OVERFLOW EVENT - Part Two- DEEP DIVE: Claire Denis - Thursday, 8/21 6:00

This is an overflow event. If you are already on the "going" list for August 19 please don't sign up for this one : ) This will be on Thursday, August 21 at 6pm.

This is a "watch on your own, discuss in person event". Please join me to discuss three films from Claire Denis.

IMDb says, The films of Claire Denis frequently explore the fragile connections between people and the ways in which the most seemingly inconsequential relationship can have life-changing effects. At the heart of Denis' cinema is a fascination with the delights and difficulties of belonging and otherness, the gravity and gift of foreignness.

We will watch and discuss:

Beau Travail (1999)
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.

Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup’s mind
-Streaming on Max, Criterion

The Intruder (2004- L'Intrus)
Your worst enemies are hiding inside, in the shadow, in your heart.

An emotionally cold man leaves the safety of his Alpine home to seek a heart transplant and an estranged son.
-Streaming on Kanopy, Amazon

Bastards 2013
A neo-noir nightmare.

Marco returns to Paris after his brother-in-law’s suicide, where he targets the man his sister believes caused the tragedy – though he is ill-prepared for her secrets as they quickly muddy the waters.
-Stream on Kanopy, Amazon

***I also plan to watch Highlife (2018) . Feel free to watch it and we'll have a little Claire Denis after-party.

• We will discuss all three films but please feel free to join if you only watch a couple.
• We will meet at Edgewater Public Market. There is plenty of parking and several food / beverage options.
• The plan is to sit outside at one of the large tables. Stay tuned because if it's sweltering we'll meet in the brewery area.