NOW SHOWING – FELIX & MEIRA (Friday, June 19 – Thursday, June 25)

FELIX & MEIRA:

Rated R 105 minutes
Rated R
105 minutes

Friday, June 19 – 7 pm,

Saturday, June 20 – 3 & 7 pm,

Sunday, June 21 – 3 & 7 pm,

Wednesday, June 24 – 7 pm,

and Thursday, June 25 – 7 pm.

Félix & Meira is a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother, and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal’s Mile End district. What starts as an innocent friendship becomes more serious as the two wayward strangers find comfort in one another. As Félix opens Meira’s eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Félix. Giroux’s film is a poignant and touching tale of self-discovery set against the backdrops of Montreal, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy. Written by Oscilloscope Laboratories

Insider’s tip:  Powerful performances distinguished by subtlety and sensitivity have garnered this Canadian film about forbidden love eight wins and another four nominations at film festivals in the U.S and Canada. In French, English and Yiddish, with English subtitles.  A very special one, indeed.  Playing in the best film houses and universities in the country.