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| (2008), a film by Bouli Lanners. An award winning serio-comedy in French with English subtitles. |
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| Ciné-club |
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
| 6:30 p.m. |
| In the Auditorium, enter 54 W. Chicago |
| Admission: $5 |
| Eldorado Réalisateur: Bouli Lanners, 2008, 80 min. |
| Yvan and Elie are two loners who wander aimlessly through their lives. Yvan is a quick-tempered 40-year-old vintage car dealer while Elie is a young burglar and ex-junkie. One day Yvan catches Elie trying to rob him. Instead of beating him up, he becomes strangely attached to him and agrees to drive him home to his parents in his old Chevrolet. Yvan and Elie are both nostalgic about lost relationships, which is what leads them to undertake a bizarre journey through a region that is as spectacular as it is crazy. Both are trying to find the pieces of a puzzle that they want to put back together, but it might be too late. Winner of Best European Film Director's Fortnight Cannes Film Festival |
| "a small but damn-near perfectly formed serio-comedy… never puts a wrong foot forward in the direction of sentimentality or cliché." — Leslie Felperin, Variety "Beautiful!...Poignantly juggles absurdism and melancholy." — Stephen Holden / The New York Times - Review |
| Post-film discussion in English. |
| No pre-registration. French wine will be served. |
