September 15th, 2017 - 4:00 pm
THE VICEROY’S HOUSE OPENING AT THE CINEMA ART THEATER
Starting on September 15th the Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater will present THE VICEROY’S HOUSE, an historical drama about the 1947 partition of India.
New nations are rarely born in peace… India, 1947: Lord Mountbatten (Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville) is dispatched, along with his wife Edwina (Gillian Anderson), to New Delhi to oversee the country’s transition from British rule to independence. Taking his place in the resplendent mansion known as the Viceroy’s House, Mountbatten arrives hopeful for a peaceful transference of power. But ending centuries of colonial rule in a country divided by deep religious and cultural differences proves no easy undertaking, setting off a seismic struggle that threatens to tear India apart. [2017, UK, Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes, Rated: NR].
“A warm-hearted, ambitious period drama,” writes Ella Taylor of “NPR.org”. Ben Kenigsberg of “The New York Times” calls it, “never less than absorbing.” With sumptuous period detail, director Gurinder Chadha (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM) brings to life a pivotal historical moment that re-shaped the world.
Screening times are 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday (Sept 15 & 16), 4:00 pm on Sunday and Monday (Sept 17 & 18), 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Wednesday (Sept 20) and 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Thursday (Sept 21). 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.