Really obscure films for FRIDAY JAN 29 through THURSDAY FEB 4.

Alfred Hitchcock leaves town this week (figuratively). You have until February 7th to check out the video installation at the Cinémathèque québécoise. Entitled "Looking for Alfred" and presented by Johan Grimonprez, the presentation explores the idea of the double-take, mixing in footage of the filmmaker's brief appearances in his own films, as well as others interpreting the director. Two films are also being screened as part of this exhibition: Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y and Double Take. Speaking of double takes: the key word this week is free. Oftentimes people complain about big prices for movie tickets, but if you look carefully at this (and every) week's listings, there are plenty of options for folks trying to save a few pennies.

FRIDAY / THE LEGEND OF PAUL AND PAULA (dir. Heiner Carow, 1972) / 106 min (EST)
Goethe-Institut / 418 Sherbrooke Est / 7pm / $6-7 More info

FRIDAY / TÊTES COUPÉES (dir. Glauber Rocha, 1970) / 94 min. (FST)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 4pm / $6-7 More Info

FRIDAY / GAUMONT 1912-1913
A presentation of four silent short French films directed by Louis Feuillade and Léonce Perret and released by the legendary film production company Gaumont between 1912 and 1913. The films include Erreur tragique (dir. Louis Feuillade, 1912, 24 min.), Le Mystère des roches de Kador (dir. Léonce Perret, 1913, 44 min.), Le Coeur et l'Argent (dir. Louis Feuillade, 1912, 18 min.) and Sur les rails (dir. Léonce Perret, 1912, 14 min.) For a full synopsis of each film, click for more information. Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 6:30pm / $6-7 More info

FRIDAY / THE ELEPHANT AND THE SEA (dir. Woo Ming Jin, 2007) / 100 min. (EST)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 7pm / $6-7 More info

FRIDAY / FRANCOIS GIRARD EN TROIS ACTES (dir. Mathieu Roy, 2005) / 73 min. (F-only)
Casa Obscura / 4381 rue Papineau / 9pm / Free More info

FRIDAY / DOUBLE TAKE (dir. Johan Grimonprez, 2009) / 80 min.
In this strange mix of fiction and documentary, director Grimonprez reconstitutes real archival footage from various sources: the television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", news footage, etc. and mixes it with newly created film with an actor playing Hitchcock. He then creates a narrative in which Hitchcock time-travels and meets Hitchcock amidst the looming horror of nuclear war from the Cold War.Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 8:30pm / $6-7 More info

FRIDAY-THURSDAY / HELMUT NEWTON: FRAMES FROM THE EDGE (dir. Adrian Maben, 1989) / 95 min.
Born in 1920, Helmut Newton would later become one of the leading photographers of the nude woman, reaching a pinnacle in 1980. This documentary from that period reveals his character, technique and subjects, and should interest anybody with photography as an interest. It screens with French subtitles from Friday to Sunday, and English subtitles from Tuesday to Thursday. Cinéma du Parc / 3575 Parc Ave / 7pm / $8-11 More info

SATURDAY / FLYING DOWN TO RIO (dir. Thornton Freeland, 1933) / 89 min. (E-only)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 5pm / $6-7 More info

SATURDAY / LONG WEEKEND (dir. Colin Eggleston, 1978) / 92 min. (E-only)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 7pm / $6-7 More info

SATURDAY & THURSDAY / THE LION HAS 7 HEADS (dir. Glauber Rocha, 1971) / 97 min. (E-only)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 9pm / $6-7 More info

SUNDAY / PÉPÉ LE MOKO (dir. Julien Duvivier, 1937) / 91 min.
Screening in its original French language with English subtitles, this is a classic of gangster/film noir. It follows the story of a gangster who has escaped authorities by hiding out in the French Algiers, surrounding himself with women. The authorities attempt to lure him out of his self-imposed prison with the help of the very ladies he admires.Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 5pm / $6-7 More info

SUNDAY / HISTORIA DE BRASIL (dir. Glauber Rocha, 1973) / 166 min.
IMPORTANT Barring some grave error on the part of the CQ's website team, this film is being advertised as being in Portugese with no subtitles thus catering only to Portugese-speakers. It is a three-hour history of Brazil by director Rocha.Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 7pm / $6-7 More info

SUNDAY / GOING PLACES (dir. Bertrand Blier, 1974) / 117 min. (F&E)
Pote:tr / 6029 Parc Ave. / 8pm / Free More Info N/A

MONDAY / LIES MY FATHER TOLD ME (dir. Jan Kadar, 1975) / 104 min. (E-only)
The film's screenplay, by eminent Montreal writer/playwright Ted Allan, is based on his autobiographical short story, 'Lies My Father Told Me'. The film was directed by Czech filmmaker Ján Kadár (winner of the 1965 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film for 'The Shop on Main Street'). 'Lies My Father Told Me' was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and it won the 1976 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. Cinéma du Parc / 3575 Parc Ave / 6:30pm / $8-11 More info

MONDAY / LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH (dir. R.W. Fassbiner, 1969) / 88 min. (E-only)
Pote:tr / 6029 Parc Ave. / 8pm / Free More Info N/A

MONDAY / SILHOUETTE CITY (dir. Michael W. Wilson & Natalie Zimmerman, 2009) / 88 min. (E-only)
SILHOUETTE CITY is an immersive journey through the recent history of American apocalypticism. Using archival video, movement propaganda and original investigative material, the film tracks the movement of apocalyptic Christian nationalism and its most extreme adherents from the margins to the mainstream, the military and beyond. This is a Canadian premiere. Concordia University / 1455 De Maisonneuve West Room H-110 / 7:30pm / Free More info

TUESDAY / NOLLYWOOD BABYLON (dir. Samir Mallal, 2008) / 73 min. (E-only)
Nollywood Babylon is a feature documentary about the explosive popularity of Nigeria's movie industry. Followed by a discussion with Damien Chalaud, Coordinator of the Vues d'Afrique Festival, and Erica Pomerance, director of Initiative Taling Dialo. NFB Cinerobotheque / 1564 St-Denis / 7pm / Free More info

TUESDAY / LILI MARLEEN (dir. R.W. Fassbiner, 1981) / 120 min. (E-only)
Pote:tr / 6029 Parc Ave. / 8pm / Free More Info N/A

TUESDAY / CARTS OF DARKNESS (dir. Murray Siple, 2008) / 55 min. (E-only)
McGill University / 855 Sherbrooke West - Leacock Building / 8pm / Free More info

WEDNESDAY / MONTRÉAL VU PAR... SIX VARIATIONS SUR UN THÈME: VUE D'AILLEURS (dir. Denys Arcand, 1991) / 20 min. & CLAUDE JUTRA, PORTRAIT SUR FILM (dir. Paule Baillargeon, 2002) / 82 min. (F-only)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 6:30pm / $6-7 More info

WEDNESDAY / THE LAST COMMUNIST (dir. Amir Muhammad, 2006) / 90 min. (EST)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 7pm / $6-7 More info

WEDNESDAY / CÂNCER (dir. Glauber Rocha, 1972) / 86 min.
FST Only.Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 8:30pm / $6-7 More info

WEDNESDAY / RIO DAS MORTES (dir. R.W. Fassbiner, 1971) / 84 min.
EST Only. Pote:tr / 6029 Parc Ave. / 8pm / Free More Info N/A

WEDNESDAY / INVISIBLE CITY (dir. Hubert Davis, 2009) / 76 min.
A story of two boys from Regent Park, Toronto, crossing into adulthood. Turning his camera on the often ignored inner city, Academy-award nominated director Hubert Davis sensitively depicts the disconnection of urban poverty and race from the mainstream. Followed by a discussion with a community organization. NFB Cinerobotheque / 1564 St-Denis / 7pm / Free More info

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY / LE GÉNÉRAL DU DIABLE (dir. Helmut Käutner, 1955) / 120 min. (FST)
Goethe-Institut / 418 Sherbrooke Est / 7pm / $6-7 More info

THURSDAY / MARY AND MAX (dir. Adam Elliott, 2009) / 92 min. (E-only)
A claymated feature film. It is a simple tale of pen-friendship between two very different people; Mary Dinkle, a chubby lonely eight year old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne (ed: Australia), and Max Horovitz, a 44 year old, severely obese, Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in the chaos of New York.Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 6:30pm / $6-7 More info

THURSDAY / DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (dir. Johan Grimonprez, 1998) / 68 min.
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 7pm / $6-7 More info

THURSDAY / CLARO (dir. Glauber Rocha, 1975) / 107 min. (FST)
Cinémathèque québecoise / 355 De Maisonneuve Est / 8:30pm / $6-7 More info

THURSDAY / THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN (dir. R.W. Fassbiner, 1979) / 120 min. (EST)
Pote:tr / 6029 Parc Ave. / 8pm / Free More Info N/A

Image courtesy Johan Grimonprez' film, Double Take.