V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
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Seventeen-year-old Jesse lives in Newcastle, the center of<br />
Australia’s booming coal industry and home to some of the<br />
country’s most beautiful surfing beaches. The stark contrast of<br />
these surroundings encapsulates Jesse’s choices in life: will<br />
he become the champion surfer his older brother Victor failed<br />
to be, or will he follow in Victor’s footsteps toward bitterness<br />
and self-destruction? As Jesse grapples with his own selfsabotaging<br />
tendencies, his twin brother Fergus struggles with<br />
his own sexuality while trying to fit in with Jesse’s surfing<br />
crowd, and Victor strives to overcome rage over his failed<br />
dreams. When Jesse and Fergus decide to sneak away for a<br />
weekend to camp out and surf with a group of friends, they set<br />
off a chain of events that could change their lives forever. After<br />
Victor unexpectedly arrives on the scene, new relationships are<br />
Lucie and Marion are in love and, as their relationship grows,<br />
so does Lucie’s desire to experience motherhood and to<br />
share that experience with Marion. The prospect of starting a<br />
family brings mounting complications for these two beautiful,<br />
young women living a fast-paced life in Paris. Everyone has<br />
an opinion for them: Their friends, their co-workers and their<br />
families all feel compelled to weigh in on the best road to<br />
take, or whether to begin the journey at all. When the happy<br />
couple finally takes the plunge, the hopes and dreams that<br />
once brought them together begin to pull them apart. Soon<br />
there are more questions than answers in this warm and witty<br />
exploration of a modern family’s origin. What role, if any, will<br />
the father of their child play? Is a father even necessary in<br />
Newcastle<br />
THuRS NOV 6 12:00 PM-1:55 PM<br />
FRI NOV 7 7:15 PM-9:10 PM<br />
SAT NOV 8 2:35 PM-4:35 PM<br />
formed, friendships are altered, and the brothers may never<br />
see each other in the same way again. Born in Newcastle,<br />
Delaware, writer and director Dan Castle crafts an impressive<br />
feature debut-combining the ravishing elements of surfing<br />
movies with a compelling family drama. The cast is an incredible<br />
ensemble of up-and-comers that make both the visceral surfing<br />
sequences and tender emotional scenes seem effortless. While<br />
the brothers’ complicated relationship forms the crux of the<br />
film, the waves and the beaches of Newcastle can also rightly<br />
claim a starring role.<br />
[Dir. Dan castle, 20<strong>08</strong>, Australia, 35mm, 107 mins.]<br />
Website: www.newcastlemovie.com<br />
the new world<br />
(la nouveau monde)<br />
THuRS NOV 6 12:30 PM-2:05 PM<br />
FRI NOV 7 5:00 PM-6:35 PM<br />
the world of a contemporary lesbian couple? As the due date<br />
approaches, Lucie’s maternal instincts surge, while Marion<br />
begins to question her place in the life she thought she had<br />
all figured out. With their lives on the verge of changing<br />
forever, they seek approval from their families, watch friends<br />
struggle with their own children and try to overcome financial<br />
insecurities. But until the old world catches up to them, it’s up<br />
to Lucie and Marion to make this new world they’ve entered<br />
their own.<br />
[Dir. Etienne Dhaene, 20<strong>08</strong>, France, video, 90 mins. in French<br />
with English subtitles]<br />
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feaTure films