Brunch & "Incendies" Movie - Sun, Mar 6 2011

Brunch & "Incendies" Movie (3/6/2011)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Social

Event Location:

Artisan Cafe & Garneau Theatre

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Mar 6 2011 11:45 AM

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Mar 6 2011 10:45:00 AM

Event Duration:

4.5 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Sandie
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

4 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

Come join me for some brunch & movie ("Incendies").
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Before the movie, we will meet up at 11:45am at the Artisan Resto-Cafe for some brunch. They have quite the selection of omelettes, egg benedict choices, waffles, pancakes, & many more. Click here to view their menu.
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After brunch, we will watch the movie "Incendies" (a nominee for the Academy Awards) at the Garneau Theatre for the 2:00pm showing.

Incendies - Drama, Suspense - 129 minutes (in French with English subtitles)
Please note this movie is rated "R" as there will be some disturbing content, mature subject matter.

When notary Lebel (Remy Girard) sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan (Melissa Desormeaux- Poulin, Maxim Gaudette) to read them their mother Nawal's will (Lubna Azabal), the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn't know existed. In this enigmatic inheritance, Jeanne sees the key to Nawal's retreat into unexplained silence during the final weeks of her life. She immediately decides to go to the Middle East to dig into a family history of which she knows next to nothing. Simon is unmoved by the posthumous mind games of a mother who was always distant and cold. However, the love he has for his sister is strong, and he soon joins her in combing their ancestral homeland in search of a Nawal who is very different from the mother they knew. With Lebel's help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate forever marked by war and hatred as well as the courage of an exceptional woman. An adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad's hit play, Incendies is a deeply moving coming--of--age story that brings the horror of war to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the indelible scars of the cycle of violence, and the uncanny power of the will to survive.

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast - Major: Remy Girard, Lubna Azabal, Maxim Gaudette, Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin.

Click here for the Official Site.
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After the movie if we're up for it, we could head across the road to Remedy Cafe for some beverages & dessert to discuss the movie.

Required Items to Bring:
Money for brunch at Artisan Cafe
$7 for the movie

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Money for beverages &/or dessert at Remedy Cafe after the movie

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Artisan Resto-Cafe - 10732 - 82nd Avenue (a.k.a. Whyte Ave) (it's located on the north side of the road across from the car dealership)

Garneau Theatre - 8712 - 109th Street (Just south of the High Level Bridge / north of Whyte Ave.)

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