Rated: NR    Runtime: 98/90
Tuesday, August 21
EMPTY DAYS (RIEN A FAIRE)

Previously unreleased in the U.S.
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (who LaSalle refers to as one of the most arresting and endearing of contemporary actresses) portrays a woman who has been unemployed for over a year. Depressed and with little to do, she bumps into a former co-worker who was also laid off and embarks upon an affair inspired less by love than the tedium of their shared ennui. Directed by Marion Vernoux. With Patrick Dell'Isola, and Sergi Lopez. 98 mins. In French with English subtitles. 1999. 7:00

5 X 2
Chronicles the genesis and disintegration of a marriage in five scenes, told in reverse order, starting with a couples divorce and ending 5 years earlier, with the 2 on a beach in the first glow of mutual attraction. Directed by Francois Ozon. Starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stephane Freiss, and Francoise Fabian. 90 mins. In French with English subtitles. 2004. 9:15

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