Top 5 of the Week: 19th-25th
It looks like 2015 will be a good year for cinephiles,
It is so hard to come up with only five events that can really reflect Montreal's cultural scene. The Cinématèque Québécoise has outdone itself again this week, but Cinema Politica keeps coming back with documentaries that deserve our attention. For this week, here's a list of films that you might want to check out.
At the Cinématèque Québécoise:
Wednesday, January 21st: Rob Epstein's The Celluloid Closet (1996) in 35mm.
Thursday, January 22nd: Ken Loach's The Spirit of '45 (2013).
Friday, January 23rd: Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush (1925) in 35mm.
Friday, January 23rd: Four Chris Maker's films on the aesthetic of the resistance.
Saturday, January 24th: Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity (2013)
At the Phi Centre:
Monday, January 19th: Isao Takahata's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Tuesday, January 20th: Claude Jutra's À Tout Prendre (1963)
Wednesday, January 21st: Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Delicatessen (1991) – This is a free screening.
Saturday, January 24th and Sunday, January 25th: Frederick Wiseman's National Gallery (2014)
At Cinema Politica:
Monday, January 19th: Cullen Hoback's Terms and Conditions May Apply (2014) is playing at Concordia
Thursday, January 22nd: Nishtha Jain's Gulabi Gang (2012) at McGill
This week we have an eclectic screening program, but I couldn't emphasize more on the importance of going to one of these independent screenings instead of the big mainstream theatres which will charge you double the price. Apart from the price, I can assure you that you will feel intellectually stimulated by these screenings which all present, in their own way, a certain politics of resistance.
Let us know which one you attended to!
By Bruno Ladouceur