Applause (applaus) December 3, 2010

Danish actress Paprika Steen has been hypnotizing audiences over the past couple of decades with her powerful performances, most notably in the films FESTEN, OPEN HEARTS, OKAY and THE IDIOTS. Steen is the first actress since 1949 to have received the awards for Best Actress (for OKAY) and Best Supporting Actress (for OPEN HEARTS) in the same year at the Robert Festival, Denmark’s equivalent of the Oscars.

APPLAUSE (APPLAUS), 2009, World Wide Motion Pictures Corp., 85 min. Dir. Martin Zandvliet. When washed-up actress Thea Barfoed (a magnificent Paprika Steen) finishes her stint in rehab, her first priority becomes regaining custody of and re-forming bonds with her two sons. But this is easier said than done, and as Thea feels herself slowly slipping toward her former demons, she confronts the hardest fight of her life. In Danish with English subtitles. [35mm]

Discussion following the film with actress Paprika Steen.

Arrive early to enjoy the Montana Holiday Street Fair prior to tonight’s screening!
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