A Hell of a Day

Flim/Video CLOSING NIGHT WOMEN WITH VISION: RESTLESS AGE A HELL OF A DAY (REINES D'UN JOUR) DIRECTED BY MARION VERNOUX SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2002, 8 PM $6 ($4 WALKER MEMBERS) AUDITORIUM

Some days turn out to be simply unforgettable, and this ensemble cast of actors brings one to life in this energetic comedy. For Marie, the day includes a positive pregnancy test, a car accident, and getting fired from her job. For Hortense, cell phone in hand, the frantic quest for sexual satisfaction begins in a traffic jam. For Luis and Maurice, the unexpected appearance of a loved one pitches them into a world of dreams and nightmares. Director Marion Vernoux creates this day-in-the-life story of random people whose lives come together at a one-hour photo shop. 2001, France, color, 35mm, in French with English subtitles, 94 minutes.

Flying Machine #9: Milkweed Alchemy

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FLYING MACHINE #9: MILKWEED ALCHEMY
DIRECTED BY CLAIRE SIMONSON
After a five-year-old showed her how to pop open a milkweed pod and free the floss within, filmmaker Claire Simonson was reminded of the paradox of finding indescribable beauty in a roadside weed. She features the plant in #9 of her continuing series of improbable flying machines. Someday one of them is really going to fly. 2001, U.S., color, video, 9 minutes.

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.