Cannes Palme D'Or Winning Film Opens In Jaffrey This Thursday

The Square received the prestigious 2017 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Award last spring. It has gone on to win over 17 global film awards and was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. The offbeat satirical drama will play at Jaffrey's River Street Theatre this Thursday, January 11 through Saturday, January 13.

The Square tells the story of Christian, the respected curator of a contemporary art museum and a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is "The Square," an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your ideals: Christian's foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. Meanwhile, the museum's PR agency has created an unexpected campaign for "The Square." The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis. The Square's cast includes Dominic West (The Affair, The Wire), Elisabeth Moss (2018 Golden Globe best actress winner for The Handmaid's Tale) and Claes Bang (2018 European Film Festival best actor award, The Square). The film is directed by Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure/Turist).

Showtimes for The Square are Thursday, January, 11 through Saturday, January 13, all at 7pm. It was also be shown at 2pm on Saturday, January 13. In English and Swedish/Danish with English subtitles.

Tickets for The Square (rated R) are $8.00. Seniors, military, students, teachers are $7.00. More program and schedule information, as well as ticket purchases, can be found at riverst.org or by calling the RST Box Office (603) 532-8888. The after-hours box office can be reached by calling OvationTix at (866) 811-4111.

The River Street Theatre is 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 Park Theatre is scheduled to open in 2018.

The Park Theatre currently operates the River Street Theatre (RST), a small live entertainment and cinema 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."

The Park Theatre, Inc.6 River Street - Executive Office and Visitor Center & River Street Theatre19 Main Street - Site of the future performing arts centerP.O. Box 278Jaffrey, NH 03452www.theparktheatre.org

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