Sunday, August 14
FILM: La Bamba This biopic follows the rags-to-riches story of Richie Valens, the Latin pop singer who rose from obscurity to fame despite poverty and racism and who died young in a plane crash. Biography drama starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales and Rosanna DeSoto. (Mega-14.50) FILM: The Early Bird An inept young man who is an assistant at a small, old-fashioned dairy tries his best to save the business from a larger company trying to buy it out. Comedy starring Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman and Jerry Desmonde. (ET-1-16.50) FILM: Pearl This story follows the life of people living in Pearl Harbor before, during and just after the historic attack on it by the Japanese military. War drama starring Angie Dickinson, Dennis Weaver and Robert Wagner. (Star-21.00) FILM: Inspecteur Lavardin Lavardin is investigating the murder of a provincial notable thought to be the pillar of the community, but the detective recognizes the man’s widow as a woman with whom he once was in love. Claude Chabrol crime mystery, starring Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy and Bernadette Lafont. (In French) (Vouli-22.00)