Date/Time
Date(s) - Sunday, August 12, 2018
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Lascaux Micro-Theater
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FIRST REFORMED
2018, USA, 108 min, R
Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM; Sunday at 2:00PM.
Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life, with its state-of-the-art facilities and 5,000-strong flock. When a pregnant parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future, until he finds redemption in an act of grandiose violence. From writer-director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver; American Gigolo; Affliction) comes a gripping thriller about a crisis of faith that is at once personal, political, and planetary.
“Mr. Schrader…is 71, and has had a long and varied career, but “First Reformed” nonetheless feels like a fresh discovery. More than that: an epiphany.” – A.O. Scott, New York Times
“First Reformed” takes some wild, unexpected and uncomfortable turns in its final act that will surely shock some, anger others and disturb just about everyone. For Schrader, it shows that he’s still got it. Welcome back.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News
Check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCF5Y8dQpR4
As usual, ¾ Café will be open for dinner service on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday brunch.
Reservations can be emailed back to lascauxmicrotheater@gmail.com or left at the theater hotline (304-473-1818).
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