The 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival (SDFF) unspools on Nov. 12 with the previously announced screening of 'Precious', as the Opening Night film and kick-off red carpet presentation.
Screening on Nov. 14, Big Night features 'The Last Station' with director Michael Hoffman in attendance. In this tale of two romances, one beginning and one near its end, 'The Last Station' stars Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti and James McAvoy in a complex, funny, rich and emotional story about Leo Tolstoy and the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it. The screening of 'The Last Station' will take place 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
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The entire family is welcome to walk the red carpet Saturday, Nov. 21 for Hollywood-style screenings of two kid-friendly films for the Saturday-at-the-Movies event, complete with giveaways. Admission to either film screening is free with the donation of one new toy, through a partnership with FOX 31, The Deuce and The Salvation Army.
Turtle: The Incredible Journey, as narrated by Miranda Richardson, is the true story of a little loggerhead turtle who makes the journey of a lifetime. Born on a Florida beach, she circumnavigates the North Atlantic to reach Africa before returning to her birthplace - if she's lucky, that is - just one in a thousand loggerheads survives the voyage. The film will screen at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at the King Center.
For the first time, the Saturday-at-the-Movies program includes a feature-length film in Spanish subtitles, Up, as a special presentation of the Festival de Cine Mexicano. Up tells the story of Cranky old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen finally fulfilling his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away - Russell, an overly optimistic eight-year-old explorer. The film will screen at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
"Our Red Carpet events give Denver festival-goers an air of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood," said Britta Erickson, SDFF director. "We are also extremely excited about our Saturday-at-the Movies program expansion this year with two films, one of which will have Spanish subtitles."
SDFF brings down the curtain on this year's Festival with a Closing Night presentation of The Young Victoria. This historical film, with principal roles from Emily Blunt, Miranda Richardson and Rupert Friend, profiles the story of 18-year-old Princess Victoria's succession to the English throne as those close to her vie to win her favor, including her overbearing mother, the Duchess of Kent, her ambitious advisor, and her handsome cousin Albert - with whom an alliance may well determine the strength of her reign. The Young Victoria will screen at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
For more information about the 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival, please visit http://www.denverfilm.org.
