Athlone Film Club present the visually stunning and passionate Italian melodrama, I Am Love, on Tuesday December 7 at 8pm in the Dean Crowe Theatre.
The talented Tilda Swinton stars in this beautiful crowd pleaser, which is directed by Luca Guadagnino.
The polished rooms of a Milanese villa ignite with anxious activity as the wealthy industrial family, the Recchis, prepare to celebrate the birthday of their patriarch. It is an occasion designed to ensconce family traditions - the handsome grandson, Edoardo, introduces his new girlfriend; his sister presents another piece of her artwork to her grandfather; and the grandfather, knowing that this is his last birthday, names the successor to his empire.
As the refined familial machinations unfold, the woman of the house Emma Recchi (Swinton ), skates along the tight seams of the family, exuding elegance and uncertain turbulence. Change is like a fog at sea that quickly consumes the land.
A feast for the senses, Luca Guadagnino’s magnificent film I Am Love possesses a vibrant and formal irreverent style that luminously articulates its theme of passion and constraint.
Swinton turns in a stunning performance as the central muse of a tale about the irresistible draw of forbidden passion and the bittersweet victory of liberation from constrictions of wealth and power.
So escape the budgetary woes and come along and lose yourself in this visual feast on December 7. Come early at 7.30pm for a pre-screening complimentary wine reception in the theatre bar. Temporary membership for the night is only €8.
For more information log on to www.athlonefilmclub.com or email [email protected].
