Canadian film series begins tonight
Advertiser Staff
A film series titled "Where is Here? Contemporary and Classic Canadian Cinema" begins tonight at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Unless noted, tickets are $7 general; $6 seniors, students and military; $5 museum members. 532-8768.
The films:
"Contre Toute Esperance"
Directed by Bernard Émond; 2007, 90 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
The human condition and corporate greed are themes in this tale of a woman whose job is downsized as her husband recovers from a stroke. Tom McSorley, executive director of the Film Institute of Canada, will present the film.
7:30 p.m. today; reserved seats for Friends of Film Friday members. Walk-ins admitted if space is available for $15 general, $14 museum members.
Directed by Stéphane Lafleur; 2007, 103 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
Lives of four people intertwine after a businessman disappears.
1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 7:30 p.m. Sunday
Directed by Adam Vollick, Daniel Lanois, Adam Samuels; 2007, 88 minutes. In English.
Daniel Lanois, artist/singer-songwriter/record producer, interviews close friends and fellow musicians.
7:30 p.m. Monday; 1 p.m. Tuesday
"Short Films From Canada: The Best of 2007"
Some of the best animated, documentary and fictional short films from the past year.
7:30 p.m. Tuesday; 1 p.m. Wednesday
Directed by Denys Arcand; 2007, 104 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
Satire follows a regular guy in a future Orwellian Montreal.
7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 1 p.m. Thursday
Directed by Michel Brault; 1974, 109 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
Award-winning drama focuses on five fictional characters based on real experiences of Canadians whose civil rights were swept away in 1970.
7:30 p.m. Thursday; 1 p.m. May 2
"The Act of the Heart"
Directed by Paul Almond; 1970, 103 minutes. In English.
Genevieve Bujold and Donald Sutherland star in an exploration of faith and love about a nanny and a monk.
1 p.m. May 3
Directed by Peter Pearson; 1973, 93 minutes. In English.
A star hockey player in small-town Saskatchewan thinks he's a gunslinger in the Old West.
7:30 p.m. May 3
