Calgary Cinematheque presents Salon Cinema:

La Vie Commence Demain

Saturday, October 25, 2014 @ 1:00 PM
The Plaza Theatre - 1133 Kensignton Road NW, Calgary
$12 General | $10 Member/Senior/Student

Each month, Calgary Cinematheque invites a well-known guest from the Calgary community to present his/her favourite film at the Plaza Theatre. A discussion about the film will follow the screening.

The first edition of this monthly series will feature CBC host JIM BROWN presenting LA VIE COMMENCE DEMAIN

Jim Brown is the host of CBC Radio One’s The 180. He has also hosted Calgary's morning show The Eyeopener and The Morning Show in St. John's. His voice has also been heard across the country as Friday host of The Current and guest host of As It Happens, Q and The Sunday Edition. Prior to joining the CBC, Jim worked as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor.

Jim's first film, the feature documentary "Radiant City" which he co-wrote and co-directed, premiered in 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named one of the 10 best films of the year. "Radiant City" won the Genie award for Best Documentary of 2007. Jim's latest film, "The Future Is Now!" premiered in 2011 at the Hot Docs film festival.

La Vie Commence Demain (Life Begins Tomorrow) Dir. Nicole Vedres, 1952

Made in cooperation with UNESCO, Nicole Vedres’ semi-fictional documentary speculates on the future of mankind after the atomic age. Many prominent French artists and intellects are featured as narrators, including: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Andre Labarthe, Jean-Paul Sartre, Daniel Agache, Jean Rostand, Le Corbusier, Pablo Picasso and Andre Gide. Film clips of hospitals, schoolrooms, scientific laboratories, and even nightclubs are woven into Vedre's fascinating tapestry.

Upcoming Salon Cinema:
November 22 @ 1pm Druh Farrell presenting Riders of the Storm (1986)
January 24 @ 1pm - The Plaza
February 21 @ 1pm - The Plaza
March 21 @ 1pm - The Plaza

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