Sunday Viewing of Brazil’s ‘Vacation’
By Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun
Feb. 1–The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006), Brazilian director Cao Hamburger’s story of a young boy inadvertently left in the care of a Jewish community while his parents go on a trip, is this weekend’s Cinema Sundays offering. Showtime is 10:35 a.m. Sunday at the Charles, 1711 N. Charles St. Tickets are $15 and include 45 minutes of pre-film coffee and bagels. Information: 410-727-3456 or cinemasundays.com.
Hitchcock retrospective
The Charles Theatre’s six-month retrospective of the films of Alfred Hitchcock continues tomorrow with Saboteur (1942), starring Robert Cummings as a man falsely accused of trying to destroy an airplane factory. Trying to clear his name by exposing some real saboteurs, he embarks on a cross-country journey that ends memorably at the Statue of Liberty. Priscilla Lane co-stars. Showtime is noon tomorrow at the theater, 1711 N. Charles St., with encore showings set for 7 p.m. Monday and 9 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $6 tomorrow, $8 other times. Information: 410-727-3456 or thecharles.com.
African film festival This weekend, the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, will host the African Film Festival National Traveling Series, which will showcase recent cinema from Africa. The free festival opens at 1 p.m. tomorrow with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s JuJu Factory (2006), the story of a newspaper writer who finds inspiration in his country’s history and people. Tomorrow’s schedule continues at 3 p.m. with South Africa and Lesotho’s Meokgo and the Stick Fighter (2006), a short tale centering on magic and a recluse living in the mountains of Lesotho, followed at 3:30 p.m. by Nigeria’s Mama Put (2006), the story of a widow with four children and her struggles with a gang of armed robbers. The day’s programming concludes with a 4:15 p.m. showing of Cameroon’s Les Saignantes (2005), a mix of sci-fi, horror and action that doubles as a critique of life in present-day Africa. For Sunday’s schedule and more information: 443-573-1832 or artbma.org.
‘Souvenirs’ at the Silver When Israeli filmmaker Shahar Cohen’s father, a World War II veteran, told him that a wartime fling in the Netherlands might have produced a half-sibling (or two) that he never knew he had, the two men embarked on a road trip to uncover the facts. The resulting documentary, Souvenirs, was one of the most popular entries in last year’s Silverdocs film festival, where it won the Audience Award. Souvenirs will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday at the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring. Tickets prices are $6.75-$9.75. Information: 301-495-6720 or afi.com.
A look at a congressman A documentary on U.S. Rep. Robert Smalls of South Carolina, a former slave and Civil War hero who served five terms in the House of Representatives, will be shown at noon Wednesday in the Ketchum Hall Conference Room of the Veterans of Foreign Wars building, 200 Maryland Ave. N.E. in Washington. The free screening of Congressman Robert Smalls: A Patriot’s Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill, is sponsored by the United States Capitol Historical Society. Advance registration is recommended. Information: 202-543-8919 or uschs.org.
Malcolm X program A free program on the life of Malcolm X, including a documentary and discussion, is set for 4 p.m. Monday at the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Hamilton branch, 5910 Harford Road. Information: 410-396-6088 or prattlibrary.org/calendar.
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