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Screen One Monthly Film Series

Bayfield 7 Cinemas, (Bayfield mall) 320 Bayfield Street, Barrie

Now in its 15th year, this popular monthly film series provides an enhanced opportunity for local audiences to see the finest Canadian, Independent and World cinema on offer. Screenings are on the first Wednesday of every month from January through to December at the Bayfield 7 Cinemas.

Individual tickets are $9 for Adults, $7 for Seniors/Students, Season Passes $75.

For tickets visit the MacLaren Art Centre located at 37 Mulcaster Street, Barrie (check for gallery hours), or at the door at Bayfield 7 Cinemas the night of screening.

Advance tickets are available two weeks before screening.

August Screen One

"The wonder is that the film balances its many genres, from the thorns of murder to the bloom of romance to the thickets of politics, with such easy grace." - Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

In Oscar-winning THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, Argentinean writer-director-editor Juan Jose Campanella has created a multi-layered and poignant thriller interweaving the personal lives of a state prosecution investigator and a judge, with a manhunt spanning twenty-five years.

Ricardo Darín stars as Benjamín, a former criminal court employee who wants to write a novel about an Argentine case from the 1970s in which a woman was raped and murdered. He confides his intentions to a judge with whom he's been secretly smitten for years, Irene (Soledad Villamil), but she expresses reservations about the idea, for reasons that eventually become apparent. Meanwhile, flashbacks set up the central story, unfolding in 1970s Argentina. In that narrative, Argentina has fallen under the control of a military junta and a fair trial has become an increasingly uncommon event in that nation's courts. EL SECRETO DE SUS OJOS (aka THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES) received its North American premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.

Awards for Secret in Their Eyes:

• Won, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2010
• Won, Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina, 2009
• Won, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Cinema Writers Circle, Spain, 2009
• Won, Best Actor, Best Director, Audience Award, Havana Film Festival, 2009

Official website: www.sonyclassics.com/thesecretintheireyes

September Screen One

"If you’re on the lookout for something in the indomitable human spirit category, look no further than Mao's Last Dancer." - Liz Braun, Jam! Movies

This is the inspirational true story of Li Cunxin, adapted from his best-selling autobiography and telling how, amidst the chaos of Mao's Cultural Revolution, he was chosen to leave his family and sent on an amazing journey ... as it turned out towards freedom and personal triumph. Li's story unfolds as China was emerging from Mao’s grand vision. It couldn't have been a better time for Li Cunxin to discover the west and for the west to discover Li Cunxin. This is about how Li overcame adversity, discovering and exploring his natural abilities and talent as a great classical dancer. This meant not only dealing with his own physical limitations but also eventually the punishment meted out by a highly suspicious Chinese government after Li’s defection to the US.

In America Li found a completely different and captivating new world – but there were other difficulties he could never have imagined. Even with the support of many friends there was still isolation and despite his growingfame there was still uncertainty for his future. Here is a poignant yet triumphant story, directed by twice Academy nominated director Bruce Beresford (BREAKER MORANT, DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER MERCIES, BLACK ROBE etc) from a stunning adaptation by experienced screenwriter, Jan Sardi (SHINE, THE NOTEBOOK, LOVE’S BROTHER etc) that has the ability to touch both worlds.

Awards for Mao’s Last Dancer:

• Won, Best Music Score, News Limited Reader’s Choice Award, Australian Film Institute, 2009
• Won, Best Achievement in Sound, Australian Screen Sound Guild, 2009
• Won, Audience Award, Best Foreign Language Film, São Paulo International Film Festival, 2009

Official website: www.maoslastdancermovie.com

October Screen One

"Get Low, starring Bill Murray and Robert Duvall, shows off the lost art of storytelling. Wry, funny, and poignant — Get Low is a treat." - Laremy Legel, Film.com

Taking a leading role for the first time in several years, American acting legend Robert Duvall gives much to his character—wisdom and nuance in this crowd-pleasing cinematic gem. For the past forty years, Felix Bush (Duvall) has lived deep in the back woods. His clothes tattered, his manner rough and his expressions buried behind a massive white beard, he's an unnerving figure when he stalks into town with his mule, shotgun in hand. Complimented by a first-rate supporting cast this classic story from a bygone era unfolds with quiet majesty—it is spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive! The beauty of the cinematography serves as a stunning backdrop to each role. And for Duvall, it marks a welcome return. It stands to be one of his best-ever performances. (synopsis from TIFF and press kit)

Official website: www.sonyclassics.com/getlow/

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