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Manship Theatre 100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
The Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival returns this year, bringing a series of acclaimed films to the Manship Theatre related to Jewish culture and history. On the bill are:
• January 10, 7 pm: The Women's Balcony: This Israeli dramedy opens with a crash as a synagogue balcony to which women are relegated falls during a mar mitzvah. When the rabbi's wife is injured, the congregation is divided into a battle of the sexes that ultimately teaches them a great deal about sexism, segregation, faith, and more in a sharply entertaining script.
• January 11, 7 pm: Keep the Change: A grown man with Autism learns to accept himself when he enters a budding romance in this empathetic romantic comedy. Lauded as both funny and sweet, this film was the winner of the best narrative feature and best new narrative director prizes at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
• January 13, 7:30 pm: Denial: Based on a true story, Denial chronicles the legal proceedings that ensue when writer Deborah Lipstadt (played by Rachel Weisz) publishes a book on the Holocaust and is sued for libel by a Holocaust denier. Because the suit is filed in British court, the burden of proof is on the defense, meaning Lipstadt and her team must prove the Holocaust occurred.
• January 14, 3 pm: Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer: Richard Gere plays the title character, an aging New Yorker who is an incorrigible swindler and dealmaker. Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar and Gere both invest a great deal of heart into this thoughtful comedy.
Visit brjff.com to view clips from the films and read additional details. Reserved seats are $8.50. 100 Lafayette Street, inside the Shaw Center for the Arts. manshiptheatre.org.
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