Cinema at the Centre

Starts: Wednesday, June 24 6:30 PM

Ends: Wednesday, June 24 6:30 PM

CINEMA AT THE CENTRE
7 SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE (100 St & 102 Ave)
Call (780) 496-7020 for more information
FREE ADMISSION
PLEASE NOTE: Our theatre is currently under renovations and films will be temporarily screened in the program room on the main floor

JUNE FILMS

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HENRI HENRI

Wednesday, June 3| 6:30 pm

Henri attends to the upkeep of the lights and lamps in the convent where he has been living since early childhood. Orphaned and forgotten by all, Henri is timid and withdrawn. One day, he is forced to leave the protective walls of the institution and is suddenly sent out into a world that is foreign to him. Led by his naivety, he tries to bring light into the lives of people who are, like him, alone. He especially tries to revive the fire in Helene's heart, the beautiful box office clerk, who lives in an obscure world and who Henri is secretly in love with.

Canada, 2014, 99 minutes, rated G

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BEHIND THE CANDELABRA

Wednesday, June 10| 6:30 pm

In an Emmy award-winning role, Michael Douglas plays virtuoso pianist Liberace in Steven Soderbergh's acclaimed adaptation of Scott Thorson's memoir. Thorson (played by Matt Damon) met Liberace in the late 1970s and began a five-year long secret affair while posing as his stage hand. The film gives a backstage look into their tempestuous relationship, all the while chronicling the later life of the eccentric legendary performer.

USA, 2013, 118 minutes, rated 14A

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THE BABADOOK

Wednesday, June 17| 6:30 pm

Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her 'out of control' 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel's dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called 'The Babadook' turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he's been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes moreunpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son's behaviour, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.

Australia, 2014, 94 minutes, rated 14A

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PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER

Wednesday, June 24| 6:30 pm

Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial in a case that has gripped the nation and the world beyond, three young artists or the society they live in? This documentary tells their story and examines a censorship case that received global attention.

Russia/UK, 2014, 90 minutes, rated 18A

More Information

Event Location

Stanley A. Milner Library
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 2V4