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Posted June 10th, 2008 by Mary
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2008-05-29 00:00
2008-07-10 00:00
 
Scene from Jellyfish (Meduzot) by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen (Israel/France, 2007, 78 min.)
 
 
WHEN:  May 29–July 10, 2008

WHAT:  Eight popular films from the 2007 and 2006 Boston Jewish Film Festivals return for encore screenings, including Beaufort and At Home in Utopia. 
Co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival.
 
WHERE:  
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, Mass. 02115
 
INFO:  617-369-3907  or  mfa.org/film
 
SCHEDULE (full film descriptions are at mfa.org/film):


 
Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8 pm
At Home in Utopia
A provocative story of Jewish social values, Black-Jewish integration, and immigrants catapulting out of tenement life....
Sunday, June 15, 2008, 12:20 pm
Making Trouble
An irresistible documentary profiling six great female comic entertainers: Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and...
Sunday, June 15, 2008, 2:15 pm
At Home in Utopia
A provocative story of Jewish social values, Black-Jewish integration, and immigrants catapulting out of tenement life....
Sunday, June 15, 2008, 3:50 pm
What a Wonderful Place
Three women's stories converge in this uniquely Israeli take on the hot-button international issue of immigration....
Thursday, June 19, 2008, 1 pm
At Home in Utopia
A provocative story of Jewish social values, Black-Jewish integration, and immigrants catapulting out of tenement life....
Sunday, June 22, 2008, 10:30 am 
The Powder & The Glory
Local directors Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman reveal the personalities behind the "makeup" of arch-rivals Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden...
Sunday, June 22, 2008, 12:20 pm
At Home in Utopia
A provocative story of Jewish social values, Black-Jewish integration, and immigrants catapulting out of tenement life....
Thursday, June 26, 2008, 4 pm 
Lonely Man of Faith: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B.Soloveitchik
A film exploring the life and legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik....
Sunday, June 29, 2008, 12:45 pm 
Lonely Man of Faith: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B.Soloveitchik
A film exploring the life and legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik....
Thursday, July 3, 2008, 3 pm 
Lonely Man of Faith: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B.Soloveitchik
A film exploring the life and legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik....
Thursday, July 3, 2008, 5 pm 
Jellyfish
Jellyfish tells the story of three very different Tel Aviv women whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life....
Thursday, July 3, 2008, 6:30 pm 
At Home in Utopia
A provocative story of Jewish social values, Black-Jewish integration, and immigrants catapulting out of tenement life....
Sunday, July 6, 2008, 12:45 pm 
Jellyfish
Jellyfish tells the story of three very different Tel Aviv women whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life....
Sunday, July 6, 2008, 2:15 pm 
At Home in Utopia
A provocative story of Jewish social values, Black-Jewish integration, and immigrants catapulting out of tenement life....
Thursday, July 10, 2008, 3:40 pm 
Jellyfish
Jellyfish tells the story of three very different Tel Aviv women whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life....
Thursday, July 10, 2008, 5:15 pm 
The Powder & The Glory
Local directors Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman reveal the personalities behind the "makeup" of arch-rivals Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden...