Alliance Francais Chicago screens "Maman est chez le coiffeur" film
Come and celebrate the culture of Canada and Quebec with the free viewing of “Mommy’s at the Hairdresser’sâ€, a 2008 coming-of-age movie that embraces a genre Quebec directors have made their own, from the art-house “Mon Oncle Antoine†(1971) by Claude Jutra to the inoubliable “Léolo » (1992) by Jean-Pierre Lauzon, and the much acclaimed “J’ai tué ma mère†(2009), by young director Xavier Dolan.
Summer 1966, time to enjoy the summer holiday. Teenager Élise discovers that the sudden departure of her mother completely disrupts the family. Her brother Coco seeks solace in the garage, building a super racing car. Her youngest brother Benoît throws himself into his own inner world. The father seems absolutely overwhelmed by the situation. Élise decides to take control of her family in an attempt to save them.
Filmmaker Léa Pool brings an exacting sensibility to this family drama set in 1960s Québec, drawing assured performances from her talented team of child and adult actors to expose the cracks below the surface of the traditional nuclear family and the unbridgeable distance between the worlds of men and women in the pre-feminist setting.
Location
Alliance Francaise Chicago
54 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, ILUnited States
