March 27, 2011 – Galaxy Cinema 7:00pm

Reviews:

Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing: "A lovingly crafted film that smoothly alternates between being bittersweet and simply sweet, yet the occasionally aloof visual style frequently keeps it at arm's length from our emotions."

Rubin Safava, Cinemalogue.com: "In a Spartan eighty minutes, layers of visual, narrative and character detail are fluidly conveyed, doubly so for a film that contains no dialogues."

Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews: "Tati's masterful mime easily inspires an animated treatment, recapturing his graceful comic body language and 'no subtitles required' international appeal.

Official website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/theillusionist/
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775489/

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The Algoma International Film Association promotes the viewing and appreciation of films not usually available to the community commercial cinema. We are a member of the Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival. The Toronto International Film Festival Group is a charitable, cultural and educational organization devoted to celebrating excellence in film and the moving image.

Welcome to our 43rd season!
Greetings to our members and friends of film! We are very pleased to be returning to Galaxy Cinema at our usual 7pm Sunday screening time for the 2010/2011 season. With the bigger screen and sound comes bigger costs, of course, so please encourage everyone you know to join us for the best in current international cinema. We welcome your support! Our membership fee is $20. Ticket prices are $6 for members & $8 for non-members.

The Illusionist / L'illusionniste

Year: 2010
Country: France / UK
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Lead Voices: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil
Genre: animation, comedy, drama
Runtime: 80 minutes
Rating: PG
Language: English, French, Gaelic

A poignant work of animation set in the late 1950s written by Jacques Tati and adapted by Sylvan Chomet. As stage entertainers give way to the world of rock stars, a struggling but dignified illusionist is forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments. While performing in a pub in Scotland, he encounters an innocent young girl who believes his tricks to be real magic. Enchanted by her enthusiasm, the illusionist 'conjures' increasingly lavish gifts into existence to keep her dream alive. A timeless story, the film itself is a hand-drawn beauty, with particular attention paid to the study of light.