Date Night

7 pm The real-life story of Chico Mendes, the Brazilian rubber tapper, union leader, and environmental activist whose relentless campaigning against the exploitation and destruction of the rainforest led to his assassination in 1990 by ranchers opposed to his activism. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 1994; directed by John Frankenheimer; English; 123 minutes; rated R. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

7 pm Eleven-year-old Chava suddenly becomes the man of the house after his father abandons the family in the middle of El Salvador’s bloody civil war, at a time when 12-year-old boys are forced by the national army to fight against the guerrillas. The film is based on screenwriter Oscar Torres’ own experiences of growing up in a mountain village in El Salvador during the war. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2004; directed by Luis Mandoki; Spanish with English subtitles;

7 pm Lovelorn Javier goes to extraordinary lengths to recover from his broken marriage. When his self-confidence takes a serious hit and his psychoanalyst offers little helpful advice, he sinks into a deep depression and seeks solace in the arms of his many ex-girlfriends. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2010; directed by Alejandro Springall; Spanish with English subtitles; 101 minutes; rated PG-13. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

7 pm Uxbal, a man on the wrong side of the law, struggles to provide for his children on the dangerous streets of Barcelona, as well as to do some modest good in his corrupt and compromised world. As fate closes in on him, Uxbal learns to accept the realities of life, whether bright, bad…or “biutiful.” Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2010; directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu; Spanish with English subtitles; 148 minutes; rated R. Free ticketed event; tickets available