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2008 - 2009
Film Schedule
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The Visitor
September 29, 2008 |
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
October 27, 2008 |
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Heaven on Earth
November 10, 2008 |
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Mongol
January 12, 2009 |
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A No-Hit No-Run Summer
January 26, 2009 |
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The Stone of Destiny
February 9, 2009 |
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The Necessities of Life
February 23, 2009 |
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Fifty Dead Men Walking
March 23, 2009 |
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One Week
April 6, 2009 |
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Cadillac Records
Special Screening
April 20, 2009 |
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Waltz with Bashir
April 27, 2009 |
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Wendy and Lucy
May 11, 2009 |
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Heaven on Earth
November 10, 2008
(Canada) Rated 14A
104 minutes
Individual tickets available ($8.00 – cash only) at BookLore and Galaxy Cinemas, Orangeville (film nights only)
Deepa Mehta is one of Canada’s most distinguished contemporary filmmakers. With her dual focus on highlighting this country’s diverse multicultural make-up and the portrayal of strong women characters, she has been unwavering in giving socio-historical and political context to her remarkable cinema, most notably in the multiple-award-winning Water, a Film Circuit favourite. With films like Bollywood/Hollywood, she has also demonstrated her astute flair for the more whimsical sides of storytelling.
Like Water, Heaven on Earth is first and foremost a study of a female character who must cope with very difficult circumstances. The protagonist, a young Indian woman (Bollywood superstar Preity Zinta), is involved in an arranged marriage with an Indo-Canadian who, as it turns out, is highly abusive. Her situation is wretched, but she is largely powerless to improve it. New to Canada and at the mercy of her husband, she quite literally has nowhere to go – except into the recesses of her thriving imagination. As the film unfolds and her situation becomes more gruesome, the parallel world of her own construction starts taking over as her fantasy universe becomes a far more viable place to inhabit than her real environment.
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Tickets available at BookLore and Galaxy Cinemas
Enjoy a 10% discount on food and beverages (excluding alcoholic beverages) at Kelsey's upon presentation of a valid MNM movie ticket/stub or Subscription Pass. Offer valid only on MNM film nights.
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