Local film enthusiasts are invited to attend monthly Cultural Film nights at JavaVino to preview some of the Racine Public Library's collection of intriguing foreign films. JavaVino hosts the free screenings on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 5-7 p.m. Appetizers, wine and coffee are available for purchase during the film. Participants are encouraged to then visit Downtown Racine's finest restaurants for dinner.
The next film in the series will be shown on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 5 p.m. This month's feature is "The Bothersome Man" from Norway. In this film, forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment, a wife, and the uncomfortable feeling that something is very wrong. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but discovers there's no way out. After meeting Hugo, who has found a crack in a wall in his cellar from which beautiful music streams out, a new plan for escape is hatched.
"The Bothersome Man," directed by talented moviemaker Jens Liens, is a multiple award winner at international film festivals. Full of cool nightmare imagery, the film is reminiscent of such science-fiction works as Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" and Andrew Niccol's "Gattaca," among others.
Because these films are not rated, the Racine Public Library is unable to recommend them for children under age 17.
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