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Watch and discuss three films with us on August 2, 9, 16

Posted on July 19, 2018 in Active Aging, In The News, Learning

Experience film the way it was intended to be--with other people!

Join us here at Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber for three films:

August 2: A Model for Matisse

August 9: The Spitfire Grill

August 16: A Man Called Ove

 

All films will begin at 1pm in the auditorium here at Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber. 

Then partake in a facilitated discussion after each film. RSVP here or call or email Michelle Vance at 614.228.8888 or mvance@ohioliving.org

This is a FREE event.

 

Here are the abstracts of each film:

 

August 2: A Model for Matisse

A film by Barbara F. Freed: 67 minutes, documentary, color, English & French w/ English subtitles, 2003

Synopsis taken from First Run Features http://firstrunfeatures.com/modelformatissedvd.html

A warm and richly painted portrait of the little known and tender relationship between one of the twentieth century's greatest artists, Henri Matisse, and Sister Jacques-Marie, the woman who inspired him to create what Matisse proclaimed the masterpiece of his life's work: The Chapel of the Rosary in the French Mediterranean village of Vence.

In 1941, Sister Jacques-Marie - then Monique Bourgeois - was a 21-year-old nursing student and amateur artist living in Nice. She answered an ad placed by Matisse seeking "a young and pretty night nurse," and from this humble beginning a beautiful friendship developed.

This lovely film documents the story's personal and historic aspects, presenting Matisse's never-before filmed hand-painted gouaches and fabrics as well as a rich collection of photographs and archival footage of the aged Matisse working on the Chapel's ceramics.

WINNER! Best Documentary- Avignon/New York Film Festival

Reviews:

"ONE OF THE GREAT LOVE AFFAIRS OF ART HISTORY is that between Henri Matisse and Sister Jacques-Marie, consummated in the creation of the Rosary Chapel in Vence. As lightfilled as the tiny chapel – a jewel box of the spirit – A Model for Matisse is an act of veneration, much like the making of the chapel." - Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

"Matisse's art sparkles in its splendor!" - La Presse

"Beautifully made... refreshingly different. The ultimate message of the film is one of triumph." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"A sweet, wry, and poignant story." - International Documentary Magazine

"Celebrates the captivating wit, energy and natural authority Matisse first recognized in Sister Jacques-Marie." - The Guardian (UK)

 

August 9: The Spitfire Grill A drama written and directed by Lee David Zlotoff: Aug 23, 1996, 106 minutes   
Synopsis taken from Movies.com 

http://www.movies.com/spitfire-grill/details/m35457

This debut drama from writer-director Lee David Zlotoff (creator of the TV series MacGyver) won the audience award at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. Alison Elliott stars as Percy Talbott, an ex-convict who's come to the small Maine town of Gilead in the hope of finding work and a place to start her life over again. With the help of the local sheriff, she lands a waitress job at the Spitfire Grill, eventually winning over the crusty owner Hannah (Ellen Burstyn) and simple-minded fellow waitress Shelby (Marcia Gay Harden) with her hard work and trustworthiness. Percy even finds a new love with a woodsman, Joe (Kieran Mulroney) and befriends a hermit (John M. Jackson) who lives in the nearby woods and is regularly fed by Hannah. When Hannah falls ill, Percy devises a scheme to help her sell the café in a national contest, but Shelby's husband Nahum (Will Patton) doesn't trust Percy's motives -- and his suspicion leads to tragedy. The Spitfire Grill, which played as a cross between Will Patton (1962) and Will Patton (1991), got initial financing from an organization of Roman Catholic priests and sold at Sundance for a then-record $10 million. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

 

August 16: A Man Called Ove

Director: Hannes Holm

Writers: Hannes Holm (screenplay) and Fredrik Backman (novel)

Starring: Rolf Lassgard, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg

Synopsistaken from IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4080728/ 

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.

Awards:European Comedy Award Winner at the 2016 European Film Awards; 2016 Lost Weekend Award Winner; Audience Award Winner for the 2016 Guldbagge Awards; winner of the World Cinema award for 2016 Mill Vallet Film Festival; Audience Award for the 2016 Cabourg Romantic Film Festival and the 2016 Traverse City Film Festival for Best Foreign Fiction.

See all awards and nominations here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4080728/awards?ref_=tt_awd

 


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