Monthly Screenings

Bethel Cinema

269 Greenwood Ave. Bethel 06801

203-778-2100 Schedule

203-778-3100 Box Office

Wednesday, December 21

7:00pm

The Tender Hook

Directed by Jonathan Ogilvie. Set in a stylized version of Sydney, Australia’s wild Jazz Age. The Tender Hook charts a young woman’s rise to the apex of a love/power triangle. Femme fatal Iris (Rose Byrne), con man, underworld figure McHeath (Hugo Weaving) and aspiring boxer Art (Matt le Nevez) fight it out in the night–clubs, docksides and boxing rings. Within the flawed moral landscape each character struggles to establish their sovereignty.

The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center

300 Main Street, Old Saybrook 06475

860-510-0473

877-503-1286 Box Office

Wednesday, December 14

7:00pm

The Vintner's Luck

The Vintner's Luck is a film directed and co-written by New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro. It is very loosely based on the novel The Vintner's Luck by New Zealander Elizabeth Knox

Set in early 19th century France The Vintner’s Luck tells the compelling
tale of Sobran Jodeau (Belgian actor Jérémie Renier),, an ambitious young peasant winemaker and the three loves of his life; his beautiful and passionate wife Celeste (Oscar nominee: Keisha Castle-Hughes), the proudly intellectual baroness Aurora de Valday (American actor Vera Farmiga) and Xas (Hannibal Rising star Gaspard Ulliel)., a fallen angel, who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Sobran which endures for many years. A fantastical creature with wings that smell of snow, Xas turns out to be an unconventional mentor. Under his guidance Sobran is forced to fathom the nature of love and belief and in the process grapples with the sensual, the sacred and the profane - in pursuit of the perfect vintage.

The Vintner's Luck was shot on location in France and New Zealand. The story is set in Burgundy and the production moved between Beaune and Fleurie to take advantage of a range of magnificent settings and period locations. The region boasts more medieval castles, chateaux and strongholds than any other part of France. Those included in the movie are the medieval fortress town of Chateauneuf-en-Auxois, Chateau Commarin
and the 13th Century Chateau de Berzé-le-Chatel with its 13 towers in the Sane-et-Loire. Also featured are the Bout du Monde and the chapel at Nolay, the wine village of Meursault and the ruined Abbey Sainte- Marguerite de Bouilland.

The film had its international première at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film marks the second time Caro has worked with New Zealand actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, who was nominated for an Academy Award at age 13 for her role in Caro's international breakthrough Whale Rider in 2002. The Vintner's Luck marks one of the first credits as scriptwriter for actor and script doctor Joan Scheckel.