Amal by Mississauga born, Richie Mehta has met with critcal aclaim since the film's 2007 premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and gone on to win numerous awards including Best Independant Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Mehta has been lauded extensively since, including a mention in critic Cameron Bailey's annual top 10 list.
Wednesday, February 27th, 7pm at the AMC Courtney Park, is your opportunity to attend the Mississauga/home town premiere of Amal.
Returning to his hometown Mississauga, Mehta will personally introduce his debut film at the Mississauga Film Series with a Q&A session to follow.
About the film:
AMAL viscerally conveys the feel of working-class Delhi. Nuanced performances from some of India‘s most revered and beloved performers, including Seema Biswas (WATER), Shah (MONSOON WEDDING), Roshan Seth (SUCH A LONG JOURNEY) and Koel Purie (WHITE NOISE) enhance the film‘s authenticity and immediacy. The life-affirming story evokes lingering vestiges of the caste system and examines a family in which wealth creates nothing but the hunger for more. At the end of his life, the patriarch holds up a mirror to the world he inhabited as a tycoon but departed as an ascetic. For more information or to reserve seating please contact Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot at 905-896-5507 or suzanne.carte-blanchenot@mississauga.caFilm Series Tickets: available in advance at the Galleries, UTM Student Union or the evening of the screening from 6:30pm at the AMC Courtney Park
Admission: AGM Members/Students/Seniors: $10.00General Admission: $12.00Series Pass: $30.00 (4 film package)
Screening Location: AMC Courtney Park, 110 Courtney Park Dr. Mississauga, ON L5T 2Y3, Hwy 10 and the 401
Read more: www.thestar.com/printArticle/300397
www.topten.ca/films/amal/default.aspx
www.cbc.ca/arts/tiff/story/2007/09/10/tiff-amal-mehta.html
