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Posted on: Friday, September 6, 2002

Movie Openings

 •  Movie Showtimes

"Behind the Sun": Set in 1910 in rural Brazil, this drama details the blood lust of two rival families. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Opens today at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (PG-13).

"City by the Sea": Robert De Niro stars as a cop who must help an estranged son who is accused of murder. Opens today at Waikiki 3-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Windward Stadium 10, Keolu Center Cinemas, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i).

"Code Unknown": The lives of an actress (Juliette Binoche), a beggar (Luminata Gheorghiu) and a young man (Ona Lu Yenke) in Paris are traced by director Michael Haneke of "The Piano Teacher" fame. In French and Romanian, with English subtitles. Opens today at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated; complex, mature themes).

"Elvira's Haunted Hills": The queen of campy horror stars in film that parodies horror icons such as Vincent Price, Edgar Allen Poe and Roger Corman. Screening at 10:15 p.m. today and tomorrow, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (PG-13).

"Girls Can't Swim": A coming-of-age tale about two French teenage girls, one wanton, the other observant and jealous. Opens today at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated).

"My Wife is an Actress": French seriocomedy written, directed by and starring Yvan Attal, who plays a Paris sportswriter whose wife is a famous actress. Opens today at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R).

"Swimfan": The new girl in town becomes obsessed with a high school swimming star. Opens today at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Windward Stadium 10, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui).