NORMAN:
Friday, June 16 – 7 pm,
Saturday, June 17 – 4 & 8 pm,
Sunday, June 18 – 4 & 8 pm,
Wednesday, June 21 – 7 pm,
and Thursday, June 22 – 7 pm.
Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman’s life dramatically changes for better and worse.
Insider’s tip: “Delving into the intricacies of friendships, the way a lie can spiral out of control and the dangers of mixing politics and business, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer is a compellingly complex and playful take on the political thriller” (Joseph Hernandez, We Got This Covered). Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times adds: “Gere’s work in Norman is to be treasured. It’s one of the best performances in any movie this year.” Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York: “Built out of complex performances etched with economic flair, unobtrusive camera work and the faintest tinge of comic whimsy (the film’s score, by Japanese trumpeter Jun Miyake, is marvelous), Norman is an intimate film that simply has no drawbacks.” Rex Reed, New York Observer: “Watching Richard Gere’s charm and sweetness, as he turns into a metaphor for the nobodies of the world who hock their souls to be somebodies, is something very special indeed.”