Date:
Location:
We invite you to join us for this exclusive event:
East Coast Premiere of
Holy Lands
by Amanda Sthers
Followed by a discussion with:
Emmy Award-Winning Actress Rosanna Arquette
UNESCO Artist for Peace and Actress Guila Clara Kessous
and Director Amanda Sthers
Sunday, October 28, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
Film Discussion with director and cast: 8:55-10:00pm
Followed by a reception for the whole audience at Follow the Honey, 1132 Massachusetts Ave: shortly after 10pm.
Synopsis:
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry (James Caan) suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbors. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica (Rosanna Arquette) is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), as well as her own.
Adapted from director Amanda Sthers’ critically acclaimed novel, Les Terres Saintes, Holy Lands is a universal story about love, family, loss, and tolerance, told with incredible humor and heart by a stellar ensemble cast.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is organized by Dr. Guila Clara Kessous, 2018-2019 Visiting Scholar in Comparative Literature, and will be introduced by Professor Katharina Piechocki.
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