11th Annual Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival

Details: Details: %u201CFive Countries, Five Nights, One Great Film Festival%u201D The 11th Annual Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival October 26 to October 30 Marcus North Shore Cinema 11700 North Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092 For more information, please contact Micki Seinfeld (414) 967-8235, mseinfeld@jccmilwaukee.org Sponsored by the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, the Jewish Film Festival begins on Sunday, October 26 and runs through Thursday, October 30 at the Marcus North Shore Cinema. It will celebrate the best in Jewish cinema from Israel, France, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Noodle, Sunday, October 26, 7:30pm - a touching comic drama spun around a flight attendant%u2019s (Mili Avital) life-affirming adventure and the captivating plight of an abandoned Chinese boy who does not speak Hebrew. It is also the story of relationships between sisters, wives and husbands, friends and strangers. Winner of the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and nominated for 10 others. Winner of the Special Grand Jury Award at the Montreal World Film Festival. Max Minsky & Me Monday, October 27, 7:30pm %u2013 a comedy about friendship and family and discovering the true meaning of friendship. Nelly Sue Edelmeister is a brainy, skinny, thirteen-year-old Berlin schoolgirl with big eyes and glasses. She would rather live in her fantasy world of astronomy and the dreamy Prince of Luxembourg, then in her real world. Her mother pushes her to study for her Bat Mitzvah, but she would rather spend her time obsessing about the cosmos and the Prince. A school basketball championship offers her a chance to meet fellow astronomy fan and heartthrob Edouard, Prince of Luxembourg, but Nelly is more brain than jock, so Nelly turns to school basketball ace Max Minsky who is more jock than brain and offers to do his homework in exchange for basketball lessons. DANS LA VIE (TWO LADIES) Tuesday, October 28, 7:30pm - An elderly Jewish woman needs assistance in her daily routine, but her son%u2019s work requires him to leave town for a while, so he arranges for an Arab woman to be caregiver to his cantankerous mother while he is away. At first glance it appears to be a collision of cultures, and a recipe for disaster, but as their stories unfold, it becomes evident that they have more in common than they thought. For example, both of them come from the same town in Algeria. By the time the Jewish woman%u2019s son returns, the story has taken a wonderful turn! A lovely French comedy with %u2013 CIRCUMCISE ME! %u201CIs it hot in here, or am I the only one dressed for Poland in the 17th century?%u201D Yisrael Campbell looks more like a rabbi than a comedian, but don%u2019t be fooled by the big black hat, frock coat and Hasidic side-curls. Born Chris Campbell, the son of an ex-nun and a Catholic schoolteacher, he converted to Judaism not once, but three times - Reform, Conservative and Orthodox. His spiritual journey began as a drug-drenched teenager in Philadelphia and ended in Jerusalem among the suicide bombs of the Palestinian intifada. So what%u2019s to laugh about? It%u2019s the way he tells it. Directed by Matthew Kalman and former Milwaukeean David Blumenfeld, Circumcise Me is a hilarious, searching and moving story of one man%u2019s quest for spiritual enlightenment against the bewildering backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Former Milwaukeean, Director David Blumenfeld invited STEALING KLIMT Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 PM - This documentary is a fascinating account of the struggle by Maria Altmann to recover five paintings by Gustav Klimt owned by her family in Vienna, which were stolen by the Nazis. She was determined to take on the Austrian and the American governments in order to reclaim the masterpieces. The history of the five paintings from their creation, until the 2006 resolution, is a remarkable tale of the battle to return them to their rightful owners. SIXTY SIX Thursday, October 30, 7:30 PM - It is the summer of 1966 and Bernie%u2019s family is preparing to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. The exact day is chosen, despite the fact that the finals for the World Cup of soccer are scheduled to take place at the same time. Everybody expects England will be eliminated but England wins and plays for the championship. Bernie%u2019s guests call in one by one with various excuses as to why they can%u2019t attend. But Bernie knows the truth. They are in front of their televisions rooting for England! This film skillfully recreates the time period and features terrific performances by all, including Helena Bonham Carter as Bernie%u2019s mother. This is a beautiful comedy about family relationships. The Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival is a program of the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. Tickets are $9, General Admission, $7 Students/Seniors. A 5-Movie Pass is $40 and $30 and includes one ticket for each of the 5 movies.