The Stone Angel, October 27, Orpheum Theater - 7:30 PM

This film is the much-anticipated adaption of Margaret Laurence's landmark Canadian novel. As immovable as the Stone Angel itself, Hagar Shipley (Ellen Burstyn) is defined by the fierce pride she inherited from her father. Facing imminent death, and refusing to yield even to mortality, Hagar's mind conflates past and present as she makes a final grasp for independence, finding instead an unexpected and humbling reconciliation.
Burstyn's brave performance lays bare te paradoxes of a woman who caused immense damage to herself and others, yet was herself subject to her father's tyrannical nature. The Stone Angel is a lush, eloquent evocation of Hagar's powerful journey.
Director: Kari Skogland
Run Time: 100 minutes
Country: Canada
Year:2008