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O Brother, Where Art Thou? + The Soda Crackers

25th Anniversary Screening

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Join us for a fun afternoon of bluegrass music with the Soda Crackers, followed by a special anniversary screening of the Coen brothers’ beloved Homeric comedy, O Brother, Where Art Thou? starring George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson as three runaway convicts searching for treasure in 1930s Mississippi. Produced by T-Bone Burnett and featuring Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris and the Soggy Bottom Boys, the soundtrack album for the film won the Grammy for Album of the Year and counts among the best-selling soundtrack albums of the past 25 years.

Sue Malcolm – guitar, vocals
Don Fraser – dobro, guitar, vocals
Stu MacDonald – upright bass, vocals
with guests:
Michael Burnyeat – fiddle
Patrick Bartel – banjo, vocals

A cockeyed marvel of a comedy packed with amazing set pieces and glorious music.

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

O Brother’s music is more than pleasant background; it is a living presence, and with apologies to an excellent cast, just about the star of the picture.

Kenneth Turan, LA Times

Date

Nov 30

Time

2:00 pm

Venue

VIFF Centre, VIFF Cinema

19+
107 min

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Sunday November 30

2:00 pm
Guests/Q&As Hearing Assistance
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Credits

Executive Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner,

Producer

Ethan Coen,

Screenwriter

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen,

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Editor

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Tricia Cooke

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