Loveless – 7PM

Loveless (Nelyubov)

Screening:
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, July 5, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Cast: Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov

Drama, 18A for sexual content, disturbing content, coarse language, 127 minutes, Russian with English subtitles
(Russia/France/Germany/Belgium)

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“Beautifully shot and acted, the story and themes get deep under the skin.” – Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

“Everything here – from the image to the dialogue to the landscape to the film’s vision and judgment – is clean, cold, and bracing.” – Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader

“Loveless is about a state of mind, a lament, an indictment of crimes against the human spirit.” – David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture

Still living under the same roof, the Moscow couple of Boris and Zhenya is in the terrible final stages of a bitter divorce. Under those circumstances, as both have already found new partners, the insults pour down like rain in this toxic familial battle zone, always pivoting around the irresolvable and urgent matter of Alyosha’s custody, their 12-year-old only son. Unheard, unloved, and above all, unwanted, the introverted and unhappy boy feels that he is an intolerable burden, however, what his parents don’t know is that he can hear every single word. As a result, when Boris and Zhenya finally realize that Alyosha has been missing for nearly two days, it is already too late. But is this a simple case of a runaway teenager?

Awards: 30 nominations and 17 Wins

Nominated – Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2018
Nominated – Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes, 2018
Won – Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 2017
Won – Carlo di Palma Award for Cinematography, European Film Awards, 2017
Won – Best Film, London Film Festival, 2017

Individual Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors/Students $8
(prices include HST)