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Winner of seven international film awards and nominated for twelve, READ MY LIPS works as both an unconventional romantic drama and a thriller because the extreme care taken to develop the characters. This attention makes Carla and Paul exceptionally real — imperfect, ignoble, introverted, each with something to learn from the other. Carla and Paul not only form an alliance, they ultimately renew themselves by ripping off unsavory characters. The film is a rare and unusually successful cinematic hybrid; a terrific suspense yarn that cleverly makes use of Carla’s condition and skill but wisely refuses to rely on stereotypes or rely on simplistic blueprints in achieving its satisfying, mind-bending conclusion.
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco chronicle reported: “Read My Lips is not a heist film, a thriller, a twisted romance, a film noir or a character study, but a unique concoction that bends all these genres to its vision.”
Roger Ebert of AT THE MOVIES and the Chicago Sun-Times wrote: “Read My Lips is not about deafness, lip-reading, crime or sex, but about … discovery; the plot simply provides the rails on which it rides.”
Jonathan Foreman of the New York Post raved: “Read My Lips isn't just scary, charming and delightfully unpredictable - it's also smarter and subtler than any new movie out there.”
Director: Jacques Audiard
Language: Native French w/English Subtitles
Rating: R
Length: 119 minutes
When: Wednesday, April 2nd
Time: 6:30 to 10:00 pm. Screening starts @ 7:00 pm
Where:
DCTV @ The Firehouse
3rd Floor Screening Room
87 Lafayette St (between Walker & White)
Closest subway stops: N/Q/R/W, J/M/Z, or 6 to Canal Street. DCTV is located two blocks South of Canal Street in NYC.
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Cost: $5
disTHIS! movies, talkback sessions and related events are open to the public. $5 donation. READ MY LIPS is presented in native French with English subtitles. ASL interpretation and audio description available upon request. Space is wheelchair accessible. Snacks are provided and there is a cash bar for drinks, but space is limited to the first 65 people! Screenings are regularly filled to capacity. DON'T MISS OUT! Call 212.284.4160 to reserve YOUR seat or email: disthis@...
Coming May 7, 2008... Play "Vegetable, Vegetable or Vegetable" LIVE and IN PERSON as we welcome Mat Fraser and Liz Carr from the BBC's OUCH podcast as we premiere Mat's new film and screen some of our past faves at our fantastic 2nd anniversary celebration! And on June 18, 2008 "Stay Up Late" with a very 'special' disTHIS! as we present Heavy Load, the band "too hardcore for Radio 4!" We'll welcome the guys to NYC and screen their critically acclaimed documentary -- about a year in the life of the punk band whose members include musicians with developmental disabilities -- fresh from their bombastic premiere as an official selection at the SXSW Festival! Did we mention the guys are gonna gig, too?
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