The First Screening of our Free Open Air Cinema Series Will Take Place on July 2
As announced on June 15, our free family-friendly outdoor movie screenings are back at the Sutton School of Art, which has been commissioned by the Town to host these films as part of its film festival, Les Nocturnes. Here is the program these Open Air Cinema evenings.
Our free movie nights take place on Thursday evenings—July 2, 16, and 30, as well as August 13. You will have a choice between two films in French with English subtitles and two films in English with French subtitles. Each film will be preceded by a short film.
Thursday, July 2: First free movie night
Molly in Springtime
As the opening act of the evening on July 2, you will be able to watch the short film Molly in Springtime (Le printemps de Mélie, in French). This puppet animation film, directed by Pierre-Luc Granjon, brings to life a sublime medieval fable.
Synopsis: In the kingdom, the Spring Festival celebrations have barely begun when the city is threatened by a terrible epidemic. Princess Molly, crowned Queen of the Carnival, sets out to investigate alongside Mélusine the hedgehog and discovers that the city’s water supply has been poisoned.
Start time: approximately 8:15 p.m.
Runtime: 26 min
Film presented in the original French version, with English subtitles
To watch the trailer in French, click here.
Ma belle-mère est une sorcière
The first feature film of the season is Ma belle-mère est une sorcière (My Stepmother Is a Witch) in the original French version, with English subtitles.
Good news! Dominic James, owner of Productions La Fête, along with Christine Doyon, the film’s screenwriter, will be on hand to answer your questions.
Synopsis: This 27th film from Contes pour tous (Stories for everyone) follows the adventures of 12-year-old Margot, who can’t come to terms with her parents’ divorce. She is convinced that her mother, who’s been away for several weeks, will eventually come back and that everything will go back to normal. However, one evening after school, she discovers that a woman named Jeanne has moved into their home. Her father reassures her, telling her that Jeanne is an old friend from high school and that their reunion is purely coincidental. But her father’s behavior, along with strange events, leads Margot to believe that this exuberant intruder is actually a witch. To get to the bottom of things, she turns to Madame Dalloway, an expert in the occult who practices her craft in the back room of a laundromat.
Start time: at 9:00 p.m.
Runtime: 1 hr 20 min
Film presented in the original French version with English subtitles.
To watch the trailer in French, click here.
Upcoming Open Air Cinema Screenings
We are pleased to announce the titles of the three other family-friendly film screenings that will be offered free of charge at the Sutton School of Art:
Thursday, July 16: Kayak to Klemtu, a Canadian film by Zoe Leigh Hopkins.
The film will be shown in its original English version with French subtitles.
Thursday, July 30: Gaz Bar Blues, a Quebec film by Louis Bélanger.
The film will be shown in its original French version with English subtitles.
Thursday, August 13: The Triplets of Belleville, a French animated film nominated for an Oscar. Although French is spoken in the film, there is virtually no dialogue: much like a silent film, the story is told visually and through song.
The film will be shown in its original French version with English subtitles.
To view the Nocturnes schedule, click here.