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ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS algomafilms.com
2016 Fall Schedule – part 1
Films are screened on Thursdays at 7:00 pm at Galaxy Cinemas.
Same great ticket prices: Annual Subscription: $20 Subscribers: $6 General Admission: $10
Best deal: Season Pass (includes subscription and all movies for the fall/winter season): $80
Have questions? Contact Mark Stevenson at (705) 759-1436.
If you’d like to receive future listings electronically, please send an e-mail to: [email protected].
Sept. 15: Love & Friendship Director: Whit Stillman; Ireland/Netherlands/France/USA 2016; English; 92 min.
In this sharp-tongued and riotously funny adaptation of Jane Austen’s novella,
Lady Susan, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale),
a recent widow, engineers all manner of wonderfully devious plots to bend the
world to her will and land herself a wealthy new husband. Taking up residence
at her in-laws’ estate, she sets her sights on the dashing Reginald De Courcy
(Xavier Samuel). However, her plans are derailed when her beautiful daughter
Frederica (Morfydd Clark) turns up. If you’re looking for a smart, fun, and
scruple-free romp, Love & Friendship is definitely your cup of tea.
See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSMNHKqrCOo
Sept. 29: Mustang
Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven; France/Germany/Turkey/Qatar 2015; Turkish; 97 min.
In a remote Turkish village on the Black Sea, five free-spirited teenaged sisters
splash on the beach with their male classmates. Though their games are
innocent, a neighbor reports what she considers to be illicit behavior to the
girls’ family. The family reacts by removing all “instruments of corruption”
such as cell phones and computers. Their home is progressively transformed
into a prison and instruction in homemaking replaces school. As the eldest
sisters are married off, the younger ones resolve to avoid the same fate.
Ergüven’s debut is a powerful portrait of female empowerment.
See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABNB3zw5BAo
Oct. 13: Captain Fantastic Director: Matt Ross; USA 2015; English; 120 min.
Ben (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife have raised their six kids deep in the
forests of the Pacific Northwest, away from the modern world. But when
tragedy strikes, Ben and his clan are forced to leave their counterculture
paradise. Both heartbreak and hilarity ensue as the kids face some of their first
social interactions with the wider world. Best known for his heavy-duty
dramatic roles, Mortensen reveals a wonderful gift for comedy and his
interactions with the children yield some truly laugh-out-loud moments. A
delightfully offbeat and heartwarming tale.
See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jeBvjcJe4
Algoma International Films is a member of the TIFF Film Circuit
ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS algomafilms.com
2016 Fall Schedule – part 2
Films are screened on Thursdays at 7:00 pm at Galaxy Cinemas.
Same great ticket prices: Annual Subscription: $20 Subscribers: $6 General Admission: $10
Best deal: Season Pass (includes subscription and all movies for the fall/winter season): $80
Have questions? Contact Mark Stevenson at (705) 759-1436.
If you’d like to receive future listings electronically, please send an e-mail to: [email protected].
Oct. 27: Umimachi Diary / Our Little Sister Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda; Japan 2015; Japanese; 128 min.
The Koda sisters have been on their own since their mother moved away
shortly after her husband left her for another woman. Now in their twenties,
the three sisters still live together. When they receive news of their father’s
death, they’re surprised to discover that they have a 13-year-old half-sister,
who gratefully accepts her sisters’ offer to live with them. The presence of the
girl, for whom the loss of her father is still a fresh wound, stirs long-dormant
memories of their father. This tender and restrained film is a subtle but deeply
affecting meditation on absence and loss.
See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtTeSQFce2A
Nov. 3: Juste la fin du monde / It’s Only the End of the World Director: Xavier Dolan; Canada/France 2016; French; 95 min.
After receiving a terminal diagnosis, Louis (Gaspard Ulliel) returns home,
ending a 12-year absence. But his homecoming is tainted by lingering
resentment. His attempts to inform his mother (Nathalie Baye), sister (Léa
Seydoux), brother (Vincent Cassel), and sister-in-law (Marion Cotillard) of his
illness are repeatedly sabotaged by the surfacing tensions between family
members. Shot in intimate close-ups, the film is claustrophobic and
oppressive, brilliantly conveying the characters’ dysfunction. Winner of the
Grand Prix at Cannes, this is a thunderous drama about family roots.
See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLDP3U7gpnw
Nov. 10: Lo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Director: Werner Herzog; USA 2016; English; 98 min.
An eccentric, entertaining, and enlightening meditation on our digital world,
Lo and Behold investigates the internet’s integration into every aspect of our
lives. Through interviews with scientists and entrepreneurs at the cutting edge
of digital technologies, Herzog considers the new possibilities opened up by
the internet, and speculates on how humanity and the world will be impacted
by these developments. But the promises of a bright future are tempered by
some darker realities. The film refrains from any final judgments, leaving the
viewer to consider the implications on their own lives and hopes for the future.
See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc1tZ8JsZvg
Algoma International Films is a member of the TIFF Film Circuit