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North of 13 Mile Rd. • Farmington Hills 51195 Schoenherr (586) 263-5353 (586) 731-6161 1106520 50 April 27 • 2006 A Good Uplift: A 13-minute docu- mentary about a lingerie shop on New York's Lower East Side that has survived into the 21st century (to be shown in a triple bill with The New Old Country and Yours for A Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley. Beautiful Music: Orthodox Jewish pianist Deborah Schramm teaches piano to a blind and autistic Palestinian girl in Israel during the intifada in this Israeli documentary (to be shown on a double bill with Forgotten Refugees). Green Chariot: This drama portrays a 22-year-old Russian immigrant to Israel who persuades himself he is Jewish until the mailman delivers a package from Ukra'ine (to be shown in a double bill with Wasserman). Becoming Rachel: An American coming-of-age story set during the Great Depression, this story of 13- year-old Rachel and her quest to feed her family is intended for family viewing (to be shown on a double bill with Nicholas Winton: The Power of Good). Hineni: Coming Out in a Jewish High School: The struggle to start a gay- straight alliance at the New Jewish High School of Greater Boston through the experiences of one of the school's religiously devout stu- dents (to be shown in a double bill with Keep Not Silent): Campfire: A fictional mother with .two daughters debates a move to a West Bank settlement after the death of her husband in this thoughtful drama (preceded by the humorous short West Bank Story). A Cantor's Tale: Cantor Jack Mendelson, featured in last year's Gottlieb Prize-winning film A Triumph of the Spirit, is profiled in this 90-minute biography (preceded by the six-minute short Shalom. • Columbia, The Tragic Loss: This documentary about the 2003 crash of the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia, which took the life of Israeli astro- naut Ilan Ramon (to be shown in a double bill with One Flight for Us). The Front: This vintage 1976 Woody Allen film tells the story of the McCarthy era blacklisting, with both, Allen and Zero Mostel in pivotal roles (preceded by West Bank Story). (248) 932-9999 North of 23 Mile Rd. • Shelby Township The Aryan Couple: This British movie, made in 2004, takes place in 1944 Hungary, where an allegedly Christian couple are the servants of the elderly Jewish Herr Krauzenberg (Martin Landau) and his wife. The Frisco Kid: Gene Wilder. and Harrison Ford star in this 1979 family comedy about an immigrant rabbi• crossing the badlands during the Gold Rush on his way to a new con- gregation in San Francisco. RISTORANTE ITALIANO 43080 Garfield Rd. Go For Zucker: A German - made comedy about Jews, this movie centers on two brothers divided for 40 years by the Berlin Wall who are forcefully reunited after the death of their mother. Forgotten Refugees: This documen- tary weaves personal stories about Israeli refugees from Middle Eastern Jewish communities with footage of a rescue mission and historical analysis (to be shown in a double bill with Beautiful Music). 1/2 off on all House Wines North of 19 Mile Rd. • Clinton Township The Eighth Annual Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival presents the fol- lowing films from Sunday, April 30, through Thursday, May 11. See the accompanying schedule for dates, times and locations. Keep Not Silent: Winner of the Israeli Oscar for Best Documentary, this film profiles three Orthodox Israeli women fighting for self-real- ization, honesty and acceptance as lesbians (to be shown in a double bill with Hineni: Coming Out in a Jewish High School). King of the Corner: See Eli Wallach and Peter Riegert (the Pickle Man from Crossing Delancey) in . this story of a barely successful businessman and his eccentric father. The Last Mogill: This biography of temperamental movie executive Lew Wasserman, who died in 2002, recounts not only his accomplish- ments but also his alleged mob con- nections. Long Shadows: Stories from a Jewish Home: In a documentary where tragedy is-leavened with humor, three aged Holocaust survi- vors face illness, dementia and death ih an Australian nursing home (to be shown in a double bill with Perla: The Last of the Seven Dwarfs). Monday Night Mayhem: The story of the evolution of television's Monday Night Football, starring John Turturro as Howard Cosell. Moving Heaven and Earth: This documentary explores the culture of the Abayudaya of Uganda, who have lived a Jewish life since 1919 (to be shown in a double bill with Tijuana Jews).