Italian Film Sensation & Global Hit Debuts at River St. Theatre

The worldwide smash hit movie, Like Crazy, debuts at the River Street theatre in Jaffrey on Thursday, July 20. It runs until Saturday, July 22. Showtime is 7pm each evening plus a matinee on Saturday, July 22 at 2pm.

A global movie sensation from Italy, Like Crazy has already won 27 film awards including Best Film at the Donatello Awards (the Italian equivalent of the Oscars).

The story is about the quirky friendship of Beatrice & Donatella. Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who likes to believe she's on intimate terms with world leaders. Donatella is a tattooed introvert, a fragile young woman locked in her own mystery. They are both patients at the Villa Biondi, a progressive but secure psychiatric clinic. Paolo Virzì's new film tells the story of the unpredictable and moving friendship that develops between the two women as they flee the mental institution in search of love and happiness in the open-air nuthouse - the world of sane people. Lines are around the block for this film around the country. Like Crazy is a sure bet for Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination.

Like Crazy is presented in Italian with English subtitles. Tickets are $8.00 (seniors/military/students/teachers $7). Advance ticket purchases are encouraged due to the intimate nature of the RST theatre. The box office telephone number is (603) 532-8888 or go to riverst.org/calendar. Tickets can also be purchased at 7 days a week at OvationTix by calling 1-866-811-4111.

The River Street Theatre is conveniently located in downtown Jaffrey, New Hampshire at 6 River Street. The River Street Theatre is sponsored by: Grove Street Fiduciary, Coca-Cola, the Board of Trustees of the Park Theatre, Janet S. Grant, Betty Locke, Owen Houghton and the James F. & Fernande Kelly Charitable Trust.

The Park Theatre first opened in Jaffrey in 1922 and was the center of community life as a movie and vaudeville house for 54 years until it closed in 1976. Purchased by The Park Theatre, Inc. in 2006, it will be rebuilt as a state-of-the-art film and performing arts center, featuring two auditoriums seating 485, presenting movies, live theatre (including children's productions), concerts, and lectures as well as offering a place for business and community gatherings for the Monadnock Region and its 100,000 residents, school districts and dynamic artistic community. The new theatre is scheduled to be opened in 2018.

The Park Theatre operates the River Street Theatre (RST), a small live entertainment and movie venue located adjacent to the construction site as an interim theatre until the new Park Theatre opens. Opened in January of 2017, the RST holds the title of "smallest theatre in New England.

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