Ring Out 2012 With The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 7:00AM
Oscar contender, A ROYAL AFFAIR opens Fri, Dec. 28 thru Thu, Jan. 3
A ROYAL AFFAIR is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen's heart and starts a revolution. Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Danish King Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), the royal physician who is a man of enlightenment and idealism Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen) and the young but strong Queen Caroline Mathilda (Alicia Vikander), A ROYAL AFFAIR is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in their pursuit of freedom for their people... Above all it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation. Purchase Tickets
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SISTER - Now Showing thru Sun, Dec. 30
Winner of the Silver Bear at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival and Switzerland's Oscar Submission for Best Foreign Language Film. Twelve-year old Simon lives with his older sister in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. But, when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory. An Adopt Films release. Purchase Tickets
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