The Hedgehog
Wed., Nov 16, 7 p.m., Sat., Nov. 19, 9:15 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20, 4 p.m.
2011 Filmfest DC – Audience Award Winner
2011 Palm Springs Int’l Film Fest – Best of Fest
2011 Seattle Int’l Film Festival – Audience Award Winner
Inspired by the beloved New York Times bestseller, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, THE HEDGEHOG is the timely story of Paloma (Garance Le Guillermic) a young girl bent on ending it all on her upcoming twelfth birthday. Using her father's old camcorder to chronicle the hypocrisy she sees in adults, Paloma begins to learn about life from the grumpy building concierge, Renée Michel (FRENCH TWIST's Josiane Balasko). When Paloma's camera reveals the extensive secret library in Renée's back room, and that the often gruff matron reads Tolstoy to her cat, Paloma begins to understand that there are allies to be found beneath the prickliest of exteriors. As the unlikely friendship deepens, Paloma's own coming of age becomes a much less pessimistic prospect.
THE HEDGEHOG is a treat: a movie that’s smart, grown-up, wry and deeply moving.” — Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post
Tickets: $10