QUIRK-A-PALOOZA: a FUNdraiser for Reel Causes
Vancity Theatre
1181 Seymour St
British Columbia
49.2770587
-123.12488680000001
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Get ready, get your QUIRK on for....
Quirk-a-Palooza – a FUNdraiser for Reel Causes We’re kicking the year off with a fundraiser of quirky delights. Come decked out in your most eccentric duds and join our hostess -- the fabulous drag star Symone -- as we mix and mingle before Vancouver’s Premier screening of the delightfully quirky Attila Marcel by director Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist [2010]).
There'll be live entertainment, a fantastic silent auction, sweet nibbles from Trumps Fine Food Merchants. Plus prizes for the most eccentric costumes! So get your best quirk on, come have fun, and support a great cause! About the film: Attila Marcel
Paul, in his thirties lives in Paris with his aunts, two old identical and eccentric aristocrats who have raised him since he was two years old, after the tragic death of his parents. While their dream is to see him become a virtuoso pianist, Paul seems to be living in a dream world of his own. Mute since his parents’ death, his life consists of the same daily routine, stuck between the grand piano in the living room and his aunts’ dance class, where he works as an accompanist. Cut off from the outside world, Paul has aged without having ever lived… Until the day he meets Madame Proust, his neighbor from the fourth floor. This unusual woman has the recipe for an herbal tea that, with the help of music, is able to bring back the most deeply buried memories. With Madame Proust’s help, Paul will discover his past and find the key to finally live his own life. Writer-Director Sylvain Chomet has captured a delightful mix of comedy, music, sumptuous art direction and magic realism, along with stellar performances from his cast, particularly in Guillaume Gouix (Beyond the Walls) as both the silently expressive Paul and his rambunctious father, the wrestler, Attila Marcel. Light-hearted, lovely, eccentric and gorgeous, Attila Marcel is a treat for the ears, eyes and heart.“[A} wildly offbeat, totally inspired film” -- Montreal Gazette
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Start:
2015-02-25T19:00:00-08:00
End:
2015-02-25T22:30:00-08:00
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