Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center

May 21, Tuesday

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ADMISSION:

Evening

$9.50 Adults

$7.00 Students

$7.00 Children

$7.50 Military

$7.50 Seniors

$6.50 Members

Matinee

$7.50 Adults

$6.50 Students

$6.50 Children

$6.50 Military

$7.00 Seniors

$6.00 Members

Children are 12 and under, Seniors are 60 and older

Students and Military must show a valid ID to receive discount

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Box Office Opens 30 Minutes Before Showtimes

RATINGS:

Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.

LOCATION:

313 N. 13 STREET
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported the programs of this organization through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

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CHICKEN WITH PLUMS (POULET AUX PRUNES)

Directed By: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for some drug content, violent images, sensuality, and smoking
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Country: France
Release Date: August 17, 2012
With: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani, Eric Caravaca, Chiara Mastroianni, Mathis Bour, Enna Balland, Didier Flamand, Serge Avedikian, Rona Hartner, Jamel Debbouze, Isabella Rossellini, Christian Friedel, Julie Goldstein
French with English Subtitles

Synopsis
Teheran, 1958. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melancholic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with Azrael, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of his children... As pieces of the puzzle gradually fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes to light: a wonderful story of love that inspired his genius and his music... ─©Sony Pictures Classics

“Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud spin the wheel in terms of genre, shifting from parodies of sitcoms to stylized melodrama.... wildly creative and beautiful.”—Mary Pols, Time

“[CHICKEN WITH PLUMS]...takes an almost giddy pleasure in unhappiness, turning even pedestrian moments of boredom or discomfort into occasions for wild invention.... a richly embroidered tale...”A.O. Scott, New York Times

“A parable of art and love, and a political allegory to boot.... as much about culture as about love and family...”—Mark Jenkins, NPR