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Rialto Movie Of The Week: The Barbarian Invasions
RIALTO MOVIE OF THE WEEK
The Barbarian
Invasions
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After Remy, a divorced college professor, is hospitalized with a terminal illness, his estranged son, Sebastien , flies from London to Montreal to care for him and check up on his mother. Sebastien uses his various contacts to make his father's hospital stay easier, while reuniting him with many people from his past: relatives, friends, and old flames. Screening Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin.
A multiple award winner:
2004
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
2004 Golden Globe
for Best Foreign Language Film.
2004 César Awards for
Best Director, Best Film, and Best Writing.
2003 Best
Actress and Best Screenplay at Cannes Film
Festival.
ENDS
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