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coming up at boston's independent moviehouses - the brattle, harvard film archive, mfa and coolidge

Kimjongilia by N. C. Heikin (South Korea, 2009, 75 min.). For 60 years, North Koreans have been governed by a totalitarian regime that controls all information entering and leaving the country. A cult of personality surrounds its two recent leaders: first, Kim Il Sung, and now his son Kim Jong II. For Kim Jong Ils 46th birthday, a hybrid red begonia named Kimjongilia was created, symbolizing wisdom, love, justice, and peace. The film draws its name from the rarefied flower and reveals the extraordinary stories told by survivors of North Koreas vast repression, prison camps, and devastating famine. Interspersed with archival footage of North Korean propaganda films and other footage, the film fully exposes the humanitarian crisis in a stylish, deeply moving documentary. showing through wednesday find a trailer find/upload a trailer

Limelight by Charlie Chaplin (1952, 134 min.). The last of Chaplans American films, as his identification with left forced him to resettle in Europe in the early 1950s. Set in 1914 London, Chaplin portrays Calvero, a once-famous stage clown who saves a young dancer (Claire Bloom) from suicide. While nursing her back to health, Calveros self-confidence is restored, despite his failed attempts at making a comeback. As the dancer recovers, she falls in love with Calvero and wants to marry him, despite their age difference. Calvero resists, encouraging her to find a younger, more suitable mate. While Calvero is working as a street entertainer, the dancer finds him and persuades him to perform at her new show. final showing find a trailer find/upload a trailer

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Nobodys Perfect by Niko von Glasow (2009, 84 min.). This documentary follows the director as he looks for 11 peoplewho, like him, were born disabled due to the disastrous side effects of Thalidomide, a prescription medication given to pregnant women in the late 1950s to relieve symptoms of morning sicknessto pose nude for a book of photographs. Filmed with a darkly humorous touch and no deference to political correctness, the fascinating story follows the lives of the 12 extraordinary participants learning to live with their disabilities with an impressive level of normality. final showing find a trailer find/upload a trailer