by SARAH ROWLAND

Along with the critically acclaimed closing film Chairman George (see page 42), there’s still plenty to catch during the last few days of the eighth annual Rencontres internationales du documentaire. This year’s Mirror Noise Maker Diego Briceño-Orduz, for instance, will premiere the French version of his documentary Souvenir Kids at the NFB Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:10 p.m., and the English version at the Cinémathèque québécoise Saturday, Nov. 19 at 4:30 p.m. Here, we learn that all kiddie-diddling vacation planners need to reserve an 11-year-old sex slave for their Mexican holiday is a credit card and the ability to crack cleverly coded wording like, “The price of this private resort includes ‘little bees.’’’ For more info about this and other docs at RIDM, visit www.ridm.qc.ca

If you’re a fan of Michelangelo Antonioni, then you know that you’d have better luck finding a cellulite dimple on Madonna’s age-defying ass than an original English version of The Passenger in Montreal—that is, until now. The Cinéma du Parc will screen a new 35mm print of the 1975 classic that stars Jack Nicholson as an international TV correspondent stationed in North Africa who, while on assignment, up and steals the identity of a dead man—only to discover that his new life is no better than his previous one. See repertory listings for showtimes.

At the Cinémathèque québécoise, there will be a four-day retrospective of Zbigniew Rybczynski a.k.a. Zbig, starting Wednesday Nov. 23. Though he’s best known for making experimental rock videos for the likes of John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Lou Reed and Chuck Mangione (!), the Polish filmmaker has also made some award-winning shorts, including his 1981 animation Tango, which earned him an Oscar. In total, 33 of his works will be presented, and he’ll be here to teach a master class to aspiring animators and would-be videographers Saturday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. For more info, visit www.cinematheque.qc.ca

And the inaugural Festival Rétrospective de Montréal will pay tribute to filmmaker Alexandre Arcady for his contribution to Jewish representation in contemporary cinema. The French director will present four of his films at the Goethe Institut and Cinéma Beaubien Sunday, Nov. 20–Wednesday, Nov. 23. For more info, call 279-1695.

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