Are you a film fan? Do you enjoy quirky comedy? If you
answered yes to these questions, come join Kulanu Toronto THIS SUNDAY NIGHT at the Inside
Out LGBT Film Festival (May 17-27) for the screening of the Finnish/French film
“Let My People Go!”
Date: Sunday, May 20
Time: 7:15pm
Cost: $13 online
Place: TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King Street West, just east of Spadina)
Running time: 88 mins (French and Finnish subtitles)
Film synopsis:
For those who hate films with formulas, Mikael Buch's bubbly comedy might provide the antidote they crave—it's impossible to predict where the plot is going next.
The opening shots of an adorable gay couple living in rustic Finnish bliss are so candy-coloured they seem like a dream. But when mail carrier Ruben (played with a winning and somewhat hysterical feyness by Nicolas Maury) tries to force an unwanted package onto one of the village's inhabitants, the twists start coming. Next thing you know, Ruben is headed back to Paris to spend time with his family, a boisterous Jewish brood with a dry-cleaning empire, presided over by matriarch Rachel, who regularly forgets that her son is gay as she encourages him to marry a nice Jewish girl.
Spanish actress Carmen Maura certainly nails the role of overbearing mom, but it's no coincidence Buch cast the star of Pedro Almod—var's camp classic, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, an obvious influence here. Buch's zaniness, however, has a delight- fully contemporary flavour all its own. Despite throwing a lecherous lawyer, oddball parents, a shocked rabbi, an insensitive goy and some hilarious jail scenes into the mix, the director doesn't let things descend into complete anarchy. You'll be amazed how he is able to pull it all together in the end.
Purchase tickets online at http://www.insideout.ca/.
Co-sponsored by: Kulanu Toronto & ProudFM
