FIA Theater Films

In conjunction with the Rock & Roll Poster exhibitions, the Flint Institute of Arts will have special screenings of two films.

Shown continuously:
Mon–Wed & Fri, 12p–5p; Thu, 12p–9p; Sat, 10a–5p; Sun 1p–5p

Video Gallery
Sept 26 – Nov 8
Monterey Pop

FIA Theater
Oct 17, 24, 31 & Nov 7
Across the Universe

November 20, 21, 22
Revanche
(Austria, 2008) Directed by Götz Spielmann, 120 min., subtitled, not rated

This nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a tale of guilt and redemption as an ex-convict, eyeing one more big score with a bank heist, seeks revenge for the accidental death of his girlfriend.

November 27, 28, 29
O’ Horten
(Norway, 2008) Directed by Bent Hamer, 90 min., subtitled, rated PG-13

In a droll, quirky film, the retirement ceremony for a 40-year train engineer leads to the premature arrival of the next chapter in his life. Director Hamer’s films often deal with themes of loneliness and old age.

December 4, 5, 6
Big Fan
(U.S., 2009) Directed by Robert D. Siegel, 86 min., rated R

Patton Oswalt of TV’s “The King of Queens” plays a hardcore football fan who struggles to deal with the consequences of being beaten up by his favorite player. Writer-director Siegel penned the script for the art-house hit “The Wrestler.”

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Special Screenings

Thu @ 9p, Fri & Sat @ 10p
December 10, 11, 12
Pontypool
(Canada, 2009) Directed by Bruce McDonald, 96 min., not rated

A small town in Ontario is infected by a deadly virus in a psychological horror thriller that breathes fresh life (no pun intended) into the zombie genre.

December 11, 12, 13
Everlasting Moments
(Sweden, 2008) Directed by Jan Troell, 131 min., subtitled, not rated

In long-ago Sweden, a working-class woman wins a camera in a lottery, opening her eyes to see the world­­—and possibilities outside of her troubled marriage.

December 18, 19, 20
Departures
(Japan, 2008) Directed by Yojiro Takita, 130 min., subtitled, rated PG-13

An unemployed musician gains a new appreciation for life after he returns to his hometown to become a funeral professional who prepares bodies for burial and entry into the next world.

December 26, 27
Joyeux Noël
(France/Germany/U.K., 2005) Directed by Christian Carion, 116 min., subtitled, rated PG-13

As a holiday treat, we’re bringing back the true story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French and German troops in the trenches of World War I. With Diane Kruger and Daniel Bruhl.