Famed Surrealist Luis Buñuel tackles some erotic material in this month's "Essential Cinema" Film School
Saturday, February 04, 2012 - Thursday, February 09, 2012
Luis Buñuel's BELLE de JOUR
Catherine Deneuve's porcelain perfection hides a cracked interior in one of the actress's most iconic roles: Séverine, a Paris housewife who begins secretly spending her afternoon hours working in a bordello. This surreal and erotic late-sixties daydream from provocateur for the ages Luis Buñuel is an examination of desire and fetishistic pleasure (its characters' and its viewers'), as well as a gently absurdist take on contemporary social mores and class divisions. Fantasy and reality commingle in this burst of cinematic transgression, which was one of Buñuel's biggest hits.
101 mins French, Spanish, Mongolian Colour 1.66:1 35mm 1967
The Film School lecture & discussion will be hosted by Dr. Rebecca Sullivan, Dept. of English, University of Calgary.
Belle de Jour screens at Noon on Saturday, February 4th, 2012. A repeat screening will follow at 7pm on Thursday, February 9th.
The weekend matinee will be the third of this season's "Essential Cinema" Film School screenings, which highlight the works of established masters by supplementing each film with an informative lecture and discussion designed to deepen the movie-going experience. Local film scholar and professor Dr. Rebecca Sullivan will host.
Both screenings take place at the historic Plaza Theatre, located at 1133 Kensington Road NW.
Tickets are $12 for the general public, $10 for students and seniors, and $8 for Calgary Cinematheque members. Memberships and passes will be available for purchase before the screening.
