Flix with your Friends!
Join us at the Denver premier of "Turn the River," written and directed by Denver native Chris Eigeman.
Tuesday, July 22, 6:30 p.m.
Denver Central Library
$35 per person
Questions? Email rsvp@denverlibrary.org, or call 720-865-2050.
Seating is very limited, so buy your tickets now!
Be the first in Denver to take in this award winning film, followed by a discussion with writer/director Chris Eigeman and Colorado Public Radio film critic Howie Movshovitz. Enjoy popcorn, libations, light snacks, good friends, and fellow film fans, all while supporting the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation.
In the thriller "Turn the River," Famke Janssen (Best Actress- Hamptons Film Festival) stars as Kailey, a small town pool hustler in upstate New York. She ekes out a living playing poker, periodically driving into Manhattan to check up on her mentor, Quinn (Rip Torn), who runs a hardcore pool hall. Kailey is determined to raise $50,000 to wrest her son, who she was forced to give up at birth, from the toxic clutches of her alcoholic ex-husband and his domineering mother and move to Canada for a better life. In order to win the money, Kailey must score a match with the best player at Quinn's. With this as her only hope for a future with her son, Kailey starts to play and the stakes have never been higher. Rated R for language.
"Turn the River is a finely observed portrait of a desperate working class woman who refuses to play by ordinary rules." -- Stephen Holden, The New York Times (Critics Pick)
"The movie, the directorial debut of the actor Chris Eigeman, has a mixture of edginess and melancholy that's beautifully sustained." -- David Edelstein, New York Magazine (Critics Pick)
"... the sense of storytelling intelligence is undeniable." -- Nick Pinkerton, The Village Voice
"Why has Chris Eigeman waited so long to get behind the camera? Turn the River... is a small-scale but thoroughly engrossing drama full of strong performances and sharp dialogue." -- Rafer Güzman, Newsday
For more information about this and other Library events, contact the Friends Events Coordinator at 720-865-2051 or email rsvp@denverlibrary.org.
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