 30 years and unfolds on two continents. 109 minutes; Rated R. (Cosponsored by the St. Simons Library League.)

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Wednesday, August 13, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Library

“Gosford Park.” UK, 2001, directed by Robert Altman. A celebration of styles--the distinct behavior produced by the British class system, the personal styles of a rich gallery of actors, and the director’s own style of introducing a lot of characters and letting them weave their way through a labyrinthine plot. 137 minutes: Rated R.

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Thursday, August 20, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Library

“My Boy Jack.” 2007, directed by Brian Kirk. In 1914 England war with Germany looms. Seized with a desire to serve, young John “Jack” Kipling (Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame) attempts to join the navy, but is rejected because of his myopia. When a similar bid to join the army fails, Jack’s father, the popular writer Rudyard Kipling, pulls strings to secure Jack a commission with the Irish Guards. When Jack goes missing during the Battle of Loos, it plunges Kipling and his American wife into a quest to find their son. 93 minutes; Rated PG-13..

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Thursday, August 27, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Library

“The Remains of the Day.” 1993, directed by James Ivory. A  rule bound head butler’s (Anthony Hopkins) world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper (Emma Thompson) who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. 134 minutes; Rated PG 13.