NOW SHOWING – WIDOW CLICQUOT (in 4K ultra-high definition – Friday, September 6 – Thursday, September 12) – see below –

WIDOW CLICQUOT:

~ in 4K ultra-high definition at this theatre ~

Friday, September 6 – 7:15 pm /

Saturday, September 7 – 4:30 pm & 7:15 pm /

Monday, September 9 – 4:30 pm & 7:15 pm /

Tuesday, September 10 – 7:15 pm /

Thursday, September 12 – 7:15 pm /

After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together.  Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionizes the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great businesswomen in the late 18th century.

Starring:  Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Natasha O’Keeffe, Cecily Cleeve, Ben Miles, Paul Rhys, Ian Conningham, Christopher Villiers, Cara Seymour, Phoebe Nicholls, Joseph Rapp, Nicholas Farrell, Anson Boon, Sam Riley, Chris Larkin, Leo Suter

“Rare is the drama that romanticizes as it teaches winemaking, that serves up mystery and suspense in its plot, all in a film that doesn’t miss a period-piece note.  Not one.”  (Roger Moore, Movie Nation)

“There was enough story here for an epic, but Napper [director] chose to make a poem-like movie, one that sustains a tone of mystery and wonder from start to finish.”  (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle)

“In the end, Widow Clicquot is a drama about turning heartbreak and tragedy into something brighter, richer, and spilling over into good fortune.  And it’s tastefully made too.”  (Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist)

“A sexy, romantic portrayal of sommelier history that turns a true story into a ribald period piece.”  (Fred Topel, United Press International)

TOMATOMETER:  82% “Certified Fresh” (RottenTomatoes.com)

POPCORNMETER:  86% (RottenTomatoes.com)