Press Release: CinéClub de l'Alliance: Mommy Contact: Joshua Stone
[email protected] 617.912.0400 ext. 410 CinéClub de l'Alliance: Mommy Directed by Xavier Dolan Wednesday, September 21, 6:30 PM 9:00 PM French Cultural Center 53 Marlborough Street Boston, MA 02116 frenchculturalcenter.org 617.912.0400 Boston, MA– After a long summer hiatus, the French Cultural Center is pleased to announce the return of its monthly CinéClub program with an affecting drama from one of international cinema’s most promising and prolific young filmmakers, Xavier Dolan. His haunting film, Mommy, will be screened at the Center on Wednesday, September 21. Mommy portrays the story of a workingclass Quebec mother who struggles to care for her troubled teenage son until a chance encounter with their shy neighbor offers unexpected hope for a brighter future. The film will be followed by an informal reception and an open discussion led by our in house film expert, Barbara Bouquegneau. 140 minutes | French and English with English subtitles | Drama Pricing Members: Free Nonmembers: $8 Advance registration required. About the Director Xavier Dolan (né Xavier DolanTadros in March 1989 in Montreal) is an actor, director, writer, producer, editor and costume designer. As a precocious practitioner of auteurist art cinema, Xavier Dolan went from child actor to filmmaking wunderkind, garnering international acclaim at age 20 for his debut feature, J’ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother, 2009). His next four films — Les amours imaginaires (Heartbeats, 2010), Laurence Anyways (2012), Tom à la ferme (Tom at the Farm, 2013) and Mommy (2014) — were all completed by the time he was 25.