Intimate Stories

Sat, Aug 27 - Fri, Sep 2
Daily: (1:00), 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
General Admission: $8.50 , Seniors & 1st matinee: $6

The Balboa Theatre presents a charming comedy from Argentina through
Thursday, Sept. 1.

INTIMATE STORIES
"This gem, set in Patagonia, interweaves vignettes of three
travelers from the same rural village bound for the provincial
capital 200 miles away.: an old man takes to the road to find his
runaway dog, Badface; a single mother set to be a contestant on the
world's tackiest TV game show; the third is a traveling salesman
peddling so-called slimming plasters made in Sweden that his sales
pitch promises will produce rapid weight loss. The journey offers
redemption to one, riches to another and true love to a third. The
movie's satirical touches are so affectionate that you never feel its
creators are looking down on characters whose modest quests loom as
such potentially life-changing adventures. To the contrary, the
vision of simple people helping one another expresses an essential
humanity that doesn't feel forced or sentimental." Stephen Holden,
The New York Times In Spanish with English subtitles. 92m
Daily: (1:00), 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
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Also playing (separate admission) is a double feature of 2 hot
indpendent features, CRASH and HAPPY ENDINGS.

HAPPY ENDINGS - (12:10), 4:35, 9:05
"What's so splendid about Happy Endings is the very fact that it fits
into no genre whatsoever and at no time while watching it can you
say, oh, probably this is going to happen."
-- Stephen Hunter, WASHINGTON POST
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/14/
AR2005071401883.html

R for sexual content, language and some drug use
2 hours, 10 minutes

plus
CRASH - (2:30), 7:00
"A gorgeous mosaic of a movie that is actually about our fears of
each other, set in the bright light of Los Angeles and the dark
places in our hearts."
-- Bruce Newman, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS ae.mercurynews.com/
entertainment/ui/mercurynews/movie.html?id=310479&reviewId=17932
R, language, sexual content, and some violence; 1 hour, 40 minutes
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Coming Wednesday, August 31: Dai Sijie's BALZAC AND THE LITTLE
CHINESE SEAMSTRESS, the beautiful drama based on the best-selling
book by Sijie.
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General Admission: $8.50
Seniors and Children $6.00
Bargain Matinees: Show times listed in parentheses ( ) are $6.00
for all seats

FREE ADMISSION on your birthday!
Discount Cards: 5 admissions for $30.00 now on sale
SCHOOL NIGHT -Every Monday is School Night. $6.00 for Students,
Faculty and school Staff (with School ID) .

Venue:

Balboa Theatre
3620 Balboa @ 37th Avenue
San Francisco
(415) 221-8184
http://www.BalboaMovies.com

Bike Rack in front of the Balboa
Muni Bus #31 or #38 Ocean Beach
Also#18, #5 Fulton and all Geary Street buses stop two
(long) blocks from Balboa.
Relatively easy Parking

Additional Info:

415-221-8184
http://www.BalboaMovies.com