FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | AUGUST 2015 39
Counter Culture Cinema
Take a break from the big summer popcorn movies and come
join the Counter Culture Cinema Club for our twice-monthly
screenings of movies you may not find at your Cineplex: indie
films, foreign films, documentaries, etc. Check us out!
Our first August screening,
on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 6 pm, is the
film Elsa and Fred (USA 2014,
97 minutes, English). Here is a
brief description from Amazon.
com: "Elsa and Fred is the story of
two people who, at the end of the
road, discover that it's never too
late to love. After losing his wife,
Fred (Christopher Plummer) feels
disturbed, confused and alone, so
his daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) helps move him into a small
apartment where he meets Elsa (Shirley MacLaine). From that
moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred's life like
a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left
to live is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases."
Our second August screening, on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 6 pm,
is the film Mr. Turner (UK 2014, 144 minutes, English). Here
is a brief description from IMDB.com: "Mr. Turner explores
the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter
J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851).
Profoundly affected by the
death of his father, loved by
a housekeeper he takes for
granted and occasionally
exploits sexually, he forms
a close relationship with a
seaside landlady with whom
he eventually lives incognito
in Chelsea, where he dies.
Throughout this, he travels,
paints, stays with the country
aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of
the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of
a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated
and reviled by the public and by royalty."
All of our screenings are followed by lively discussion about
the film; we'd love to have you join us. The Lodge theatre 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