The Shuswap Film Society rolls out another stellar lineup in the 23rd Shuswap International Film Festival Friday, Feb. 24 to March 3 at the Salmar Classic Theatre.
The festival opens Friday, Feb. 24 with Albert Nobbs, a film set in Victorian-era Ireland, where acclaimed actor Glenn Close portrays a woman who poses as a man in order to escape a life of poverty.
Top hats, pearls and fascinators are du rigeur for the evening that kicks off with an elegant Victorian tea party at 6:30 p.m.
This year’s festival closes Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. with The Woman on the 6th Floor, a French comedy in which the boring life of the building’s wealthy owner takes a turn for the hilarious when he discovers the lively crew of Spanish maids living on the sixth floor.
Other films include Buck, Pina, Monsieur Lazhar, Desert of Forbidden Art, Tomboy, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Eye of the Storm, A Dangerous Method and Coriolanus.
Meet in the lobby after the show for refreshments and handmade chocolates.
Also on this year’s festival slate are a selection of six Canadian short films – Doubles With Slight Pepper, Rhonda’s Party, The Fuse, La Ronde, Trotteur and No Words Came Down.
Take time out from the weekend of viewing to enjoy SAGA Public Gallery’s “Reel Lunch” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday during the festival.
And support the “Cans Film Festival” by taking non-perishable food items for the Second Harvest Food Bank when you go to watch the films.
Tickets are $45 for a nine-film pass, $30 for five films or $7 per single film. Buy them at Wearabouts or at the door. For more information about the films and the times they play, visit www.shuswapfilm.net.
