Reel Alternatives Huntsville, Film, Current Movies

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AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN

Monday, April 20, 2020
7pm - Algonquin Theatre, Huntsville

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Reel Alternatives Huntsville

3 Main St W
Huntsville, Ontario

P1H 2C5

As acclaimed director Louise Archambault's elegiac and charming film opens, we meet three hermits living in cabins in the Quebec countryside, miles from civilization. Tom, Charlie, and Ted fled society years ago, and have eked out a back-to-the-land existence, selling pot to the closest locals with help from local hotelier Stephen.

But their lifestyle is increasingly endangered by nature, infirmity, and age. Ted collapses from a heart attack. Then, photographer/ researcher Ange-Aimee threatens to disrupt their lives when she starts looking for survivors of a catastrophic blaze that happened decades ago, and most notably Ted, whose actions during the fire have assumed heroic stature.

A poignant meditation on the possibilities of living outside modernity, And the Birds Rained Down is a tribute to the need to live independently and on one's own terms — and to those courageous enough to pursue this. (It's also a cry for respect for people and their choices, regardless of age.)

Driven by an astonishing cast boasting some of Quebec's most esteemed performers the film features one of the most beautiful musical moments of the year, when ailing musician Tom, coaxed into performing at a nearby club, delivers a soulful and heartbreaking rendition of one of Tom Waits' best tunes. In French with English subtitles.