Screen Seven – XXY
Monday 02/08/2010 8pm Tickets : £5 /£3.50
A moving teen drama, XXY has been gathering festival plaudits in the run-up to this UK release. Alex isn’t like other girls. Her parents keep her hidden away at a coastal town in amongst the dunes of the shoreline, buying time before they must decide on a life-threatening operation.
“Director Puenzo rises to the challenge of its difficult sexual subject matter. The centerpiece of XXY is a feral performance by Inés Efron as the confused youth. But supporting characters are all thoroughly nuanced, and this injects a powerful humanism. The result is a tough, engaging, extremely touching work of cinema. – Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter
Dir. Lucia Puenzo, 2007, Argentina | France | Spain, 90 min, Spanish with subtitles.
Cast: Inés Efron, Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Germán Palacios
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Seven Artspace
31a Harrogate Road
Chapel Allerton
Leeds
LS7 3PD
Tel: 0113 2626777
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How To Find Seven Artspace
Close to the centre of Chapel Allerton and opposite the library, Seven is well served by a regular bus service from the city centre (2, 3 or 3A) or from Headingley and Harehills (91).
On-street parking is available on Harrogate Road and out of hours behind the Somerfield Market.