Fri 24 – Thu 30 May
Fri 24, 8.30pm
Sat 25, 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Tue 28, 8.30pm
Wed 29, 11am (BIB) & 6pm
Thu 30, 8.30pm
Dir. Paul Weitz, US, 2018, 102 mins.
Cast. Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Maria Mercedes Coroy, Christophe Lambert
Bel Canto follows a famous soprano who travels to a military dictatorship in South America to give a private concert at a party for a wealthy Japanese industrialist. There are no easy answers in Paul Weitz's operatic drama, which stars Moore opposite Ken Watanabe in a delicately rendered emotional thriller. Just as the glittering gathering of diplomats and politicians convenes, the mansion is taken over by a guerrilla rebel group demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. True to its name, the film “Bel Canto” strikes a delicate balance between forbidden romance and hostage thriller, eschewing clichés to reveal a tender love story that is as much about the human condition as the power of music.