AGH film series: FALL 2008
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The Last Mistress
Wednesday, September 10 @ 7:00 pm
Director Catherine Breillat, 2008, France, 104 min
Location: Empire Jackson Square 6 Cinemas
The Last Mistress marks the monumental pairing of cinema's premiere provocateur, director Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl) with the most fearless and explosive actor of our generation, Asia Argento (Marie Antoinette, Boarding Gate). A penniless rogue, Ryno de Marigny (newcomer Fu-ad Ait Aattou), shocks 19th century France with his engagement to the virginal gem of the aristocracy, Hermangarde. As lurid speculations of Ryno's ten year affair with the carnal Vellini (Argento) manifest, a supremely erotic and wickedly humorous depiction of human lust is revealed - overriding the brittle facade of nobility and reverence. Bolstered by Breillat's mastery of the medium and Argento's commanding performance, The Last Mistress is a highly entertaining yet incredibly provocative film that has resulted in unanimous praise from audiences and critics across the world. 2007 T.I.F.F., 2007 Venice. Rated 18A.
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The Tracey Fragments
Wednesday, September 24 @ 7:00 pm
Director Bruce McDonald, 2007, Canada, 80 min
Location: Empire Jackson Square 6 Cinemas
*GUEST DIRECTOR Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, Highway 61) in attendance!
Fifteen-year-old Tracey Berkowitz (Ellen Page) is wearing a tattered shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny (Zie Souwand), who thinks he's a dog. Tracey's journey leads us into the dark underbelly of the city, into the emotional cesspool of her home, through the brutality of her high school, the clinical cat and mouse games with her shrink and her soaring fantasies of Billy Zero (Slim Twig) - her boyfriend and Rock 'n' Roll savior. Her travels also put her in contact with the seedier inhabitants of the city. Like Lance (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos), her would-be savior who ultimately puts her life in jeopardy. 2007 Berlin International Film Festival - Manfred-Salzgeber Prize. Rated 14 A.
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Future Film Dates (titles will be announced soon):
October: 8, 22
November: 3, 5, 19, 26
December: 3
Free First Friday Films: October 3, December 5
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START TIME:
All screenings begin
at 7:00 pm unless
otherwise posted.
LOCATIONS:
(please check each film)
1) Empire Jackson Square 6 Cinemas
Jackson Square,
2 King St. W.,
downtown Hamilton.
Underground Parking is $1
with cinema validation
(after 6:00 pm).
2) Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King St. W.,
downtown Hamilton.
ADMISSION:
(unless otherwise posted)
AGH Members $6
Students/Seniors $8
General $10
Tickets are available in advance from the AGH Front Desk, on-line (ends midnight prior), by phone, or at the venue after 6:30 pm on the evening of the screening. Taxes are included in the ticket price.
Call 905-527-6610 ext. 232, or e-mail film@artgalleryofhamilton.com.
AGH film is generously sponsored by Turkstra Lumber.
The AGH gratefully acknowledges Empire Theatres, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Hamilton and VIEW magazine. For current media releases, click here.
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