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Power. Transgression. Dependency. Possession. They're all part of Psychology Goes to the Movies: Beyond Good and Evil: The Villain Within. In a Sesame Street coincidence, tonight's movie is bought to you by one letter. Fritz Lang's German cinema masterpiece "M" tells the story of police in a German city who must bring in other criminals to help them catch an elusive child-killer. Lesley College Welsh Auditorium, 47 Oxford St. 267-1561. 7:30 p.m. $5 students...
Iran is today's one great national cinema. Not since the Czech New Wave of the mid-'60s has a country made such a lovely noise at the big festivals and in Western capitals where the term foreign film doesn't evoke a yawn. Directors Abbas Kiarostami (A Taste of Cherry), Jafar Panahi (The White Balloon) and Samira's father Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Gabbeh) are as revered in the world film community as they are anonymous at American 'plexes...
...least implicitly critical of aspects of the ruling theocracy. How do Iran's auteurs pull off this double feat? Frequently, by cloaking grownup stories in toddler raiment. For Iran is not only a leader in world film; it is the leader in children's films. This is Iran's cinema spirit: humanism with a kid's face...
Spend the evening in East Asia with a selection of Taiwanese cinema. The Film Archive shows Lee's "Professor Chu's Homework" (1992) at 3 p.m. and Tung's "Every Odd Numbered Day" (1995) at 8 p.m. Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy...
Ireland's latest cinematic export, "Waking Ned Devine," tells the story of how aging Irish villagers react to a winning lottery ticket. The catch? The golden ticket belongs to the recently deceased Ned Devine. Think Weekend at Bernie's with geriatric Gaelics. Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square. 494-9800. Call for showtime...