Film (2012)
Directed by Pablo Larraín
With Gael García Bernal
In 1988, fifteen years into the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, as a result of international pressure, a public referendum was held to determine whether the regime should be reinstated for another eight years or yield to the political opposition. This film is the story of the people involved in the advertising campaign for the opposition camp, the “NO” side, in the period leading up to the vote.
Così fan tutte
Opera (1790)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
English Translation by Marmaduke E. Browne,
revised by John Cox
Boston Lyric Opera
Citi Performing Arts Center / Shubert Theatre
Boston, MA
March 15, 17m, 20, 22, 24m, 2013
A stunningly good production of the Mozart classic, with excellent singing, acting and staging; extremely funny and entertaining to boot.
Lore
Film (2012)
Directed by Cate Shortland
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
A semi-verbal, impressionistic treatment of a group of children traveling through Germany at the end of World War II.
A Raisin In The Sun
Play (1959)
by Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Liesl Tommy
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theatre
Boston, MA
March 8 – April 7, 2013
The 1950s classic about African-Americans on Chicago’s South Side facing housing discrimination during the postwar era.
Quartet
Film (2012)
Directed by Dustin Hoffman
A delightful light drama about a group of retired virtuosi in a home for aging musicians in England.