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The New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 2009 Main Slate Selections by Catergory AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS ~ DOCUMENTARIES ~ POLITICAL/HUMAN RIGHTS/ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST ~ RELIGIOUS INTEREST ~ FEMALE DIRECTORS/WOMEN'S INTEREST ~ OVER 80...AND LOVING IT! ~ FOR FILM BUFFS ~ JEWISH INTEREST ~ FRANCE ~ MIDDLE EASTERN INTEREST ~ EASTERN EUROPE ~ ASIA Use this guide to browse NYFF09 Main Slate selections by categories. American Independents PRECIOUS Lee Daniels, 2009, USA, 109m Sat Oct 3: 7 | Sat Oct 3: 10 LIFE DURING WARTIME Todd Solondz, 2009, USA, 96m Sat. Oct. 10: 9 | Sun. Oct. 11: 11AM SWEETGRASS Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2009, US, 105m Sat. Sep. 26: 2:15 THE ART OF THE STEAL Don Argott, 2009, USA, 101m Tue. Sep. 29: 9:15 TRASH HUMPERS Harmony Korine, 2009, USA, 74m Thu. Oct. 1: 10 | Fri. Oct. 2: 11:30 Documentaries NE CHANGE RIEN Pedro Costa, 2009, France/Portugal, 103m Thu. Oct. 8: 6 A ROOM AND A HALF Andrey Khrzhanovsky, 2009, Russia, 130m Wed. Sep. 30: 6 SWEETGRASS Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2009, US, 105m Sat. Sep. 26: 2:15 GHOST TOWN Zhao Dayong, 2008, China, 169m Sun. Sep. 27: 2:15 INFERNO Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea, 2009, France, 94m Sun. Oct. 4: NOON THE ART OF THE STEAL Don Argott, 2009, USA, 101m Tue. Sep. 29: 9:15 Political/Human Rights/Environmental Interest PRECIOUS Lee Daniels, 2009, USA, 109m Sat Oct 3: 7 | Sat Oct 3: 10 POLICE, ADJECTIVE Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009, Romania, 115m Mon. Sep. 28: 9:15 | Tue. Sep. 29: 6 WHITE MATERIAL Claire Denis, 2009, France, 100m Fri. Oct. 9: 9:15 | Sat. Oct. 10: 6 VINCERE Marco Bellocchio, 2009, Italy, 129m Sat. Sep. 26: 8:30 | Sun. Sep. 27: 6 KANIKOSEN Sabu, 2009, Japan, 109m Sun. Sep. 27: 11:30AM | Mon. Sep. 28: 6 SWEETGRASS Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2009, US, 105m Sat. Sep. 26: 2:15 THE ART OF THE STEAL Don Argott, 2009, USA, 101m Tue. Sep. 29: 9:15 Religious Interest ANTICHRIST Lars von Trier, 2009, Denmark, 109m Fri. Oct. 2: 9 | Sat. Oct. 3: 1 HADEWIJCH Bruno Dumont, 2009, France, 105m Sun. Oct. 4: 6 | Tue. Oct. 6: 9:15 GHOST TOWN Zhao Dayong, 2008, China, 169m Sun. Sep. 27: 2:15 Female Directors/Women’s Interest PRECIOUS Lee Daniels, 2009, USA, 109m Sat Oct 3: 7 | Sat Oct 3: 10 SWEET RUSH Andrzej Wajda, 2009, Poland, 84m Fri. Oct. 2: 6 | Sat. Oct. 3: 4:15 EVERYONE ELSE Maren Ade, 2009, Germany, 120m Sun. Oct. 4: 9 | Mon. Oct. 5: 6 WHITE MATERIAL Claire Denis, 2009, France, 100m Fri. Oct. 9: 9:15 | Sat. Oct. 10: 6 BLUEBEARD Catherine Breillat, 2009, France, 78m Sun. Oct. 11: 2 SWEETGRASS Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2009, US, 105m Sat. Sep. 26: 2:15 MOTHER Bong Joon-Ho, 2009, South Korea, 129m Fri. Oct. 9: 6 | Sat. Oct. 10: NOON Over 80...And Loving It! WILD GRASS Alain Resnais, 2009, France, 113m Fri Sept 25: 6pm SWEET RUSH Andrzej Wajda, 2009, Poland, 84m Fri. Oct. 2: 6 | Sat. Oct. 3: 4:15 ECCENTRICITIES OF A BLOND HAIR GIRL Preceded by Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! Bradley Kaplan, Ian Markiewicz, Albert Maysles, 1969-2009, USA 27 min. Sat. Sep. 26: 5:30 | Sun. Sep. 27: 9:15 AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN Jacques Rivette, 2009, France, 85m Wed. Oct. 7: 9:30 | Fri. Oct. 9: 3 For Film Buffs INFERNO Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea, 2009, France, 94m Sun. Oct. 4: NOON CROSSROADS OF YOUTH An Jong-hwa, 1934, Korea, 74m Sat. Oct. 3: 11AM THE WIZARD OF OZ Victor Fleming, 1939, USA, 103m Sat. Sep. 26: 11AM Jewish Interest A ROOM AND A HALF Andrey Khrzhanovsky, 2009, Russia, 130m Wed. Sep. 30: 6 LEBANON Samuel Maoz, 2009, Israel, 92m Thu. Oct. 1: 9:30 | Fri. Oct. 2: 3 LIFE DURING WARTIME Todd Solondz, 2009, USA, 96m Sat. Oct. 10: 9 | Sun. Oct. 11: 11AM THE WHITE RIBBON Michael Haneke, 2009, Germany/Austria/France/Italy, 144m Wed. Oct. 7: 6 | Thu. Oct. 8: 9 France WILD GRASS Alain Resnais, 2009, France, 113m Fri Sept 25: 6pm WHITE MATERIAL Claire Denis, 2009, France, 100m Fri. Oct. 9: 9:15 | Sat. Oct. 10: 6 AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN Jacques Rivette, 2009, France, 85m Wed. Oct. 7: 9:30 | Fri. Oct. 9: 3 BLUEBEARD Catherine Breillat, 2009, France, 78m Sun. Oct. 11: 2 HADEWIJCH Bruno Dumont, 2009, France, 105m Sun. Oct. 4: 6 | Tue. Oct. 6: 9:15 Middle Eastern Interest LEBANON Samuel Maoz, 2009, Israel, 92m Thu. Oct. 1: 9:30 | Fri. Oct. 2: 3 HADEWIJCH Bruno Dumont, 2009, France, 105m Sun. Oct. 4: 6 | Tue. Oct. 6: 9:15 Eastern Europe A ROOM AND A HALF Andrey Khrzhanovsky, 2009, Russia, 130m Wed. Sep. 30: 6 SWEET RUSH Andrzej Wajda, 2009, Poland, 84m Fri. Oct. 2: 6 | Sat. Oct. 3: 4:15 POLICE, ADJECTIVE Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009, Romania, 115m Mon. Sep. 28: 9:15 | Tue. Sep. 29: 6 Asia INDEPENDENCIA Raya Martin, 2009, Philippines/France/Germany/Netherlands, 77m Sun. Oct. 4: 3 MOTHER Bong Joon-Ho, 2009, South Korea, 129m Fri. Oct. 9: 6 | Sat. Oct. 10: NOON KANIKOSEN Sabu, 2009, Japan, 109m Sun. Sep. 27: 11:30AM | Mon. Sep. 28: 6 GHOST TOWN Zhao Dayong, 2008, China, 169m Sun. Sep. 27: 2:15 CROSSROADS OF YOUTH An Jong-hwa, 1934, Korea, 74m Sat. Oct. 3: 11AM