White Wall Cinema: PARIS MEMORIES

Acclaimed director Alice Wincour (Disorder / Proxima) brings us this tale of remarkable power about Mia (Virginie Efira) a 40 something Parisian who after being caught up in a horrific gunman attack in a bistro attempts to piece back together her life and come to terms with the extreme shock of the event. Desperate to make sense of it all and for some semblance of normality, Mia finds herself returning to the scene of the incident and forming bonds with fellow survivors in order to work through the mental puzzle of recovery.

A devastatingly tender portrait of trauma the film is a remarkable cinematic study of memory and the colliding of the emotional and analytical mind in the most difficult of circumstances. Featuring an astonishingly measured central performance from the brilliant Virginie Efira (Elle / Benedetta) who unearths hope, humanity and courage against the backdrop of a vividly captured city of light. This is a moving and exceptionally crafted film from director Alice Winocour, who is fast becoming one of cinema’s key voices.

• DOORS: 7pm*
• START TIME: 7.30pm*
• RUN TIME: 105 mins
• LANGUAGE: French w English Subtitles 
• CERT: 15 (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult)

*This screening will be followed by an optional and informal post film discussion group.*