Men, By Women: You Were Never Really Here — Carbon Arc – Aug 22

Saturday, August 22, 8:30 PM Lynne Ramsay | 2018 | UK, France | 90m Men, By Women is our August Retrospective Series, screening Saturday nights at 8:30 PM. Masculinity perceived, portrayed and perforated by female directors! Serving up: Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow), Beau Travail (Claire Denis) and You Were Never Really Here (Lynn Ramsey). A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares begin to overtake him, and a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. Bracingly elevated by a lead performance from Joaquin Phoenix that may just be his best work to date, You Were Never Really Here confirms writer-director Lynne Ramsay as one of modern cinema’s most unique – and uncompromising – voices. “It’s the kind of movie I’m glad [Ramsay] made because her interrogation of Joe’s masculinity is the sort of thing endemic to the material that many male directors might have missed in an attempt to make the movie more “exciting.”” – Emily St James, Vox ” Extraordinarily, Ramsay’s film is not about people; instead it uses them and their bodies to explore American systems of power, and the abuse that develops within.” – Gina Telaroli, Film Comment Magazine Tickets $12 ($11.40 at the door if available) Saturday, August 22, 8:30 PM tickets Tagged coming soon