Summer 2001 Film Schedule
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| The Tic Code | |
Date: |
July 12 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Mark Hallett, M.D.
Chief, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Tourette Syndrome, Child Prodigy |
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| Set against the sights and sounds of the Greenwich Village jazz scene, the Tic Code is the story of three people who come to accept that, even though life doesn’t always deal you a fair hand, you learn to play with the one you’ve got. For 12-year-old piano prodigy, Miles (Chris Marquett), the only escape from his troubles is into the world of jazz music. Focusing on Miles’ problems as a convenient way to ignore her own, his shy, gentle mother, Laura (Polly Draper), secretively arranges with a jazz club owner for Miles to jam with his musical idol, saxophonist Tyrone Pike (Gregory Hines.) Miles and Tyrone become instant friends, and when Tyrone meets Laura, romance blossoms. But the secret Tyrone shares with Miles threatens to destroy everything. This movie features cameos by jazz greats: Dick Berk, John B. Williams, and Carlos McKinney. |
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| Starring: | Polly Draper, Gregory Hines, Chris Marquette |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 31 minutes |
| Rating: | R (For language) |
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| Passion Fish | |
Date: |
July 19 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Mary Ellen Cheung, Ph.D.
Director, Repair and Plasticity Program, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Spinal cord injury, paralysis, rehabilitation |
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| Mary-Alice Culhane (Mary McDonnell) is a successful wisecracking soap opera star who returns to her home in rural Louisiana after an automobile accident leaves her paralyzed. Her cruel but hilarious humor and hard drinking drive away a succession of nurses until she meets her match in Chantelle (Alfre Woodard). Together, they explore the Louisiana bayou, as well as the murkier waters of men, romance, and family. The two women eventually become friends and help each other to heal emotionally. |
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| Starring: | Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Will Mahoney |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Run Time: | 2 hours, 15 minutes |
| Rating: | R (For language) |
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| The Doctor | |
Date: |
July 26 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Kathleen Higinbotham, M.S.
Technology Development Administrative Specialist, Technology Transfer Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Cancer Survivor, Physician-patient Relationship |
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| An uplifting story about Jack McKee (William Hurt), a man who becomes and extraordinary surgeon, as well as an extraordinary person, once he experiences first-hand what its like to be a cancer patient. |
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| Starring: | William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Adam Arkin, and Elizabeth Perkins |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Run Time: | 2 hours, 3 minutes |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
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| The Snake Pit | |
Date: |
August 2 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Wayne Fenton, M.D.
Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs, Division of Mental Disorders, Behavioral Research and AIDS, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), NIH |
| Medical Themes: | Mental illness, Psychiatric Institutions, Psychotherapy |
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Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland) does not know where she is or why she is being questioned. Her husband (Mark Stevens) has placed her in a state mental institution in the hope that her illness will be understood, so that they can resume their lives together. Frightened, irrational, and yet, at times insightful, Virginia must spend several months under the care of her compassionate doctor (Leo Genn) before she can face the troubling secrets of her past and be cured. This classic Darryl F. Zanuck film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.
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| Starring: | Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, and Glenn Langan |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 48 minutes |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
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| The Eighth Day | |
Date: |
August 9 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Owen M. Rennert, M.D.
Scientific Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Down Syndrome |
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| Georges (Pascal Duquenne) has Down's syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry (Daniel Auteui) is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person. |
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| Starring: | Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 58 minutes |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
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| Down in the Delta | |
Date: |
August 16 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Lula Beatty, Ph.D.
Director, Special Populations Office, National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Family Support |
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| In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta (Alfre Woodard) - a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood - is sent to spend a summer at her family’s ancestral home in rural Mississippi. In the “Delta,” with the support and wisdom of her hardworking uncle Earl (Al Freeman Jr.), Loretta finally begins to see a way to provide for her young children and reverse the downward slide of her life. A heartwarming, critically acclaimed motion picture about a remarkable journey to discover the strength of a family’s roots and the power of unconditional love. |
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| Starring: | Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Esther Rolle, Mary Alice, Loretta Devine, and Wesley Snipes |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 52 minutes |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
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