Screening
The Swing - Open City Documentary Festival Closing Night
9 Sep 2018
Event times
18:00
Cost of entry
£12 Standard / £11 Student
Address
- 309 Regent St
- London
England - W1B 2UW
- United Kingdom
Closing the festival we are thrilled to host the UK premiere of The Swing, Cyril Aris' assured, emotionally rich film about the lies a family tells to keep their patriarch happy; and the unattended costs of their falsehood.
About
An assured, emotionally rich film about the lies a family tells to keep their patriarch happy; and the unattended costs of their falsehood. After sixty years of marriage, Antoine and Vivi have lost their most beloved daughter; but no one has dared to tell the bedridden nonagenarian Antoine, lest his heart crack. A simple solution, though everyone else in this densely interconnected family has then to live the same lie, giving no expression to their grief. A deeply affecting, beautifully shot cinematic novella; like all the best stories The Swing is a simple tale, but one that never short-changes its viewers.
+ Q&A with director Cyril Aris. This is a UK Premiere.