Wednesday, July 20th @ 7:30 PM
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Presented by Pacific Cinematheque Theatre (1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC) as part of their monthly Frames of Mind series.
Directed by Dr. Harry Karlinsky, the movie follows two couples as they engage in a booze-soaked evening of domestic blisslessness that culminates with the brutal exposing of long-held illusions. Described as “one of the most scathingly honest American films ever made”, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? was nominated for 13 Oscars (it remains the only film in Academy Awards history to be nominated in every eligible category) and won five, including Elizabeth Taylor for Best Actress.
A brief description of the film can be found here.
Post-screening discussion with Michael van den Bos, a Vancouver-based film teacher, writer, historian and producer. Michael spent 20 years in the Vancouver animation industry, producing a variety of animated television programming and short theatrical cartoons. Currently, he teaches Film Theory at the Vancouver Film School; Film History at the Pacific Audio Visual Institute; and the History of Character Animation at Capilano University. Michael writes a bi-monthly film column called “Cinemascope” for Vancouver View magazine and film reviews and film essays for his website/blog “Movie Mad.”
Tickets cost $10.50 for adults and $9.00 for students/seniors.
