FILM G U I D EG U I D EG U I D E

JanuaryJanuaryJanuary———March, 2017March, 2017March, 2017

VERNON FILM SOCIETY

Vernon Towne Theatre 2910 30th Ave.

Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, ex-ploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations as disparate as the Amazon, the Sahara, the South Pole and the Australian outback. Working with NetScout, a world leader in real time service assurance and cybersecurity, Herzog leads viewers on a jour-ney through a series of provocative conversa-tions that reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually every-thing in the real world works - from business to education, space travel to healthcare, and the very heart of how we conduct our personal relationships.

MONDAY, Jan. 23MONDAY, Jan. 23MONDAY, Jan. 23

USA USA USA --- 98 min98 min98 min PG (Coarse and sexual language)

“.. survey of the origins of the informa-

tion revolution and a shrewd analysis of how the internet has reshaped the world. It's one of the director's best.docs.” - Philadelphia Inquirer

KONELINE: our land beautiful KONELINE: our land beautiful KONELINE: our land beautiful

The Tahltan First Nation has lived in remote northwestern British Columbia for thousands of years. They call their land "koneline" which means "our land beautiful" as well as "our mind beautiful," inextricably weaving human consciousness with the health of the land. Copper and gold mining companies call the Tahltan territory "the golden triangle," while hunting outfitters refer to it as "Canada's Ser-engeti. A cinematic poem, Koneline evokes both the beauty and the complicated nature of its inhabitants and their relationship with this

unique "wilderness."

2016 Hot Docs Festival — Best Canadian Documentary Film

MONDAY, Feb. 6MONDAY, Feb. 6MONDAY, Feb. 6

Canada Canada Canada –––96 min.96 min.96 min. PG (Coarse language, violence)

“Equal parts sigh, song and cry, Wild shows restraint in stepping out of the way to let people from tribal elders to a wilderness hunting guide and miners tell their stories without passing judgment.”

- Toronto Star

Two childhood friends are reunited after years without seeing one another. Separated by the Atlantic Ocean, the two friends have made their lives on different continents, but when they meet again it feels like they´ve never been apart. Julian and Tomas will spend a few unfor-gettable days together; laughing, reminiscing, crying... because their reunion is also their last goodbye. Truman is an elegy to friendship and love. A humorous and honest portrait of the courage it takes to accept that death is just another part of life.

2016 GOYA Awards — Best Actor, Best Director, Best Film

2016 Gaudi Awards— Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Actor, Best Male lead, Best Director

TRUMAN Subtitles TRUMAN Subtitles TRUMAN Subtitles

MONDAY, Jan. 9MONDAY, Jan. 9MONDAY, Jan. 9

Argentina/SpainArgentina/SpainArgentina/Spain--- 108 min108 min108 min Not yet rated

“A clean-lined, sensitively-written and beautifully played two-hander that tack-les complex issues in a refreshingly straightforward, downbeat way.” - Hollywood Reporter

LO AND BEHOLD: LO AND BEHOLD: LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLDREVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLDREVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD

JEAN OF THE JONESES JEAN OF THE JONESES JEAN OF THE JONESES

MONDAY, Feb. 20MONDAY, Feb. 20MONDAY, Feb. 20

Canada/USACanada/USACanada/USA––– 82 min82 min82 min PG (Drug use, coarse language)

The lives of 25-year-old Jean Jones and her multi-generational, middle-class Jamaican-American family of strong-minded, stubborn yet loving women come to an arresting stop when her estranged grandfather dies on the doorstep of the family's brownstone during a Sunday dinner. Tensions rise and old conflicts come to a boil as Jean uncovers the family's buried secrets. Throughout the film, the Jones women face their divorces, infidelities, and past transgressions. In particular, Jean faces the tough truths of her career and her crip-pling ability to move on from a past relation-

ship to the love staring her right in the face.

2016 Zurich Film Festival - Best International Feature Film

“Meghie's endearingly acerbic debut feature is a work of modest ambition and commercial outlook, but that mod-

esty proves intrinsic to its appeal …”

- Variety

JULIETA SubtitlesJULIETA SubtitlesJULIETA Subtitles

Spanish maestro Pedro Almodóvar is re-nowned for his ability to move effortlessly from high drama to high farce, exploring the contradictions of human needs and desire through a range of styles and tones. And, as one of the cinema's greatest makers of films about women, it is only fitting that for his lat-est and 20th feature he has chosen to adapt the work of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro, Canada's answer to Chekhov. Mining three stories from Munro's exquisite collection Run-away and relocating them to Spain, Almodóvar creates a marvellously textured tale that exam-ines the strained relationship between a mother and daughter.

2016 San Diego Film Festival — Best International Film

MONDAY, Mar. 6MONDAY, Mar. 6MONDAY, Mar. 6

Spain Spain Spain ——— 99 min.99 min.99 min.

14A (Coarse language, violence)

“...a sumptuous and heartbreaking

study of the viral nature of guilt, the mystery of memory and the often unen-durable power of love.” - The Guardian (UK)

TONI ERDMANN TONI ERDMANN TONI ERDMANN SubtitlesSubtitlesSubtitles

One of the most talked-about films at this year’s Cannes, the new film from Maren Ade (The Forest for the Trees, Everyone Else) is an alternately hilarious and morti-fying comedy about the fraught relation-ship between a repressed corporate con-sultant and her incessantly prank-playing dad.

2017 Golden Globes Awards Nomination

Best Foreign Film 2016 — has won numerous Best Film and Audience Awards

Due to the length of film, the first show will be at 5 pm and second at 8 pm

MONDAY, Mar. 20MONDAY, Mar. 20MONDAY, Mar. 20

Germany Germany Germany ——— 162 min.162 min.162 min.

Not yet rated

“The film's no-nonsense, visually plain documentary-style of shooting feels utterly appropriate to its sly evocation of the absurdities and banalities of modern life. Just brilliant.” - Time Out

FILM SCHEDULE

Jan. 9 TRUMAN Jan. 23 LO AND BEHOLD Feb. 6 KONELINE Feb. 20 JEAN OF THE JONESES Mar. 6 JULIETA Mar. 20 TONI ERDMANN ———————————————————

FILM TIMES 5:15 & 7:45 pm5:15 & 7:45 pm5:15 & 7:45 pm

Advance tickets on sale at the Towne Theatre and Bean Scene

Coffee House

1 week prior to each film

ADMISSION—$7.00 (Cash only)

The Vernon Film Society gratefully acknowledges our partnership with Film Circuit, presented by the Toronto

International Film Festival and its sponsors.

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More new DVDs coming in January 2017

Dukhtar Embrace of the Serpent Sing Street Captain Fantastic The Dark Horse The Man Who Knew Infinity Love and Friendship The Legend of Barney Thomson

Into the Forest Sleeping Giant Dheepan Rams A Perfect Day Dark Horse Last Cab to Darwin The Dressmaker