Lourdes - Seattle Premiere
Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, WA
(Jessica Hausner, Austria/France/Germany, 2009, 35mm, 96 min)
Isolated, wheelchair-bound Christine (Sylvie Testud) wants a way to meet people, so she pretends to be pious to take advantage of opportunities for travel with pilgrimage groups. When she takes a transformative journey to Lourdes, the "Disneyland of miracles," Christine gets plenty of opportunities for such, as she awkwardly makes the acquaintance of fellow miracle seekers, apathetic church volunteers and many others across the religious spectrum. The films focus, however, isnt so much religion, but competing human capacities for openness and jealousy, and our ultimate underlying fragility. Through all this, Christine exudes charisma, even through her very socially limited shell.
Sylvie Testud, 38, the French Meryl Streep (even better?), commits fully to Christines internal process, a performance of enormous physical control and economy. - Time Out New York
Note: Please arrive 30 minutes prior to any screening. Seating is guaranteed up to 15 minutes prior to showtime.
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| Dog Friendly: No |
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| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
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| First: | Friday Apr 02, 2010 7:00 PM | | Last: | Thursday Apr 08, 2010 9:00 PM |
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Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
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