Movie

Parasite Parasite @ Claremont

Bong Joon Ho brings his singular skillset home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist to the Parks.

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The Farewell @ Claremont

 Join us in May for five films celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage at the Claremont Branch.  After her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, a Chinese-American woman returns to China for a family gathering secretly designed to say goodbye to the matriarch. However, when it becomes apparent that grandma is the only one unaware of the diagnosis, she struggles to keep the secret. This film is PG and its running time is 100 minutes. 

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Movie: Glass Castle @Claremont

Jeanette Walls' memoir of her unconventional upbringing by iconoclastic parents and the ways it impacted her later life, including her successes. Walls' memoir was on the New York Times' best seller list for eight years. This in-person program is part of a movie series offered at the Claremont Branch Library on Wednesday evenings. Please call 510-981-6285 for more information about the program.

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Movie: 12 Years a Slave @Claremont

Based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in 1800s New York and forced into slavery in New Orleans. The 2014 film adaptation earned multiple Academy Awards, including Best Director for Steve McQueen. This in-person program is part of a movie series offered at the Claremont Branch Library on Wednesday evenings. Please call 510-981-6285 for more information about the program.

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