Furman Film Series Great Neck Announces Summer Screenings

Three first-time films will be presented at the the Gold Coast International Film Festival's Summer Furman Film Series Great Neck this summer.

All screenings take place on Thursday's and start at 7:30 p.m. at Clearview Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Rd.

Individual tickets are $15 ($10 for students) in advance, $20 at the door. Please note: no refunds or credits will be issued for tickets purchase which are not used. For those unable to attend, a screening, your subscriber card may be transferred to a friend.

The Furman Film Series presents an exciting cross-section of powerful and thought-provoking independent, art, and foreign films, including sneak previews, film festival hits, and Long Island premieres. Each film is follwed by a discussion with a distinguished critic, scholar, or film professional.  

For tickets call (516) 829-2570 or order online with credit card or PayPal here. 

Coming soon:


June 20: UNFINISHED SONG

Directed by Paul Andrew Williams. UK, 2012, 96 min.
Starring Terrence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave. 

Unfinished Song is a funny and inspiring story about Arthur (Terence Stamp), a curmudgeonly old soul, who is perfectly content sticking with his dull daily routine until his beloved wife (Vanessa Redgrave) introduces him to a local seniors singing group. The group is led by the youthful and charming Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) and her unexpected friendship with Arthur reignites his passion for new adventures and shows us all life should be celebrated at any age.

Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, and more.

Video here: http://youtu.be/TeAYP23B2jU

July 11: BETWEEN US
Directed by Dan Mirvish. USA, 2012.
Starring Julia Stiles, Taye Diggs, Melissa George and David Harbour.

In this darkly comedic drama, two couples reunite over the course of two incendiary evenings where anything can happen.  Grace (Julia Stiles, Golden Globe Nominee, Dexter, The Bourne Ultimatum) and Carlo (Taye Diggs, TV’s Private Practice) are a newly married New York couple who visit their old friends Sharyl (Melissa George, Golden Globe Nominee) and Joel (David Harbour, TV’s The Newsroom, Revolutionary Road) in their huge Midwestern home. But despite their wealth, the hosts are in a violently destructive marriage. Two years later, the couples reunite in New York, but now the tables are turned as the young couple struggles with their marriage, parenthood and financial woes, only to discover that their old friends are even more successful and much happier than they were before.

Official Selection: Slamdance, Bahamas Film Festival (Grand Jury Winner), Hamptons, Woodstock, Atlanta International Film Festival and more.

VIDEO HERE: http://youtu.be/SoGskRu3eTI

July 25: SHUN LI AND THE POET
Directed by Andrea Segre. Italy, 2011, 98 min. In Italian and Mandarin with English subtitles.

A very touching, well told, well acted story of an unlikely friendship taking place in the remote Italian fishing village of Chiagga. Shun Li works in a textile factory near Rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from China to Italy, while saving money so she can bring her young son to join her. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the Venetian Lagoon. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including Bepi, a handsome old Slav immigrant nicknamed “The Poet.” A tender, delicate friendship grows between Shun Li and Bepi. But gossip soon threatens their innocent relationship, a bond that had once transcended two very different, yet not at all distant cultures.