The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet – 7PM

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Screening: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie and Rick Mercer
Adventure/Drama, PG, 105 minutes (France/Australia/Canada)

“As seen in Delicatessen and Amelie, all things whimsical comprise Jeunet’s gambit, placing The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet firmly in his comfort zone” – Sarah Ward, Filmlink (Australia)

“Audiences of all ages will warm to this delightful tale that is all at once a road movie, a coming of age story and one about a young boy longing for his father’s approval” – Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

T.S. Spivet lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his parents, his sister Gracie and his brother Layton. A gifted child with a passion for science, he has invented a perpetual motion machine, for which he has been awarded the prestigious Baird Prize by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He leaves a note for his family and hops a freight train to make his way across the United States and receive his prize. But no one there suspects that the lucky winner is a ten-year-old child with a very dark secret…

Awards:
Won, Harold Lloyd Award (Jeunet), 3D Creative Arts Awards, 2015
Won, Best 3D Feature Film, Thomas Hardmeier, Camerimage, 2014
Won, Best Cinematography, César Awards, France, 2014
Won, CST Award, Lumiere Awards, France, 2014

Tickets: Adult: $10, Senior/Student: $8 (HST is included in price). Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.