**2:30 p.m.: MR JACK'S WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS by Tim Burton (1994, 1:15)**
Jack Skellington, king of the pumpkins and guide to Halloween-ville, is bored: for centuries, he's been tired of preparing the same Halloween party every year, and dreams of a change. That's when he gets the idea of taking over Christmas...
for ages 8 and up
**4pm: LE PÈRE NOËL A LES YEUX BLEUS by Jean Eustache (1967, 47min)**
For Christmas, young Daniel dreams of buying himself a duffle-coat, which would enable him to conceal his hard clothes advantageously. So he agrees to pose for a photographer in the streets of Narbonne, disguised as Santa Claus. Unrecognizable beneath his white beard, he accosts passers-by - and especially female passers-by - offering to snuggle up to him for a snapshot.
**5:30pm: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL by Frank Capra (1947, 2:09)**
The death of his father forces a man to take over the family building loan business, which provides housing for the underprivileged. He comes into conflict with the richest man in town, who tries to ruin his efforts. As he nears victory, he misplaces the $8,000 he was supposed to deposit in the bank. On Christmas Eve, in despair, he considers suicide. Then Heaven sends a second-class angel to his side, who, to earn his wings, must help him out of his predicament...
Jack Skellington, king of the pumpkins and guide to Halloween-ville, is bored: for centuries, he's been tired of preparing the same Halloween party every year, and dreams of a change. That's when he gets the idea of taking over Christmas...
for ages 8 and up
**4pm: LE PÈRE NOËL A LES YEUX BLEUS by Jean Eustache (1967, 47min)**
For Christmas, young Daniel dreams of buying himself a duffle-coat, which would enable him to conceal his hard clothes advantageously. So he agrees to pose for a photographer in the streets of Narbonne, disguised as Santa Claus. Unrecognizable beneath his white beard, he accosts passers-by - and especially female passers-by - offering to snuggle up to him for a snapshot.
**5:30pm: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL by Frank Capra (1947, 2:09)**
The death of his father forces a man to take over the family building loan business, which provides housing for the underprivileged. He comes into conflict with the richest man in town, who tries to ruin his efforts. As he nears victory, he misplaces the $8,000 he was supposed to deposit in the bank. On Christmas Eve, in despair, he considers suicide. Then Heaven sends a second-class angel to his side, who, to earn his wings, must help him out of his predicament...
