Other People’s Children: Sunday, June 11
Admission $5
Showings @ 2pm, 5pm and 7:30pm
Discussion following the 2pm show
(Drama/Comedy, 1 hour 44 minutes, French, Not Rated)
When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-old daughter Leila. The giddiness of Rachel and Ali’s late night rendezvous evolves into the familiar warmth of family picnics and after-school pickups. Although she feels like a mother, Rachel is not allowed to forget that Lelia is another woman’s daughter. She begins to long for a child of her own, but as a forty-something woman, she is abundantly aware that she has limited time to begin a family. Rachel must decide whether to embrace the inherent entanglements of her current situation, including the looming presence of Ali’s ex-wife Alice (Chiara Mastroanni) or strike out again on her own.
“Other People’s Children sneaks up on you, with a depth and complexity of feeling that throws those glossy, idyllic opening moments into bittersweet relief”. — Los Angeles Times
“The film’s success starts and ends with the natural vibrancy of the performances, and Efira leads the way..” — Chicago Tribune
Douglass Theatre
355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Macon, Georgia 31201
Films are presented the second Sunday of each month at 2pm and 5pm, with a discussion following the 2pm show. Documentaries are quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.00 at the Douglass Theatre in downtown Macon.