Thursday, November 11 * OPENING NIGHT!
7:30 pm Showgirls
With live narration by David Schmader
Directed by Paul Verhoeven (1995) USA, video, apprx 128 min.
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When Seattle writer and performer David Schmader encountered the mind-bending magic of Paul Verhoeven’s SHOWGIRLS, he was enthralled. Over the next six months, Schmader test-screened the film for friends, who confirmed his suspicion that SHOWGIRLS was the most inadvertent, surreally hilarious comedy in film history. In 2000, Schmader took his theory public, and film festival audiences have been guffawing ever since. David will give a lecture, and then screen the film--stopping to introduce themes, highlight motifs, and rewind key scenes--in all its glory. |
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Followed by the Opening Night Premiere Party
Join us from 9:30 pm until 2 am for the
opening of the 15th edition of the festival.
JetSet, 115 N. First Street, Minneapolis.
(Must be 21+ with valid state ID to attend).
Opening Night Admission (good for film and party): $10