For the third weekend in October Raglan Movies at the Old School has 3 movies.
First up on on Saturday afternoon at 5pm is the new release movie STRANDED PEARL. This features a talk and Q & A with Director Ken Kahn. On a Saturday night by request we are having the seventh screening of THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA. On Sunday afternoon there is the final screening of new release MARGUERITE’S THEOREM.
Door sales from 30 mins before session times. You can reserve seats or buy tickets at http://raglanmovies.nz
OCT 20: MARGUERITE’S THEOREM
Francesca Rudkin NZ Herald 4/5 Stars “Marguerite’s Theorem is all about life. Honestly it’s hard not to fall in love with Marguerite, played so weel by Ella Rumpf. It’s a gorgeous little movie – a slightly different coming-of-age story.”
“Marguerite’s Theorem is a worthy contemplation of a gifted student venturing into the “real world” that showcases maths and emotions can in fact mix.” Emily Maskel, A Good Movie to Watch.
Special Screening at Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection French Film Festival Aotearoa.
MARGUERITE’S THEOREM M Sex scenes & offensive language | 112 mins France, Switzerland | French with English subtitles
Sunday 20th October 4.30pm.
Ticket prices: $16 Adults, $14 Concession and $9 Children. RCAC Members $12.
Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart St, Raglan 3225.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
Licensed bar & homemade snacks on sale.
Immerse yourself in a tale of obsession, genius, and self-discovery set within the world of elite academia in Marguerite’s Theorem. César-winner Ella Rumpf is Marguerite, a brilliant young mathematician who refuses to let her status as the lone woman in her class hinder her pursuit of excellence. However, her world crumbles when a new student discovers a flaw in her thesis, and her supervisor dismisses her for being too emotional. Marguerite must now navigate the real world, unearthing new insights, gaining a fresh lease on life, and even exploring the possibility of romance.
DIRECTOR: Anna Novion
WITH: Clotilde Courau, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Ella Rumpf, Julien Frison, Sonia Bonny
MARGUERITE’S THEOREM M Sex scenes & offensive language | 112 mins France, Switzerland | French with English subtitles
Oct 19: STRANDED PEARL
Stranded Pearl is the first romantic adventure film from the Cook Islands, showcasing the beautiful island landscapes and a strong ensemble cast including Home & Away’s Kristy Wright and screen legends Rawiri Paratene and Ray Woolf.
It will be screening at Raglan Old School Arts Centre on Saturday the 19th October. Raglan Community Arts Council has arranged for the film’s director, Ken Khan, to visit for another one of the Raglan Arts Centre’s very popular director talks.
The Press, James Croot 3/5 Stars, “A movie that boasts intentionally and unintentionally hilarious scenes, Stranded Pearl won’t be the most-polished picture you’ll see this year, but it has enough heart, pluck and ambition to ensure it’s never dull.”
STRANDED PEARL at Raglan Old School Arts Centre, 5 Stewart Street, Raglan 91 minutes M Violence & content that may disturb | NZ, Cook Islands | Romantic comedy.
Door sales & Café/ Bar opens at 4.00pm. Talk before movie at 4.35pm by Director (Ken Khan) and Actor (Jagdish Punja)Movie screens at 5pm. Q & A after movie from 6.35pm to 6.55pm
Ticket prices: $16 Adults, $14 Concession and $9 Children. RCAC Members $12.
Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart St, Raglan 3225.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
Licensed bar & homemade snacks on sale.
Director Ken Khan says he visits Raglan from time to time. He said, “Raglan is heart, I was there last year covering the international surf event”. With over 25 years of industry experience in radio, television and film, Ken says he felt a harmony in Rachel Smith’s script for Stranded Pearl resonating with the odd duo characters. Ken added, “It was like Genesis in the bible but challenged with the moral dilemma of their relationships within the parameters of the situation they can’t avoid”.
Stranded Pearl offers a Cook Islands take on the lost at sea story. After a storm leaves Julia (Australian Kristy Wright of Home and Away fame) stranded on an island, she must learn to cooperate with the only other person there, a quiet man called Sid (Aunanda Naaido, Curry Munchers). Unbeknown to Julia, Sid is on the run from New Zealand police. The romantic adventure flick was shot in Rarotonga, and features appearances by veteran actors Rawiri Paratene and Ray Woolf. Actor Naaido also produced Stranded Pearl, while on a break from his day job as a chief financial officer in Rarotonga.
STRANDED PEARL at Raglan Old School Arts Centre, 5 Stewart Street, Raglan
91 minutes M Violence & content that may disturb | NZ, Cook Islands | Romantic comedy.
Door sales & Café/ Bar opens at 4.00pm
Talk before movie at 4.35pm by Director (Ken Khan) and Actor (Jagdish Punja)
Movie screens at 5pm
Q & A after movie from 6.35pm to 6.55pm
Directed by: Ken Khan
Written by: Rachel Smith
Produced by: Aunanda Naaido, Ken Naz
With: Kristy Wright, Aunanda Naidoo, Robert Reitano, Aleisha Rose, Jagdish Punja, Rawiri Paratene, Ray Woolf, Stan Wolfgramm, Rob Kipa Williams, Richard Halpin.
OCT 19: THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA
The lives of two strangers are changed forever when they cross paths on the surfing adventure of a lifetime, discovering love, downshifting and four Chilean horses.
Winner Byron Bay International Film Festival: Best Documentary
Graeme Tuckett STUFF/ THE POST 4/5 “The Road to Patagonia is an astonishing film to look at. Matty has a great eye for a frame and he sets up his cameras to drink in some glorious slices of nature. And his own and Heather’s narration – some of it recorded on the road – is economical, quite unflinching and heartfelt.”
BY REQUEST RETURN SCREENING Saturday Oct 19, 7.30pm: Movie – THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA
THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA Exempt 90 mins | Australia | Language English, Latin American Spanish
Saturday 19th October 7.30pm.
Ticket prices: $16 Adults, $14 Concession and $9 Children. RCAC Members $12.
Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart St, Raglan 3225.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
Licensed bar & homemade snacks on sale.
The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary – firstly a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth. We follow Matty Hannon on an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia.
But deep in the wilderness – alone with the wolves and the bears – Matty’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather Hillier who throws caution to the wind and sells her urban-farm to buy a bike of her own. Together riding south, the duo meet with Zapatista rebels, Amazonian shamans and Mapuche leaders whose salient words crack the adventurers’ cultural veneer.
The theme of deep ecology underpins the entire film, visually communicated through exquisite cinematography and emotional verité sequences. Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-than-human world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in Nature.
PRODUCERS: Matty Hannon,Tye Markey
DIRECTOR: Matty Hannon
WITH: Matty Hannon, Heather Hillier
THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA Exempt 90 mins | Australia | Language English, Latin American Spanish