Directed by Jane Campion
Rated PG for thematic elements, some sensuality, brief language and incidental smoking; 119 minutes
London, 1818, a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion.
Jane Campion has returned with a haunting film that some will compare with The Piano, but which is very much a work of its own: a bold retelling of the love affair between the poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and his neighbour Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). Campion's singular achievement in Bright Star is how she manages to inhabit the two quite different worlds of her protagonists. As their relationship progresses, it becomes achingly clear that their love for one another will never be an untroubled path to happiness.
Bright Star is a beautifully crafted testament not only to a momentous love but to the life force that both John Keats and Fanny Brawne brought to the world.
Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 3:00 pm
Glorious classic film musical. 1927: Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver screen. Offscreen, Don, aided by his happy-go-lucky friend and piano accompanist, Cosmo Brown, has to dodge Lina's romantic overtures, especially when he falls for chorus girl Kathy Selden... [ more ]
Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Friday, December 11, 2009, at 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm
It's 1961 in the London suburb of Twickenham, and bright sixteen-year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is on the cusp of womanhood, fantasizing about a more sophisticated, refined life while smoking Gauloises cigarettes. Though she feels smothered by her own adolescence, Jenny is an assiduous, cello-playing schoolgirl with a real chance of landing a spot at Oxford University. Her path takes a turn, however, when she meets David (Peter Sarsgaard), a man who seems to embody her every fantasy. [ more ]
Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 3:00 pm
An infectious, lyrical score and innovative dance sequences mark this highly stylized Romeo and Juliet tale.
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The Ticket Office will be closed Thanksgiving week, Monday, November 23 through Sunday, November 29. It will reopen on Monday, November 30 at 12 pm. Ticket purchases are still available at any time online. [ more ]
Trio's and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center have created a fantastic package that includes dinner at Trio's and tickets to the Stefon Harris & Blackout or Dianne Reeves performances. [ more ]
