More Good Flicks You Might Have Missed…

Hi Everyone,


Here are some more interesting picks from our collection:

Blue Valentine














Starring Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling. Dean and Cindy, a young married couple who have grown apart, take one night away from their daughter to try to save their relationship. With provocative scenes alternately intimate and intense, this film captured audiences and critics alike. If you like Ryan Gosling as much as I do, you’ll enjoy this one. 2010, Rated R. Drama.


Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress


 



Starring Xun Zhou, Kun Chen, Ye Liu, Shuangbao Wang, Zhijun Cong. Set in the early 1970s during the later stages of China's Cultural Revolution, two city-bred teenage best friends are sent to a backward mountainous region for Maoist re-education. 2002, not rated. In Mandarin and French with English subtitles. Drama



Made in Dagenham




Starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson.
Based on a true story. In 1968, the female workers at the Ford Dagenham car plant walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Their actions played a major role in the battle for equal pay for equal work, both nationally and internationally. 2010, rated R. Comedy/Drama.\

Let me know what you think.  Enjoy!

Jill Eisner
Sr. Librarian
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