The Parvis opens its 2011 winter season with a grand film screening. This time of year, the Tarbes national theater hosts "shows that are not usually seen outside of major cities," proudly states Marie-Claire Riou. This year, the aim is to highlight "what is unconventional, those who don't fit in, those who are marginalized, or those who distance themselves from the crowd." This principle has led to the presentation of two films for this film evening that boldly venture off the beaten path. The evening will begin at 6:00 PM with the spirit of Harmony Korine's "Julien Donkey Boy." An American filmmaker, screenwriter for Larry Clark's *The Kid* and *Ken Park*, tells the story of a solitary and paranoid schizophrenic, orphaned by his mother, living with a depressed father played by Werner Herzog, a brother obsessed with Greco-Roman wrestling, and a withdrawn grandmother. This chaotic situation, we are told, gives rise to a barely revealed story, told in an unassuming and unashamed manner. You'll have to be at the Parvis to see it!
After a meal at the Café des Images, you can continue your evening in the same vein with "Winnipeg Mon Amour." Commissioned by the city, this film was directed by Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin, who rented his childhood home, reunited his family, and invites us to revisit his life and his city. A city of superlatives, according to him: the coldest in the world, home to the smallest park in the world. A deliberate and unsettling visit to the faded landscapes of a city populated by sleepwalkers and spirits.
