FILM G U I D EG U I D EG U I D E

SeptemberSeptemberSeptember———December, 2016December, 2016December, 2016

VERNON FILM SOCIETY

Vernon Towne Theatre 2910 30th Ave.

Acclaimed filmmaker Patricia Rozema returns to the big screen with this gripping story about two sisters (Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood) who must fend for themselves after a massive power outage throws North America into chaos. Hidden away at their family's remote country house, Nell and Eva gradually become aware of the severity of their situation, as the blackout continues and sup-plies dwindle. Page and Wood offer powerful and nuanced performances as young women forced to re-examine their place in the world and their rela-tionship with the land, their home, and each other. Rozema offers a fresh and potent take on the apocalyptic thriller, exposing the vulnerabilities of our modern world while bringing a humanistic ap-proach to her film's fearsome vision of the future.

MONDAY, Sept. 26MONDAY, Sept. 26MONDAY, Sept. 26

Canada Canada Canada --- 101 min101 min101 min 14A (Sexual violence)

“Into the Forest is carried by Ro-zema's confident approach and spectacular performances by Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood.” - Georgia Straight

THE DRESSMAKERTHE DRESSMAKERTHE DRESSMAKER

Tilly (Kate Winslet) is beautiful, talented and dis-tinctly unique. Burdened by guilt she returns to her hometown to find her mother, Mad Molly (Judy Davis), demented. Tilly is an outsider, accused of murder and turned upon by insular locals.

Whilst there is pain in the past and Tilly remains accused, there is a host of formidable characters who do the funniest, surprising and sometimes unsavoury things, bringing a reality to this warm-hearted Coen’esque human comedy.

Tilly is a genius with haute couture and armed with fabric and a needle she transforms and liber-ates the women in the town, ultimately exacting sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.

MONDAY, Oct. 17MONDAY, Oct. 17MONDAY, Oct. 17

Australia Australia Australia --- 118 min.118 min.118 min.

Not yet rated

“So entertaining, so unexpected, so wonderfully oddball, so damn good. Witty genre-busting simmering with pathos, humor, and calamity.” - Flickfilosopher (UK)

Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, the new film from acclaimed director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) is a gripping, human tale of survival. On the losing side of a civil war in Sri Lanka, a Tamil soldier (Antonythasan Je-suthasan) poses as the husband and father of two other refugees in order to escape their ravaged homeland. Arriving in France, the makeshift "family" sets about establishing a new life—only to find themselves once again embroiled in violence on the mean streets of Paris. A heartrending saga of three strangers united by circumstance and struggle, Dheepan is both a tour-de-force thriller and a powerful depiction of the immigrant experi-ence.

DHEEPAN SubtitlesDHEEPAN SubtitlesDHEEPAN Subtitles

MONDAY, Sept. 12MONDAY, Sept. 12MONDAY, Sept. 12

FranceFranceFrance--- 114 min114 min114 min 14A (Violence)

“What keeps Dheepan engaging throughout is the tremendous cha-risma of the performers.” - Variety

INTO THE FORESTINTO THE FORESTINTO THE FOREST

OUR LITTLE SISTER Subtitles OUR LITTLE SISTER Subtitles OUR LITTLE SISTER Subtitles

MONDAY, Oct. 31MONDAY, Oct. 31MONDAY, Oct. 31

JapanJapanJapan--- 128 min128 min128 min G (General)

Based on the award-winning manga series Umima-chi Diary, Our Little Sister is the new film by ac-claimed director Kore-eda Hirokazu (Like Father, Like Son and I Wish). Nominated for the Palme d’Or, this exquisite family drama, set across the varied colours of the four seasons, is one of the most graceful, tender and moving films of the year. Sachi, Yoshino and Chika are three sisters living happily together in a relaxed, tight-knit seaside town south of Tokyo. When their long-estranged father passes away they travel to the countryside to attend his funeral, where they meet their shy teenage half-sister, Suzu. Bonding quickly, they invite the or-phaned Suzu to live with them and she eagerly agrees, sparking a journey of self-discovery for all four sisters, looking back into painful pasts but also reaching forward to hopeful futures.

"Irresistible. An intimate, warm embrace of a film that radiates joy and harmony. Deeply charming and quietly moving." - Time Out (UK)

SPIRIT UNFORGETTABLESPIRIT UNFORGETTABLESPIRIT UNFORGETTABLE

With the early onset of Alzheimer's at 52, John Mann, front man for Canadian Celtic rock band Spirit of the West, confronts the reality that he's losing grasp of the poetic and political lyrics he shared with millions. With the support of his wife, he and his lifelong bandmates decide to give their fans a goodbye, hoping John can hang on for what could be his final performance at Massey Hall. From the opening line—"You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best"—to the climactic refrain of "take me home," the lyrics to the band's greatest hit, "Home for a Rest," have taken on new meaning. Bandmate anecdotes and archival material are interwoven with John's struggle to retain a sense of self in this emo-tional tribute to an incredible artist making the most of every moment as he fights with dignity against a crippling disease

MONDAY, Nov. 14MONDAY, Nov. 14MONDAY, Nov. 14

Canada Canada Canada ——— 86 min.86 min.86 min.

Not yet rated.

“It’s hard to imagine a film about some-one facing early-onset Alzheimer’s end-ing on a high, but when the subject is John Mann, lead singer of Spirit of the West, the joy just flows.”

- Toronto Now

CAPTAIN FANTASTICCAPTAIN FANTASTICCAPTAIN FANTASTIC

Ben (Viggo Mortensen) is a devoted father of six children. They live a secluded life in the isolated forests of the Pacific Northwest. The children, who never come into contact with any other people, are raised on a rigorous physical and intellectual sched-ule. They hunt for their own food, with large, ser-rated Bowie knives. When their mother, who's been hospitalized due to a number of mental ailments, commits suicide, the children want to attend her funeral. Against his will, Ben takes them on the journey. He knows his wife's family doesn't agree with his ideas about raising children. His father-in-law, Jack, even threatens to have him arrested if Ben shows up at the funeral. Nonetheless, they go, only to find that Jack and his wife Abigail want to take custody of the children away from Ben.

MONDAY, Nov. 28MONDAY, Nov. 28MONDAY, Nov. 28

United States United States United States ——— 118 min.118 min.118 min. PG (Coarse and sexual language, violence, nudity)

“Captain Fantastic is an engaging char-acter study about compromise, humility, letting go and love of family. It's one of the best films you'll see all year.” - Toronto Sun

FILM SCHEDULE

Sept. 12 DHEEPAN Sept. 26 INTO THE FOREST Oct. 17 THE DRESSMAKER Oct. 31 OUR LITTLE SISTER Nov. 14 SPIRIT UNFORGETTABLE Nov. 28 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC Dec. 12 LAST CAB TO DARWIN

FILM TIMES 5:15 & 7:45 pm5:15 & 7:45 pm5:15 & 7:45 pm

Advance tickets on sale at the Towne Theatre and Bean Scene

Coffee House

1 week prior to each film

ADMISSION—$7.00

The Vernon Film Society gratefully acknowledges our partnership with Film Circuit, presented by the Toronto

International Film Festival and its sponsors.

LAST CAB TO DARWINLAST CAB TO DARWINLAST CAB TO DARWIN

In Last Cab to Darwin, Rex (Michael Caton), a cab driver in the mining town Broken Hill, has spent his life avoiding getting close to people - even his best friend and occasional lover Polly (Ningali Lawford-Wolf), who lives across the road. One day, Rex dis-covers he doesn't have long to live. Not wanting to be forced to rely on anyone, least of all Polly, he decides to leave his home and drive alone the 3000kms across the Australian continent to Darwin, where a recently passed law and a willing Dr. Farmer (Jacki Weaver) will allow him to die on his own terms. But on his epic journey he discovers that before you can end your life you've got to live it, and to live it you've got to learn to share it.

MONDAY, Dec 12MONDAY, Dec 12MONDAY, Dec 12

Australia Australia Australia ——— 123 min.123 min.123 min. PG (Coarse language, violence)

“It’s not so much the destination but the physical and emotional journey em-barked on in this thoughtful, culturally authentic road trip.” - Variety