[News Boquete] Sunday 1PM Matinee Movie At Fènix Cafe/BCPCenter: "Mother of George" (+ August Schedule)

Starting In August, the Fènix Cafe will be closed on Sundays, and the Sunday Movie Matinee will transition to the Monday Movie Matinee - keeping the start time of 1pm (not 3pm as was stated in the last movie announcement.)  Here is our August Schedule of films: 

• Monday, August 7 - Still Mine (Canada - 2012)
• Monday, August 14 - Under the Tuscan Sun (USA / Italy - 2003)
• Monday, August 21 - Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italy - 1970)
• SyFi  Friday, August 25 - Blade Runner (USA - 1982)
• Monday, August 28 - lxcanul (Guatamala - 2016)

We premiered our monthly "Science Fiction Friday" Film Series yesterday (Friday) with a screening of Fritz Lang's 1927 German epic silent film "Metropolis" - a true classic and a pioneer in the genre.  Like our Sunday films , we will select intelligent and often thought provoking science fiction films.  The next SyFi Friday Film (August 25) will be the director's cut of Blade Runner, a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos.  

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This week's film - our last Sunday screening before moving to Mondays:  Mother of George  (2013 - USA/NYC Nigerian immigrant community)  - Drama - 1 hr, 47 min., Rated R

I watched this film a couple of years ago at home, and really enjoyed it, as I have enjoyed many other well made films that give us a look at life in other cultures - this one right in the middle of the most populous city in the U.S.  Although integrated into their Brooklyn neighborhood, these Nigerian families retain a lot of their home country's culture, including their extraordinarily colorful clothes. 

From Wikipedia: 

Mother of George is a 2013 Nigerian [immigrant community] drama film directed by Andrew Dosunmu and tells the story of a newly married couple in Brooklyn who own and manage a small restaurant while struggling with fertility issues.  The film opens with the wedding of a Nigerian couple, Ayodele (Issach de Bankolé) and Adenike (Danai Gurira) Balogen.  Adenike is given fertility beads by her mother-in-law, Ma Ayo (Bukky Ajayi) and although the couple make love on their first night of marriage, Adenike struggles to become pregnant. Despite drinking a tea that is supposed to help with fertility, Adenike is still unable to conceive and faces growing pressure from Ma Ayo. A visit to the doctor reveals that Adenike can receive help on the issue, but Ayodele refuses to cooperate.

Mother of George premièred in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Cinematographer Bradford Young won Sundance 2013's Cinematography Award.  The film received critical acclaim. It currently holds a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1 out of 10. The site consensus states "Director Andrew Dosunmu's style takes some getting used to, but Mother of George compensates with powerful acting, a thoughtful script, and gorgeous visuals." It has been praised for its excellent camera work, setting, and plot. 

Link to trailer 

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