New Meetup: Valentino: The Last Emperor - International Film Festival - Civic theatre

Announcing a new Meetup for The Auckland Movie Fans Meetup Group!

What: Valentino: The Last Emperor - International Film Festival - Civic theatre

When: July 26, 2009 12:30 PM

Where: Civic theatre

NZ International Film Festival - Auckland 9-26 July 2009
http://nzff.co.nz...

Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009
Meetup time: 12.30pm
Meetup place: I'll wait in Starks bar http://www.starks.co.... (next to the Civic between 12.30-1.15pm or txt me 0272750083
Film start time:

Payment options
I plan to see at least 9 festival films and will be pre-paying all of them (Option 1). As usual, the seats are allocated and there is the potential to miss out if not booked/paid for in advance. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: Book before July 9 and pay $14.00 for adult tickets to A-coded sessions. (normal price $15.00). Ticketing service fees will apply. Check out the festival site for the cheap parking special deal.

I will be setting the RSVPs for Friday 3 July with the following payment options: Option 1: RSVP & Pre-purchase all films (and get a discount). Meet me outside the main entrance of the Civic theatre on Saturday, 4 July and we can purchase tickets to all the films from the theatre’s ticket counters – this way we can be seated together! I thought some time after 1.00pm but I’m flexible so long as everyone can agree on the time.
Option 2: RSVP & make your own payment arrangements. There are a number of payment options set out in the NZFF guide e.g. via internet. You’re more than welcome to take this option – chances are that we won’t be seated together but you can still meet me at the specified meet up time and place prior to the start of the film.
Option 3: Don’t RSVP and show up on the day. Can’t decide or don’t want to plan ahead? No problem! Meet me at the specified meet up time and place prior to the start of the film and see if there are still tickets available – you’ll probably be seated elsewhere in the theatre though.

Please let me know which option you are going for when you RSVP, thanks.

Valentino: The Last Emperor – 1.30 pm Sun 26 Jul
In English, Italian and French, with English subtitles
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
Year: 2008
Running time: 96 mins
USA
Festivals: Venice, Toronto, Amsterdam Documentary 2008
SYNOPSIS
“The opulent lifestyle and fabulous haute-couture fashions of the great designer Valentino are presented in all their splendor in this documentary by Matt Tyrnauer. The film covers Valentino's final two years at work before his retirement and the grand 45th-anniversary party, in 2007, celebrating his fashions. The film isn't a biography; Tyrnauer simply follows the designer around and captures the moments. And, between the life beyond luxury (the Roman villa, the French château, the yacht, the skiing in Gstaad) and the workers in his showroom... there's plenty to choose from. But the film's main focus is Valentino's 45 years with his business and life partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, whose attentiveness and devotion to the designer are sincerely moving... By the time we get to the party, for which the Colosseum is bathed in blue light as a backdrop for wire-dancing acrobats dressed in Valentino red, the Felliniesque-ness of it all can bring tears to our eyes.” — Bruce Diones, New Yorker

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