TONIGHT ! FORCE MAJEURE DIRECTED BY RUBEN ÖSTLUND at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre 7pm, doors at 6pm Sweden/France/Norway, 2014, DCP, 118 min. “Sophisticated, stingingly clever and well-executed. Filmed with crystalline clarity and observant humor” – Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post FORCE MAJEURE is Ruben Östlunds breakout film, a witty and emotionally rich combination of Bergmans SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE and the television show Curb Your Enthusiasm. A young family on a ski vacation has their entire foundation of security threatened by the husbands frightened reaction to an avalanche alarm. His subsequent state of denial and his wifes reaction to it create the fraught stage that this comedy-drama plays out upon. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes and Swedens Best Foreign Picture Academy Award delegate. For more info on Ruben Östlund, visit the retrospective page at Comeback Company. This touring retrospective is produced by Comeback Company, in partnership with the Swedish Film Institute and Plattform Produktion and with additional support from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, the Embassy of Sweden in the U.S. and the Consulate General of Sweden in New York. https://youtube/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&x-yt-ts=1421914688&v=fjjzVbTBF8o
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:34:53 +0000