Free Film on the Water

Socrates Sculpture Park has free movies - and some really nice ones over the next three showings.

http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/Film_Series/Film_Festival.htm

JULY 23

CHOP SHOP - UNITED STATES

Introduction by the director.

2007, 84 mins. Directed by Ramin Bahrani. With Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzalez. A deeply affecting slice of urban neorealism, this Queens-made film, set in the Willets Point “Iron Triangle” near Shea Stadium, follows a 12-year-old orphan who ekes out an existence with his teenaged sister.

PERFORMANCE: A mix of folk, rock, country and jazz, The Robe Crowe Situation will perform a blend of music and poetry.

FOOD: Homestyle American cooking by Josephine’s Soul Food Café in Queens

JULY 30

THE HOST - SOUTH KOREA

2006, 119 mins. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. With Song Kang-ho, Bae Doo-na. This satirical monster/horror movie about a rampaging mutant lizard that captures a young girl, The Host is Korea's biggest box-office hit to date. It is great fun and a timely spoof of rampant militarism and environmental recklessness.

PERFORMANCE: Song Hee Lee Dance Company

FOOD: Korean cuisine by Go Wasabi, Astoria

AUGUST 6

THE RED BALLOON - FRANCE

1956, 34 mins. Directed by Albert Lamorisse. A young boy and a red balloon wander through the streets of Paris in The Red Balloon, one of the most beloved children’s films ever made.

PERSEPOLIS - FRANCE

2007, 95 mins. Directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis is a coming-of-age tale about an Iranian girl’s struggles with love, religion, and politics, based on Marjane Satrapi’s popular graphic novel/memoir.

PERFORMANCE: The "lush and sinfully beautiful" sounds of Clare and The Reasons.

FOOD: French fusion cuisine by the French Café Bistro, 718 Restaurant in Astoria