TODAY AT AFI FESTIVAL
F ollowing are The Times’ recommendations for today’s schedule of the American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival, with commentary by the film reviewing staff. Information: (213) 466-1767.
Recommended:
“BENNY CARTER: A SYMPHONY IN RIFFS”(United States; Harrison Engle; Monica; 7 p.m.). A warm, informative documentary on the incredibly rich life and career of one of the most self-effacing and enduring jazz greats.
“MALOU”(Germany: 1980; Jeanine Meerapfel; Music Hall; 7 p.m.) Meerapfel’s quietly contemplative debut film about a schoolteacher’s search for the memories and image of her dead mother.
“EIGHT TALES OF GOLD”(Hong Kong; Mabel Cheung; Nuart; 9 p.m.) A gregarious New York cabbie (action star Sammo Hung) returns, after 16 years, to his native village and unrequited love. A winner from Hong Kong: Warm-hearted, good-natured, beautifully photographed, this comedy offers a bemused, affectionate view of life in rural China today.
Others:
“Syrup” (Nuart, 7 p.m.) evolves into a very knowing portrait of a Copenhagen art scene phony.
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