Event

Curling

Seattle Premiere!

(Denis Côté, 2010, Canada, 35mm, 96 min)
Côté takes a more conventional turn in Curling than in his previous films, going through three producers and several script drafts to come up with a film that he, himself, describes as "more mature." Several aspects are still classic Côté: the focus on setting, the stark realism, and the sense of dread that builds throughout this subdued thriller. Emmanuel Bilodeau and his real-life daughter star as a secretive handyman and his 12 year-old daughter, whose only relief from her father's protective instinct comes in exploring the woods near where they live. What she finds there becomes the driving force behind this quietly intense drama about what lurks beneath the surface of Quebecois serenity.

"Darkly comic and moving, it might be the most accessible thing Côté has done."Brendan Kelly, The Montreal Gazette

Saturday, Nov 12 screening at 7 PM FREE FOR NWFF MEMBERS!