Cinema Salon with Gabor Maté
Tuesday, January 5 at 7:30 pm

Once a month, Melanie Friesen invites a distinguished guest to present his/her favourite film. After the screening, audiences and guests have the opportunity to discuss the film over drinks and snacks in our spacious lounge.

 

Requiem For A Dream
Tuesday, January 5 at 7:30 pm

Directed By: Darren Aronofsky

Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans

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Set in Brooklyn, Requiem for a Dream begins with four people - Sara, a widowed Jewish woman, her junkie son Harry, his girlfriend Marion and his best friend, Tyrone - on their quest for satisfaction in life. Desperate to escape a dull existence, we witness the effects that drugs and various addictions have on each of them. This is not strictly a drugs movie. Instead, it shows how anything can become addictive, whether it’s a TV show, an unrequieted dream or line of cocaine. An extraordinary take on a story of hopes and dreams shattered by drug addiction, this is cutting-edge film-making.
 

Presenter: Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté M.D. is a physician, author, seminar leader and public speaker. He is a former medical columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail. The most recent of his four bestsellers is In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. For twenty years Dr. Maté had a family practice, and for seven years was Medical Coordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital. For eleven years he has worked in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV.

VIFC TICKETS AND INFO

Cinema Salon tickets are available in advance:
• on-line at www.vifc.org
 • in person at the Vancouver International Film Centre during regular box office hours

Call the FILM INFO LINE: 604.683.FILM (3456) for the latest info and listings. Tickets can be purchased in advance on-line at www.vifc.org or in person 30 minutes before showtime.

As a registered non-profit society, the VIFC screens films that have not always been seen by the BC Film Classification Board. Under BC law, any person wishing to see these unclassified films must belong to the VIFC Society and be 18 years or older. Valid for one year based on the date of purchase, the VIFC basic membership cost is $2.50.

For More Membership Information go to http://www.vifc.org/membership.html.

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