THE UNKNOWN GIRL Opening at the Cinema Art Theater

 

Starting on October 20th the Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater will present THE UNKNOWN GIRL, a drama about a young doctor’s guilt-ridden search for the identity of a woman murdered near her clinic.

 

The new film from acclaimed directors the Dardenne brothers (TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT) is a searing saga of guilt and redemption. One evening after work hours, Jenny (Adèle Haenel), a young doctor, allows the door buzzer at the small clinic where she works to go unanswered. It’s only later that she learns that the person ringing was an unidentified African woman found dead shortly after by the side of a road. Consumed by the thought that she is to blame, Jenny embarks on an obsessive crusade to discover who the anonymous woman was and to see to it that she is not forgotten. Shot through with low-key suspense and the heart-stopping realism that has become the directors’ trademark, The Unknown Girl is both a gripping mystery and a profoundly human moral tale. [2016, France, Runtime: 113 minutes, Rated: NR].

 

Justin Chang of “The Los Angeles Times” praises the Dardennes’ for, “the uncompromising moral vision and piercing emotional honesty at the heart of their work.” A.O. Scott of “The New York Times” says the film is, “as tense as a police procedural, and as mysterious as a religious parable…shot with unassuming lyricism and an eye for everyday detail and full of modest, eloquent performances.”

 

Screening times are 7:00 pm on Friday (Oct 20), 4:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday (Oct 21-22), 7:00 pm on Monday (Oct 23), 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Wednesday (Oct 25), and 4:00 pm on Thursday (Oct 26). Tickets can be purchased at the Cinema Art Theater, starting 30 minutes prior to each screening. Admission for a screening is $8 for RBFS members and $10 for future members. All screenings are held at the Cinema Art Theater located at 17701 Dartmouth Drive in Dartmouth Plaza, behind the Lewes Wawa.

 

The mission of the RBFS is promoting cinematic arts and providing education and cultural enrichment for our community. The Film Society sponsors ongoing screenings, special events, and the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival (November 2- 12, 2017). Having met all the requirements for best practices in nonprofit management, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society is accredited by the Standards for Excellence Institute®. The Film Society is funded, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com. For more information on this series, other events, or to become a member, visit the Rehoboth Beach Film Society website at www.rehobothfilm.com, or call 302-645-9095.