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News from the Rehoboth Beach Film Society
The Art House Theater Spring Line-up
The Film Society was not able to meet
the deadline for the April 4 Letters issue with the Art House Theater film
for the period of April 11–24. Check out www.rehobothfilm.com to find
out what great film will be in town.
But for those who really like to plan
ahead…
Under The Same Moon (April 25–May 8)
When you learn that the 2007 Sundance
Audience gave this film a standing ovation, you know that you have to see
it. Under the Same Moon is an emotionally rich tale of a mother and son
living on opposites sides of the United States —Mexico border connected
by an enduring love. In her feature film, director Patricia Riggen weaves
their parallel stories into a vividly textured tapestry of yearning that
portrays a child’s courage and tenacity, and a mother’s sacrifice.
Nine-year old Carlos aka Carlitos (Adrian
Alonso) is one of the countless children left behind by parents who come
to the U.S. seeking a way to provide for their families. His mother,
Rosario, (Kate del Castillo) has worked illegally as a domestic in Los
Angeles for four years, sending money home to her son and mother to give
them a chance at a better life.
When the death of his grandmother leaves
Carlitos alone, he takes fate into his own hands and heads north across
the border to find his mother. As he journeys from his rural Mexican
village to the L.A. barrio, he faces seemingly insurmountable obstacles
with a steely determination and unfettered optimism that earn him the
grudging respect and affection of a reluctant protector, a middle-aged
migrant worker named Enrique (Eugenio Derbez).
The unlikely pair travel from Tucson to
East L.A., but the only clue Carlitos has to his mother’s whereabouts is
her description of the street corner from which she has called him each
Sunday for the last four years. Unaware that Rosario is only hours away
from returning to Mexico to be with her son, Carlitos and Enrique
desperately comb the vast city for a place that he has seen only in his
imagination. [2007, runtime: 106 minutes, Rated: PG-13 for some mature
thematic elements]
Art House Theater, #14 in the Movies at
Midway complex, features independent films programmed by the Rehoboth
Beach Film Society. For more information about the films, please visit the
Film Society website at www.rehobothfilm.com. For screening times, call
the Movies at Midway, 302-645-0200.
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