This Season’s Films

December 29 at 7:30 PM

Melancholia 

Directed by: Lars von Trier :: Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
In English
Drama/Sci-Fi :: Rated R :: 136 minutes

In this beautiful movie about the end of the world, Justine (Kirsten Dunst won Best Actress, 2011 Cannes for this role) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister. Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Keifer Sutherland, and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

January 12 at 7:30 PM

The Skin I Live In 

Directed by: Pedro almodovar :: Spain
In Spanish
Drama/Thriller :: Rated R :: 110 minutes

In a startling and unpredictable foray into body horror and gender politics from Spanish film icon Pedro Almodóvar, a brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession. Starring: Antonio Banderos, Elena Anaya.

January 26 at 7:30 PM

Queen of the Sun 

Directed by: Taggart Siegel :: USA
In English
Documentary :: Rated NR :: 83 minutes

The Bozeman Community Food Co-Op is co-sponsoring the screening of this documentary. Tickets are $3/person.

Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from Taggart Siegel, director of THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN. Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk and Vandana Shiva. Together they reveal both the problems and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.

February 16 at 6:30 PM

2012 Academy-Award Nominated Shorts (double feature) 

US
In English
Shorts ::

Animation Shorts at 6:30/Live Action Shorts at 8:30 pm. $7/General Admission per film or $12/both films. $5/seniors and students/each film.

The Bozeman Film Festival once again brings the wildly popular Academy-Award Nominated Short Films Program to the Emerson's Crawford Theater! Lesser-known short films usually receive little coverage -- that's not the case here, as each of the 2012 Animated and Live-Action film nominees are presented in this special BFF doublefeature evening. Join us for this fun film event and enter your favorite picks in the Bozone Magazine’s annual Oscar Contest. Winners TBA after the 84rd Annual Academy Awards -- scheduled for February 26th, 2012.

February 29 at 7:30 PM

A Dangerous Method 

Directed by: David Cronenberg :: UK/Germany/Canada/Switzerland
In English/German
Drama/Thriller :: Rated R :: 99 minutes

"Precise, lucid and thrillingly disciplined!" Todd McCarthy-Hollywood Reporter A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina (Keira Knightley) as his patient. In this exploration of sensuality, ambition and deceit, Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen). Stars Viggo Mortensen, Kiera Knightly, Michael Fassbinder.

Dr. Gena Funk andTimothy Tate, Archetypal Psychotherapist, of Bozeman's "Friends of Jung" will lead of post-film discussion.