Jerry Harrington at the Tivoli Cinemas promotes two films for this weekend.
The first is a speculative account of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s older sister, Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart titled Mozart’s Sister. The movie opens Friday.
Five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right, Nannerl was the featured performer originally. She gives way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold tourshis talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French revolution Europe.
Approaching marriageable age and now forbidden to play the violin or compose, Nannerl chafes at the limitations imposed on her gender. But a friendship with the son and daughter of Louis XV offers an alternative. A treat for classical music lovers and cinephiles alike, this French film includes lush musical detail throughout. A great performance by the young Marie Féret, in the title role, renders a deft, romantic portrayal of one history’s lesser-known geniuses.
The second film is The Kitchen. A cast of more than 30 brings the clamor of a 1950s restaurant to life on stage. This latest National Theatre live broadcast is set in a kitchen, using real food and with actors actually cooking and preparing food on stage — it is a tour de force spectacle and has been frequently performed all throughout Europe since its first appearance. This extraordinary play puts the workplace centre stage in a blackly funny and furious examination of life lived at breakneck speed, when work threatens to define who we are. The show is 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10.
Other films still playing are Margin Call and The Hedgehog. The British Noir Series ends with the 7 p.m. Nov. 8 showing of Peeping Tom.
