RAT FEVER [A Febre do Rato]

Brazil

The latest from visionary provocateur Cláudio Assis (BOG OF BEASTS, Rotterdam 2007 Tiger winner) is the story of an almost- love affair between dissolute street poet/pamphleteer/activist Zizo and Eneida, a strong-willed girl from his Recife neighborhood. Zizo is instantly smitten; for her part Eneida is cautious about getting too close to Zizo and his ragtag circle of bohemians and down-and-outers. Shot in gorgeous black and white by talented cinematographer Walter Carvalho, this is the rare cinematic experience that is equally thought-provoking and erotic, with rough-hewn good humor to boot. Official Selection, 2012 Rotterdam Film Festival.

DIR/PROD Cláudio Assis; SCR Hilton Lacerda; PROD Júlia Moraes. Brazil, 2011, b&w, 110 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. NOT RATED S V D L

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Fri, Sep 21, 9:15; Thu, Sep 27, 9:30

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June 19, 2025

HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ 11:30 a.m. – FREE community screening!

MULHOLLAND DRIVE 11:45 a.m.

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:45, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

THE WIZ (2:15 open-captioned show)

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:30

THE WATERMELON WOMAN 5:00

SINNERS in 70mm 5:15, 8:15

COOLEY HIGH 7:00

BORN IN FLAMES 9:15

June 20, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (11:40 a.m. Silver Babies and open-captioned show), 4:00, 6:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, (2:20 open-captioned show), 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 12:45

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:00

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 3:00

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 5:15

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 7:00

SINNERS in 70mm 8:45

THE CELL 9:15

June 21, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:15 a.m., 3:30

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 12:00

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND (1:30 open-captioned show)

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 1:45

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 4:00

PAVEMENTS 5:50

HAPPY TOGETHER 6:15

THE CELL 8:30

SINNERS in 70mm 8:45

June 22, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (11:15 a.m. open-captioned show), 3:30

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (1:15 open-captioned show), 3:30, 5:45, 8:00

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 1:30

FIRE (1996) 1:30

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 3:45

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 6:00

SINNERS in 70mm 6:15

HAPPY TOGETHER 8:15

PAVEMENTS 9:15

June 23, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:40 a.m., 4:00, (6:15 open-captioned show)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, 2:20, (4:40 open-captioned show), 6:50, 9:05

HAPPY TOGETHER 12:15

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:00

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS (2:30 open-captioned show)

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 4:45

FIRE (1996) 7:00

PAVEMENTS 8:45

THE CELL 9:10

June 24, 2025

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, (6:50 open-captioned show), 9:30

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 12:30

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 2:15

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (12:45 open-captioned show), 3:15

FIRE (1996) 4:30

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 7:00

PAVEMENTS 9:00

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 9:15

June 25, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:40 a.m., 4:00, 6:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 12:30

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND (2:00 open-captioned show)

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 2:45

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 5:00

HAPPY TOGETHER 7:00

PAVEMENTS 8:45

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 9:15


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