Film fans, you have one more chance to catch the Last Mondays at the Movies series before the summer break.
The Arts Council of New Westminster’s film series continues on Monday, June 26 at Massey Theatre with a screening of Maudie.
Maudie, directed by Aisling Walsh, is based on the true story of Canadian folk painter Maud Lewis.
It focuses on the unlikely romance that arises when the reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hires a fragile but determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper.
“Maudie, bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family and she also yearns, passionately, to create art,” a synopsis explains. “Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love. Maudie charts Everett’s efforts to protect himself from being hurt, Maudie’s deep and abiding love for this difficult man and her surprising rise to fame as a folk painter.”
Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. film. Tickets are $9 general admission. Buy in advance at www.ticketsnw.ca or at the door (cash only). Check out www.artscouncilnewwest.org/movies for details.
