LA CINEMATHEQUE-- MAY 18, 7pm   This month, “La Cinematheque @ the Charles” brings you JCVD - starring... JCVD, a staggering film by French director Mabrouck El-Mechri, to be held on Tuesday, May 18 at 7p.m. for one-show only! In this creative, funny and unexpected movie, you will see Jean-Claude Van Damme like you've never seen him before! You may know “The Muscles from Brussels” and all his kung-fu movies... but what happens when Jean-Claude Van Damme's life collides with reality? Check this out next Tuesday at the Charles! WHAT: JCVD (details below) WHEN: Tuesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. WHERE: The Charles Theatre, 1711 North Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201-5801 ADMISSION: General: $9.5, Seniors: $8.5 INFORMATION: www.thecharles.com/ --------------- DETAILS --------------- JCVD France/Belgium/Luxembourg, 2008, 96 min Directed by Mabrouck El Mechri Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Fran輟is Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra In French with English subtitles Synopsis What with his troubles with the tax office, his legal battle to have custody of his daughter, and a stalled career, Jean-Claude Van Damme decides to leave the frenetic pace of Los Angeles behind and move to Brussels. His morale is in the doldrums and his credit card in the red. Just when he thinks he's sheltered from the storm, the final blow rains down: his lawyer threatens to dump him if he doesn't hurry up and pay his fees. His agent accepts to send him a cash advance on his future pay; Van Damme goes to the post office to pick up the money. In vain. Shots ring out, the doors slam behind him, the security blind comes down: for JCVD the day will be very, very long. How can we measure up to a legend that we've constructed? JCVD is situated at the tipping point of life and its hero, when Jean-Claude Van Damme's life collides with reality... Reviews: “The clever, stylish perception-teaser of a comic drama JCVD -- a reality-twisting cousin to Being John Malkovich -- showcases a Van Damme who's sly like a fox about his own image” - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly “Self-referential projects are tricky territory, but Van Damme handles himself with such likable humor, this could be a career-changer” Elizabeth Weitzman, New-York Daily News