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These special screenings celebrate International Women's Day! 

CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 (CLÉO DE 5 À 7)
Sunday 8 March 4pm 

France, 1962. Directed by Agnès Varda. 89 min. NR
Presented in French with English subtitles. 


Often called a masterpiece, the iconic film has a strong feminine viewpoint and raises questions about how women are perceived. Walk through Paris with Cléo, on the longest day of the year, as she awaits the results of a recent biopsy. Her introspective outlook affects how she approaches the day, from her encounters with friends and acquaintances to what she observes in total strangers around her. The film is superficially about a woman coming to terms with her mortality, which is a common auteurist trait for celebrated Filmmaker Agnès Varda. On a deeper level, the film confronts the traditionally objectified woman by giving Cléo her own vision. She cannot be constructed through the gaze of others, which is often represented through a motif of reflections and Cleo's ability to strip her body of "to-be-looked-at-ness" attributes, such as clothing or wigs.

The French New Wave film mixes documentary and fiction and features a wonderful score by Michel Legrand (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Eddie Constantine and Jean-Claude Brialy.

 

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“That intimate look at a woman’s life and heart set Varda’s work apart from that of her male contemporaries. Playful, charming and haunting. Cléo is also the very definition of a masterpiece.”  
- Caryn James, BBC Culture

CITY DREAMERS
Wed 11 March 7pm

Canada, USA, 2018. Directed by Joseph Hillel. 81 min. PG
Presented in French and English with English subtitles.

A fascinating documentary by filmmaker Joseph Hillel that underlines the ever-changing city of tomorrow and the life and work of four women architects who reconsidered the urban environment. Phyllis Lambert, Denise Scott Brown, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel are inspiring pioneers that observed and shaped the city of today and tomorrow. Leaving marks on several cities across North America and Europe, these women who are still active, and have more than 70 years of experience each, are united by a similar vision and dream of “a fundamentally human and inclusive city”.
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The film is part of the Archticture+Design Series co-presented by The Niagara Society of Architects in honour of International Women's Day. 

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