V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society

feaTure films
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Inspired by the life of Hank Garland, Crazy is the story of a
legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the
1950’s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank quickly
established his reputation as the finest session player in
Nashville. Artists such as Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, The Everly
Brothers and Elvis all sought Hank for their recordings. Moving
effortlessly from country, to rock-a-billy, to jazz, Hank was
also recognized by the likes of Dave Bruebeck, Gary Burton,
Joe Morello and Joe Benjamin. The 50’s Nashville scene was
unique – dominated by a group of executives and musicians
who controlled the industry. Hank, in his pursuit of musical
excellence, often came into conflict with the business, which
he found restrictive and frustrating. But it was his relationship
with his wife, Evelyn, which may have led to his demise.
Director Sivio Soldini (Bread and Tulips) again tackles the
subject of middle aged women undergoing transformations. Elsa
is an aspiring art historian who has returned to school to get her
degree; she passes much of her time engrossed in a delicate
restoration project. As she gently scrapes away at the ceiling
of an ancient chapel, long-hidden angels gradually surface into
the light of day. Much to her surprise, another form of reality
also emerges from the shadows to cast a very different kind of
light into her life. Elsa’s husband, a well-heeled partner in a
shipping firm, abruptly informs her that they have to sell their
beautiful apartment. He has been forced out of the company by
his partner. Little quarrels soon erupt over money, and Soldini
minutely documents the subtle changes that begin to undermine
crazy
Best Feature Charleston International Film Festival
Best Picture Breckinridge Festival of Film
Best Picture Hoboken Film Festival/Best Picture Big Island Film Festival
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Beautiful, Evelyn was unlike any woman Hank had ever
encountered when he met her during a show in Chicago. She
excited and fascinated him, and turned a whirlwind romance
into an almost instant marriage. But Evelyn was not all she
appeared to be, and when confronted with the reality of Hank’s
obsessive dedication to his music, began to demonstrate a
desperate need to make him love only her. But 43 years after
Hank disappeared from music, his guitar lives on in a number
of hit records, and one, amazing solo jazz effort.
[Dir. Rick Bieber, 2007, US, 35mm, 104 mins.]
Website: www.crazy-themovie.com
days and clouds
(gIornI e nuvole)
THuRS NOV 6 2:40 PM-4:45 PM
FRI NOV 7 10:20 AM-12:20 PM
SuN NOV 9 10:15 AM-12:15 PM
their relationship. Both of them set out to find work in response
to the upheaval, but inevitably, husband and wife react to their
new circumstances in quite different ways. When they move into
a smaller and cheaper apartment, the schisms in their marriage
begin to show and only when they part do they realize that they
risk losing their most precious possession: the love that binds
them. The sadly familiar travails of Elsa and Michele’s marriage
become wonderfully transcendent in the hands of Soldini and his
two principal actors.
[Dir. Silvio Soldini, 2007, italy/Switzerland, 35mm, 115 mins.
in italian with English subtitles]