Film Societies
Film Societies lists films being shown in Oahu art theaters. Movies are rated on a four-star scale. "Film Societies" appears on-line every week, and Thursdays in the Star-Bulletin's "Community Calendar." Send notices to: Film Calendar, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802. Or fax to 523-8509. Or send e-mail to citydesk@starbulletin.com.

Thursday, July 10, 1997



Les Miserables

Classic Victor Hugo novel about the human struggle between good and evil. At 1 p.m. July 10; Academy Theater; $5. (R)

Gentlemen's Agreement

Oscar-winning adaptation of Laura Z. Hobson's novel about a writer pretending to be Jewish and finding anti-Semitism to be rampant. At 8 p.m. July 10-11; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771.

The Horseman on the Roof

Oscar-winning Juliette Binoche stars in this romantic epic about an enigmatic beauty named Pauline who convinces a horseman to forget his promise to deliver gold to his fellow freedom fighters and instead escort her to her chateau in the Alps. At 7:30 p.m. July 10-11; University of Hawaii-Manoa, Art Auditorium; $4; information at 956-7866. (R)

Walkabout

Stunningly visual film of an Aborigine making his coming of age "walkabout" in which he finds two abandoned Anglo children. At 7:30 p.m. July 10-11, and 4 p.m. July 13; Academy Theater; $5. (PG)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

A ghost romances a lonely widow in her "haunted" English cottage. At 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. July 12; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771.

Ridicule (Star rating unavailable)

A minor nobleman wants to do good for the peasants living on his estate but to do so, he finds himself having to navigate through the king's court. Comedy that was nominated for the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. At 7:30 p.m. July 12-13; University of Hawaii-Manoa, Art Auditorium; $4; information at 956-7866. (Unrated)

Farmer's Daughter

Comedy about a stubborn Swedish girl who fights the man she loves for a congressional seat. At 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. July 13, and 6 and 8 p.m. July 14; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (PG)

La Ceremonie (Star rating unavailable)

Thriller set in rural France. A village postmistress helps a maid take revenge on her snobbish employers. Based on Ruth Rendell's novel "A Judgement In Stone." At 7:30 p.m. July 14-16, and 1 p.m. July 17; Academy Theater; $5. (Unrated)




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