NewsLady Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Movie starts at 1pm, and food, drinks and popcorn will be available from Cafe La Villa. (If you like, you can bring cushions for the hard restaurant chairs, or folding/camp chairs for more comfort.) There is no admission charge, but we ask for voluntary donations at the end of the movie to support the program and help pay for the video system. ----- Description - I promised everyone a mother-daughter film to follow our recent screening of the Chinese father-son film, "Postmen in the Mountains,and here it is. Wadjda is one of my all-time favorite films, and I look forward to viewing it for a second time and sharing it with my friends from our informal Boquete Film Club. It is a Saudi Arabian movie - filmed in a country with no movie theaters - but lots of televisions. The story takes place in the suburbs of the capitol city of Riyadh, and is follows the adventures of a10-year old girl, her quest to buy a bicycle, and her heartwarming relationship with her mother. From the Roger Ebert Website: She is a little girl with with flopping sneakers, a big grin, and a sharp tongue, the title character of Haifaa al-Mansour's first feature, "Wadjda". This movie is a critic's joy to study. It might simply be a clever story about a girl trying to buy a bike. It might be another pompous imperialist piece, showcasing the usual Western fetishization of Muslim life. Or it is a layered self-critique of Arab ways and means? Wadjda (Waad Mohammed) is a tween in a Saudi Arabian girls' school. With her classmates, she dresses in long drab gowns and ponytails. She wanders through classes with lethargy; the hot sun and the tedium of parochial learning do not help. A hawk-eyed principal (the single-monikered Ahd) watches over, ready to reprimand for any infractions, especially in self-expression. Imagine Nurse Ratched in high heels. Wadjda herself, however, is a walking package of pre-teen sarcasm and snide comments. Most Disney Princesses clash with authority through song and secret skills; Wadjda is no Disney Princess. Her song is noisy rock music blaring from her cassette player. Her secret skill is her wit and intelligence. One day, her young neighbor Abdullah grabs her scarf and speeds off with it on his cycle. That starts her on her mission: to purchase a bike of her own and race him. She earns money by making bracelets and running errands, calculating every step toward her big purchase. Her most ambitious effort is entry in the school's Qur'an competition, requiring her to memorize a fifth of the sacred text.. Link to trailerAWARDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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