Cinema Salon is VIFF Centre’s longest running series, almost as old as our cinema itself! Host Melanie Friesen invites a distinguished guest to present a favourite film of their choosing. The evening begins with an introduction to the movie, and our guest will stay to lead a discussion with the audience after the show.
Cinema Salon: The Godfather, Part II
Coppola's majesterial sequel enriches and expands on the themes of the first film. Robert De Niro is the young Vito Corleone in flashbacks. Al Pacino tries to fill his father's shoes at the head of the family. Guest: Federico Fuoco.
Cinema Salon: The Deer Hunter
Three Pennsylvania steelworkers (Robert De Niro; Christopher Walken and John Savage) are drafted for Vietnam. Michael Cimino's visceral masterpiece encapsulates the actions, unwritten rules and brotherly love that underpin these men's deep ties.
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Cinema Salon: Broadcast News
Globe and Mail arts correspondent and author Marsha Lederman introduces James L Brooks' witty 1987 news comedy, with Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks and William Hurt.
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Cinema Salon: Late Spring
CBC's Eleanor Wachtel introduces one of her favourite films, Ozu's late masterpiece about the relationship between an aging professor and the daughter who lives with and cares for him.
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Cinema Salon: Black Orpheus (35mm)
1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Black Orpheus retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against the madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Guest presenter: percussionist Sal Ferraras. 35mm screening.
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Cinema Salon: Rome Open City
Using black market film stock, the street locations of war-torn Rome and mostly non-professional actors, Roberto Rossellini tells the story of a Communist Resistance leader sheltered from the Gestapo and a sympathetic priest. Guest presenter: Hank Bull.
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Cinema Salon: A Taste of Honey
A key work from the British realist "kitchen sink" movement, Shelagh Delaney's groundbreakng play explores multiple layers of social oppression, and Tony Richardson's film made Rita Tushingham a star. Guest: Jan Wade (artist).
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