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Murphy Library’s movie this week is for photographers and bread makers and it comes from Brazil
Posted on: May 19, 2013
If you love photography, whether it’s your own and perhaps those Appalachian photographs by Doris Ulmann, then you may want to take off an hour or two and watch the next movie at the Murphy Library.
On Thursday, May 23 at 6 p.m. the Murphy Library is showing Found Memories, a Film Movement selection from Brazil. A young woman photographer discovers an old village in Brazil and records the beauty she finds in the people like elderly Madalena, in the stone buildings, and in life itself. She also learns to make bread. Portuguese with subtitles in English. 98 minutes. Not rated.
The small village of Jotuomba is mostly elderly — the young have left to find work. But Antonio is still working at his bar and his friend Madalena gets up early and makes bread for the bar.
The film shows Madalena bringing the bread to the bar and arguing with Antonio about where to store it.
Then, a few scenes later, again Madalena brings bread to the bar and argues with Antonio about where to store it. At first you think something has gone wrong with the DVD player, but no. That is just how every day occurs in Jotuomba.
Then the young woman Rita arrives and with her camera she sees things differently. In fact, she sees the art in everyone – even in those who lie peacefully in the old cemetery.
When director Martin Scorsese’s mother Catherine was alive she would cook for his film crew. And often she and his father, Charles, would have walk-on parts in his films. “What,” you will ask “does that have to do with a Muppet movie?”
The Murphy Library is showing the 1984 Muppet movie, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Thursday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Running time is 94 minutes and it is rated G. This time the Muppets find themselves in New York trying to get their big break on Broadway. The voice of the late Jim Henson can be heard as Kermit, Ernie, the Swedish Chef and a few others he made famous.
Ed Koch, the late mayor of New York, shows up in the film. So do Art Carney, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Liza Minnelli, and Brooke Shields.
Joan Rivers has the perfect role for herself as a fast-talking workmate of Miss Piggy.
Which brings us back to Charles and Catherine Scorsese. Even they have walk-on roles in this Muppet movie. Perhaps the Muppets were hoping for a hot meal? Then, again, they do have the Swedish Chef on staff.
Posted on: May 15, 2012
Friend of Murphy Public Library John Penz (left) congratulates Lee Knight on his excellent presentation of Cherokee and Appalachian folk music and ballads to the May 15 Quarterly Potluck of the Friends.
Friends of Murphy Library member John Penz and his wife Martha were happy to catch Lee Knight’s memorable evening at the Friends quarterly potluck dinner Tuesday. Knight is a renown folk musician and storyteller. He played his magnificent black walnut banjo, his Cherokee flute, drums and other instruments. He even sang the wonderful old ballads acapella. It was a very good night.
Singer and folklorist Lee Knight will bring his music and stories to the Friends of the Murphy Public Library at a special potluck celebration dinner in the meeting room of the library on this coming Tuesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »
Hungry?
The Murphy Library is happy to feed your imagination. The library is showing the children’s movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” on Thursday at 3:15 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. If you like inventions and imaginative stories, this is the movie for you. It is rated PG.
Still hungry?
Friends of Murphy Library is sponsoring Community Night on Monday, April 5 at Brothers Restaurant from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Go and eat during those hours and Brothers will donate a portion of the night’s proceeds to the library for new books in the children’s area.
