The Bijou Theater
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The Bijou Theater is Eastern Iowa's Source for Independent, Art House, Classic and Foreign Film. Located in the Iowa Memorial Union, the Bijou screens two films each night. We seek to bring new and engaging films to the university and Iowa City communities.
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The Bijou Theater
Category:
Student Groups - Creative Arts Groups
Description:
The Bijou Theater is Eastern Iowa's Source for Independent, Art House, Classic and Foreign Film. Located in the Iowa Memorial Union, the Bijou screens two films each night. We seek to bring new and engaging films to the university and Iowa City communities.
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

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TWEET, TWEET: The Bijou Theater is now on Twitter. Not a follower? You should be. Bijou Theater's Twitter page offers visitors instant updates on the Theater from our programming director, Zane Umsted. Visit us today at: http://twitter.com/bijoutheater

PLAYING NOVEMBER 13 – NOVEMBER 19:
BIG FAN & LORNA'S SILENCE

BIG FAN

Directed by Robert D. Siegel
USA, 2009, 86 min, English, 35mm
A cautionary tale for overzealous football fans, BIG FAN centers on “world's biggest New York Giants fan,” Paul Aufiero. Paul constantly wears a Giants jersey, talks football with his mother, and calls into sports-radio stations during his free time, but when he approaches his favorite player in a nightclub, things don't go as he had hoped. With the illusion of his favorite player shattered, Paul is faced with the decision to look out for himself or look out for his beloved football team. Starring comedian Patton Oswalt and written/directed by the screenwriter of THE WRESTLER, BIG FAN is a dark-comedy examining “the hidden…pathology of American sports mania, in which the power and victory of your team becomes the sole conduit of your self-worth” (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY).

SHOWTIMES:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13: 7:00
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14: 5:00 & 9:10
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15: 3:00
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16: 7:00
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17: 9:10
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18: 7:00
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19: 9:10


LORNA'S SILENCE

Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Belgium, 2008, 105 min, French and Albanian w/ English subtitles, 35mm
In order to settle down with her boyfriend in Belgium, Albanian-born Lorna must strike a deal with a notorious mobster, Fabio, in order to secure Belgian citizenship through a false marriage with a man named Claudy. When a Russian crime boss offers Fabio money to replace Claudy as Lorna's false husband, Claudy's life becomes expendable. Caught up in a swirl of underworld activity, Lorna is met with the choice of either saving Claudy's life or gaining Belgian citizenship. Relying on subtlety over loud displays of emotion, LORNA'S SILENCE “speaks volumes” (BALTIMORE SUN).

SHOWTIMES:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13: 9:00
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14: 7:00
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15: 5:00
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16: 9:00
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17: 7:00
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18: 9:00
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19: 7:00