X
How do I get paid? Learn about our new Secured Funds Program!
  View site in English, Español, or Français
The fair-trade ticketing company.
Sign Me Up!  |  Log In
 
Find An Event Create Your Event Help
 
Life's a Breeze
Harkins Scottsdale 101
Phoenix, AZ
Share this event:
Get Tickets
There are no active dates for this event.
Tickets and passes are still available at the event

Event

Life's a Breeze
Thirteen-year-old Dubliner Emma (Kelly Thornton) isn't too thrilled about being assigned the task of paying daily visits to her grandmother Nan (Fionnula Flanagan), who is nearly eighty, fiercely independent, and politely described by her offspring as "argumentative." With economic woes battering Ireland, and everyday life coming in for the occasional sucker punch, tensions percolate within Emma's clan  her thirtysomething uncle Colm (Pat Shortt) still lives with Nan and has made an unpleasant habit of borrowing money from Emma's mother. What this family needs is a major windfall  and they might just get one. It's revealed that Nan has been squirrelling away cash in her mattress for decades, nearly a million in euros, she claims. If only her children hadn't decided to surprise their mother with a total house makeover  and tossed the mattress into the trash. A scouring of local landfills is undertaken, and soon enough the entire country will join in the hunt. The title of Lance Daly's wonderful new comedy is more than a little ironic, yet Life's a Breeze does maintain a singularly breezy tone, balanced with moments of heartfelt connection across generational divides, and a remarkably hushed, captivating sequence that finds Emma exploring an abandoned building  another symbol of hard times. Great humour springs from unwise expenditures, such as Colm's hiring of a male stripper dressed as a fireman to entertain Nan at her birthday party. But even while purse strings get tighter, other resources are found in great abundance, such as familial solidarity and resilience. So long as we hang on to these, things can only get so bad.

Location

Harkins Scottsdale 101
7000 E Mayo Blvd Suite 1059
Phoenix, AZ 85054
United States

Categories

None

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: No
Wheelchair Accessible: No

Contact

Owner: Jason Carney
On BPT Since: Oct 17, 2006
 
Phoenix Film Festival
www.phoenixfilmfestival.co...


Contact us
Email
support@brownpapertickets.com
Phone
1-800-838-3006 (Temporarily Unavailable)
Resources
Developers
Help
Ticket Buyers
Track Your Order
Browse Events
Locations
Event Producers
Create an Event
Pricing
Services
Buy Pre-Printed Tickets
The Venue List
Find out about local events
Get daily or weekly email notifications of new and discounted events in your neighborhood.
Sign up for local events
Connect with us
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Get to know us
Use of this service is subject to the Terms of Usage, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy of Brown Paper Tickets. All rights reserved. © 2000-2022 Mobile EN ES FR