Best Canadian Film of 2011- Vancouver Film Critics
Nominated for 13 Genie Awards
TIFF Top 10 Canadian Film list
From Québec director Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y. and The Young Victoria) comes this multi-layered mystery about intertwined lovers separated by space and time. In modern Montreal, it begins with a story about a husband, his new wife and the affairs of the heart. Forty years in the past, it’s a rumination on a mother’s devotion set in the Paris of 1969. As in Vallée’s C.R.A.Z.Y. music plays a crucial role in Café de Flore. Viewers who know Vallée for the stately The Young Victoria may be taken aback by this films unflinching sexuality, which is elegantly captured but raw. With an ensemble cast headed by Québec singer/songwriter Kevin Parent and French pop star (and partner of Johnny Depp) Vanessa Paradis.
“Café de Flore is a movie where nothing is left to chance. Every inch of the frame, each colour and sound, is there to create a desired effect. Like a Steven Soderbergh or Danny Boyle, Vallée reaches deep into his director’s toolbox to paint the pictures he wants. Not everyone will swallow follow Café de Flore’s final leap in logic. But watch it a second time as I did and you’ll see just how carefully it’s constructed. There are no loose ends here, just the mark of a passionate filmmaker in a movie about love without limits.” - Eli Glassner, CBC
“It seems funny to say, but a lot of filmmakers aren’t that cinematic. They make movies, but they have little sense of the potential of the medium. Jean-Marc Vallée is not one of those people. The Montreal director lives and breathes cinema – and music – and his films showcase a remarkable grasp of the power of big-screen art, with breathtaking visuals, music-fuelled magic and inspired editing.” - Brendan Kelly, The Montreal Gazette
To watch the trailer at YouTube click here.
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GOLDEN BEAR - Berlin Film Festival 2011
New York, Vancouver, Chicago Film Critics & National Board of Review
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 2011
L.A. Film Critics - BEST SCREENPLAY
Transcending cultural and religious barriers to present a fascinating portrait of contemporary Iran, A Separation is director Asghar Farhadi’s version of Divorce, Persian Style. The leads are a well-behaved middle class Iranian couple who separate. They fight quietly, hold decent jobs and prefer to resolve their domestic differences in court. But they only comfort themselves with such courtesy because they might be a little too civilized to let their real feelings show.
“This powerful, complex Iranian drama centres on a conflict that cuts across boundaries of gender and class… these are modern people with modern problems.” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“The title of A Separation understates the case. Mr. Farhadi’s movie deals not only with the separation of an upper-middle-class wife and husband, but with emotional, social and religious chasms that separate man from woman, parent from child, father from father, group from group and class from class. Lest that sound abstract, A Separation could hardly be more concrete, or contemporary, or dramatic. Flawlessly crafted, brilliantly performed and elegantly photographed, it follows a succession of disastrous consequences that flow from the marital split, and that pose profound moral questions without venturing judgments.” - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
Watch the trailer at YouTube here
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Academy Award Nominee - Best Foreign Language Film (Canada)
Best Canadian Film of 2011 - Toronto Film Critics
Bachir Lazhar is a middle-aged Algerian immigrant seeking political refuge in Quebec. He jumps at the opportunity to replace a Montreal elementary school teacher who committed suicide one night after class. The school’s overworked principal is initially relieved. The story focuses on Bachir’s relationship with two of his pupils: a ten-year-old boy traumatized by discovering the body of his teacher, and a girl whose interpretation of the event and resentment toward her friend provoke unforeseen revelations.The screenplay’s line of questioning — how should we speak to children about death? — could have led to a very dark and dry film. Monsieur Lazhar is just the opposite: a luminous and tender tale about the lessons we learn from one another, regardless of age. From directer Phillipe Falardeau (Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!).
“This remarkable picture is carried by the single-named Algerian actor Fellag, who makes this strange man so entirely believable but who never overplays the part. That both Fellag and Falardeau resist the obvious temptation of turning him into a Hollywood hero is the real reason this film packs such emotional force.” Brendan Kelly, The Montreal Gazette
“Life-affirming in accordance with the classic Frank Capra formula, Monsieur Lazhar doesn’t abuse the backdrop of wartime scars as an excuse for heavy-handed dramatic weight. The affecting nature of the material is well-earned.” Eric Kohn, Indiewire
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NOTE: Our selection will change if Empire screens this before May
BEST FILM and BEST DIRECTOR, New York Film Critics 2011
Winner BEST ACTOR Cannes 2011
The critics and audiences at Cannes and Toronto cheered for The Artist, a love letter to 1920s Hollywood that tells a story reminiscent of classics like Singing In The Rain and Sunset Boulevard, but director Michel Hazanavicius and cinematographer Guillaume Schiffman breathe new life into an old tale. Shot entirely in black and white, without dialogue, and utilizing 1:33 aspect ratio, the film remains faithful to the period it represents. With a strong cast headed by Jean Dujardin, winner of Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
“The Artist encapsulates everything we go to movies for: action, laughs, tears and a chance to get lost in another world. It just might leave you speechless.” - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Magazine
“The Artist is a rarity, an ingenious crowd-pleaser.” - Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail
Watch the trailer at YouTube here.
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ORDER FORM FOR 2011-2012
If you are on our email mailing list you should have received an order form for a season pass. If you didn’t receive one please contact info@lunenburgfilms.com or print the attached pdf file below. You can also pick up an order form for a Season Pass at the following locations or on the night of one of our screenings:
Sagors Bookstore in Bridgewater
Fulton’s Pharmacy in Lunenburg
The LaHave Bakery in Mahone Bay
Buying a $48 season pass means you get two films for free when compared with the cost of paying the single admission of $8 for each of our eight regular screenings. Pass holders have also received free admission to the bonus screening we’ve held the past six seasons.
You can print a season pass order form: Order Form 2011-12
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September 22 (Bonus Film) - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
The first Wednesday of each month and the following Thursday
October 5 & 6 - BEGINNERS
November 2 & 3 - THE TRIP
December 7 & 8 - SUBMARINE
January 4 & 5 - CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (3D)
February 1 & 2 - CAFÉ DE FLORE
March 7 & 8 - A SEPARATION
April 4 &5 - MONSIEUR LAZHAR
May 2 & 3 - THE ARTIST
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You are invited to participate in voting for the Film Circuit People’s Choice Award given annually to the best Canadian and International film shown at Film Circuit locations across the country. Cast your vote before January 31, 2012.
Click on the link: Film Circuit People’s Choice Award
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS - 2010
TIFF is proud to announce
Best Canadian Film:
Dilip Mehta’s Cooking with Stella
Best International Film: Juan Jose’s The Secret in their Eyes
Decided by audiences across the country who voted for their favourite film at a Film Circuit screening. Film Circuit serves over 180 groups in more than 160 communities
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Café de flore — Jean-Marc Vallée (Alliance Films)
A Dangerous Method — David Cronenberg (Entertainment One)
Edwin Boyd — Nathan Morlando (Entertainment One)
Hobo With a Shotgun — Jason Eisener (Alliance Films)
Keyhole — Guy Maddin (Entertainment One)
Marécages — Guy Édoin (Mongrel Media)
Monsieur Lazhar — Philippe Falardeau (Entertainment One)
Starbuck — Ken Scott (Entertainment One)
Take This Waltz — Sarah Polley (Mongrel Media)
Le Vendeur — Sébastien Pilote (Entertainment One)
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