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VIFF REPEATS Oct. 13-16
Priceless
Pierre Salvadori, France
Sat Oct 13 7pm - closing gala film!
Gad Elmaleh (last seen in parking cars in The Valet) stars with Audrey Tautou (Amélie) in this clever comedy of morals from writer/director Pierre Salvadori. Underneath the glorious sun of the Cote d'Azur, a scheming seductress is taken for a romantic ride by a lowly hotel worker.
Paranoid Park
Gus Van Sant, USA
Sat Oct 13 9pm
"Working from a source novel by Blake Nelson about a high-school skateboarder trying to make sense of his involvement in an accidental murder, Gus Van Sant carries his ongoing experiments with image and sound design to new levels of sophistication. (The cameraman is the brilliant Christopher Doyle.) The result is a fragmentary, dreamlike portrait of teen alienation."--LA Weekly
Saving Luna
Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit, Canada
Sun Oct 14 7pm - under 18 may attend!
Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit tell the true story of a lone orca nicknamed Luna, who was separated from his pod in 2001. Intelligent and playful, this young killer whale searches for friendship amongst humans on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in Nootka Sound.
Go Go Tales
Abel Ferrara, Italy/France
Sun Oct 14 8:45pm
Abel Ferrara's flat-out masterpiece is his La Ronde and Killing of a Chinese Bookie rolled into one, an hilarious and heartfelt screwball comedy about art and commerce, community, love, and performance. Willem Dafoe stars as a nightclub impresario faced with foreclosure, who tries to gamble his way out of trouble... Featuring Asia Argento and her rottweiler.
Bliss
Abdullah Oguz, Turkey/Greece
Mon Oct 15 7pm
When a young woman is raped, village custom demands her death in order to expunge the dishonour. The man chosen to carry out the killing balks and the pair take sail with the help of a sensitive philosophy professor. Director Abdullah Oguz's drama is blessed by gorgeous music and stunning coastal scenery.
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
Brett Harvey, Canada
Mon Oct 15 9:15pm
Marijuana is a seven-billion-dollar-a-year industry in B.C. With humour and insight, filmmaker Brett Harvey takes a surprising look at who benefits the most from one of BC's biggest businesses remaining illegal and unregulated. Winner, Outstanding Documentary Feature, 2007 Winnipeg International Film Festival.
Ballerina
Bertrand Normand, France
Tues Oct 16 7pm - under 18 may attend!
Behind the ravishing performances--and there are many on offer here--lies the discipline and rigour involved in the training of some of Russia’s top ballerinas. Director Bertrand Normand’s documentary looks at the sophistication and unique skills of Russian ballerinas by following five principle dancers from the Mariinski Theatre, formerly known as the Kirov Ballet.
Vanaja
Rajnesh Domalpalli, India/USA
Tues Oct 16 8:45pm - under 18 may attend!
When a young girl with dreams of being a dancer takes a job with an upper-class family, the stage is set for a clash between passion and tradition. Rajnesh Domalpalli's debut feature is a richly observant take on India's caste system, brimming with colour and heat. As Vanaja, newcomer Mamatha Bhukya shines.
NOTE: These are Vancity Theatre screenings; no VIFF passes or memberships will be accepted. For information on Vancity Theatre Memberships, click here. Keep your VIFF membership card - show it and get $2 off when purchasing a Vancity Theatre membership!
