The Girl on the Train (La Fille du Rer) Screening: Sat. Oct 17th, 2009 @ 1:45 PM - Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, CA
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FOCUS: FRANCE • Tackling heady issues including class, politics, hate crimes and race, veteran director André Téchiné has made another complex and provocative dissection of interpersonal psychology. Based on a real 2004 incident, the film portrays a 20-something suburban woman named Jeanne (Émilie Dequenne) who claims that a group of racially diverse youths attacked her on a train and scrawled swastikas on her chest. By putting this event late in the film, Téchiné eschews the more sensationalistic elements of the story focusing instead on the myriad circumstances leading up to it. Jeanne's burgeoning relationship with a troubled, tattooed wrestler named Franck (Nicolas Duvauchelle), her inattentive way of moving through the world (usually on roller skates with headphones on) and her desultory search for employment all feed in to the pivotal event and its aftermath. With memorable supporting turns by Catherine Deneuve, Ronit Elkabetz and Michel Blanc, The Girl on the Train tells a disturbing modern tale of one young woman's disturbed bid for attention and connection. —Rod Armstrong
Running time: 105 Country: France Category: World Cinema Directed by: André Téchiné Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd Screenwriters: André Téchiné, Odile Barski, Jean-Marie Besset Cinematographer: Julien Hirsch Editor: Martine Giordano Cast: Emilie Dequenne, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Blanc, Ronit Elkabetz, Mathieu Demy, Nicolas Duvauchelle
Ticket Code: GIRL17R
Print Source: Strand Releasing 6140 Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232
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Screening:
Sat. Oct 17th, 2009 @ 1:45 PM - Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael CA
This film has gone to RUSH. If seats become available, they will be sold to patrons in the RUSH line on a first come, first served basis. Cash only, no discounts.
