Films are held at the Majestic 12 in downtown Chattanooga. Films will run for one week each at regular movie showtimes. Check local listings each week for specific times.
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September 16 - 22
SARAH'S KEY (Gilles Paquet-Brenner, France)
Based on Tatiana de Rosnay's best-selling novel, Sarah's Key tells the story of an American Journalist (Kristin Scott Thomas) on the brink of making big life decisions regarding her marriage and her unborn child. What starts off as a reseach article about the Vel'd'Hiv Roundup in 1942 in France ends up as a journey towards self-discovery as she stumbles upon a terrible secret and discovers the heartbreaking story of a Jewish family forced out of their home, a home that is now their own. As she starts to see, live, and breathe through Sarah, the eldest daughter, her world is turned upside down. Can one put aside shadows form the past?
September 23 - 29
BUCK (Cindy Meehl)
This documentary tells the incredible true story of Buck Brannaman, the unusually perceptive cowboy whose remarkable ability to communicate with horses inspired both Nicholas Evans' novel The Horse Whisperer and the hit Robert Redford film that followed. As a young boy, Brannaman developed a love for the cowboy lifestyle by performing lasso tricks. But one false move meant a merciless beating at the hands of his abusive father, and as a result Brannaman gradually developed the intuition to recognize when horses were in distress. In Buck we not only learn about Brannaman's remarkable life, but also watch as he works closely with horses and their owners to encourage greater communication.
September 30 - October 6
BRIGHTON ROCK (Rowan Joffe, UK)
An adaptation of Graham Greene's classic novel about a small-town hood who marries a waitress who witnessed him murdering a rival thug in order to keep her quiet. As his gang begins to doubt his abilities, the man becomes more desperate and violent. Starring Helen Mirren and Sam Riley.
October 7 - 13
THE GUARD (John Michael McDonagh, Ireland)
Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) is a small-town Irish cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humor, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought straight-laced FBI agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) to his door.
October 14 - 20
HIGHER GROUND (Vera Farmiga, USA)
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
October 21 - 27
RESTLESS (Gus Van Zant, USA)
The story of a terminally ill teenage girl (Mia Wasikowska) who falls for a boy (Henry Hopper) who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
November 11
THE WAY (Emilio Estevez, USA)
A father (Martin Sheen) heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son (Emilio Estevez) who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago" from France to Spain. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't plan on is the profound impact the journey will have on him and his "California Bubble Life." Inexperienced as a trekker, Tom soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. He meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives.
December 2
MARTHA, MARCY, MAY, MARLENE (Sean Durkin, USA)
Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.
December 9
TAKE SHELTER (Jeff Nichols, USA)
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
December 16
THE SKIN I LIVE IN (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain)
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.
