Let's watch A Couch In NY - on Thurs

“Hysterical … A joyous film” A wealthy but glum big-time New York psychiatrist (William Hurt) and a bubbly young carefree Parisian dancer (Juliette Binoche) swap apartments while each is on vacation.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/l4npDxASKcU?si=8ABmUAgSWrEcAzuc

Chantal Akerman’s work in comic traditions. The film’s sense of how reality bends according to living spaces and verbal suggestibility is enlightening.
“A true example of Akerman’s wit and her avant-garde sensibility"

This sounds like a fun film!

630 pm A Couch In New York film(104 mins, In English & French w Eng subtitles, 1996). More info/buy tix($15): https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2026/couch-new-york I suggest buying tix ahead.

To sit with the group, pls meet up in the 3rd/4th rows from the back of the theatre, at 615pm-ish. Feel free to come early & enjoy a refreshment(you can buy pop, popcorn, candy) with the group at the seats.

If you might like to meet up at 5 pm for a snack or drink nearby before the film, pls msg me for details.

We can share our thoughts about the film afterwards. :)

Hope to see you there!

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