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Flim/Video OPENING NIGHT U.S. PREMIERE WOMEN WITH VISION: RESTLESS AGE THE WAY I KILLED MY FATHER (COMMENT J'AI TUÉ MON PÈRE) DIRECTED BY ANNE FONTAINE FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2002, 8 PM $6 ($4 WALKER MEMBERS) AUDITORIUM  |
Jean-Luc (Michel Bouquet) is a doctor whose haute-bourgeois lifestyle is shaken when, at a party paying tribute to his successful medical career, his estranged--and presumed dead--father appears. Although his wife warms to her new father-in-law, Jean-Luc resists forgiveness as he and his father feel compelled to dissect their precarious relationship. A finely directed character study of familial bonds, The Way I Killed My Father simmers with powerful performances. "The parent-child relationship has rarely been depicted with such subtlety and assurance" (Toronto International Film Festival). 2001, France/Spain, color, 35mm, in French with English subtitles, 98 minutes.
For more information on Ann Fontaine and The Way I Killed My Father, please see the following URLS:
http://www.premiere.fr/fiche_artiste.php?id_artiste=1502.
http://www.rlff.com/db_world/cinema.cgi/films/view_38.htm
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A reception in Gallery 8 Restaurant follows the opening-night screenings, hosted by the Minnesota Film and TV Board.
WOMEN WITH VISION: RESTLESS AGE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM MARSHALL FIELD'S PROJECT IMAGINE. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA FOR GIRLS IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR. THE OPENING-NIGHT RECEPTION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MINNESOTA FILM AND TV BOARD