Bungay Film Club’s screening at 7.30 p.m. on Monday, 25 October at the Fisher Theatre, Bungay will be director Claire Denis’s 2008 film 35 Shots of Rum.
In French and German with English subtitles it tells the story of Lionel and his daughter Josephine who live together in a Paris suburb. He is a widower and has made sacrifices to look after his daughter. Now that she is growing up their relationship is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.
“The magic of Claire Denis’s exquisite 35 Shots of Rum is that although so much is left unsaid, it’s one of the most emotionally eloquent films you’ll see this year.” – Wendy Ide in The Times.
