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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | AUGUST 2021 45 We're doing something different this month: both of the films we are screening are from France. Our first monthly screening on Sunday, Aug. 8 at 6 pm, is the film Cyrano, My Love (France 2018, 1 hr. 50 min., English subtitles). Here is a brief description from IMDb. com: "December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet thirty but already has two children and a lot of anxieties. He has not written anything for two years. In desperation, he offers the great Constant Coquelin a new play, a heroic comedy, in verse, for the holidays. Only concern: it is not written yet. Ignoring the whims of actresses, the demands of his Corsican producers, the jealousy of his wife, the stories of his best friend's heart and the lack of enthusiasm of all those around him, Edmond starts writing this piece which nobody believes. For now, he has only the title: 'Cyrano de Bergerac.'" This film was rescheduled from an earlier date. Our second monthly screening, on Sunday, Aug. 22 at 6 pm, is the film Non-Fiction (France 2018, 1 hr. 48 min., English subtitles). Here is a brief description from IMDb. com: "Set in the Parisian publishing world, an editor and an author find themselves in over their heads, as they cope with a middle-age crisis, the changing industry, and their wives." All of our screenings are followed by lively discussion about the film. We'd love to have you join us. The Lodge Theater has very limited seating, so if you're interested in our screenings, come early; we hope to see you there. Please note that all films announced are subject to availability. If you have any questions about the Counter Culture Cinema Club or want to recommend a film, please email Micki Rosen at michelesrosen@gmail.com. ~ Micki Rosen Counter Culture Cinema Club Classic Film Group The Tuesday Day Classic Film Group is meeting at The Lodge Theater on Aug. 24 at 6 pm. We will be getting back together for our classic movie discussions about the directors who changed cinema and Hollywood . This month we will continuing with the work of Director John Ford, with the film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, which is a Drama/Western. It stars James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, and Vera Miles. This was John Ford's poetic and somber look at the end of the Wild West era. Although atypical of his usual works, it is widely considered Ford's last great movie and among his best westerns. The movie's tagline is "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Summary: The story of a senator returning to a western town for the funeral of an old friend. It tells the story of the senator's origins. His friend is an experienced gunman and he is a peace-loving tenderfoot clashing with a western bully. Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard were the only two people standing up to the bully. They each proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance. And in the end, "Nothing's too good for the man who shot Liberty Valance." ~ Paul Plamondon, 4seasonsmoviegroup@ gmail.com

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