The Woman In The Fifth, Director Pawel Pawlikowski, 85 min, France, 2012.
In French with English subtitles.
Showing - Fri, Jun 29 through Thurs, Jul 5 on Screen 3 at St. Anthony Main Theatre.
American writer Tom Ricks (Ethan Hawke) arrives in Paris to be closer to
his young daughter who is living with his estranged ex-wife. Completely
broke, he accepts a job as a night guard for a local crime boss.
Stationed in a basement office, his only task is to push a button when a
bell rings. The tranquility of the night, he hopes, will help him focus
on his new novel.
His days become more exciting when he starts a romance with Margit
(Kristin Scott Thomas), a mysterious and elegant widow who sets strange
rules to their meetings: she will only see him at her apartment in the
fifth arrondissement, at 5 pm sharp, twice a week and he should ask no
questions about her work or her past life. When people suddenly start
dying around Tom, he begins to believe that a dark force has entered his
life. (Art Takes Over)
“Pawel Pawlikowski keeps a tight grip on his film, insisting a
seriousness that the actors wrap themselves in like a mantle… [Ethan
Hawke] draws you close.” - Manohla Dargis, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Showtimes:
Fri, June 29 - Sun, July 1 at (1:30), (4:30), 7:00, 9:30
Mon, July 2 at (1:30), (4:30), 9:30
Tue, July 3 at (1:30), (4:30), 7:00, 9:30
Wed, July 4 at (1:30), (4:30), 7:00
Thu, July 5 at (1:30), (4:30), 7:00, 9:30
