janvier 26th, 2010
Memory Lane
Before the hipsters and trendy cafes took over, the heart and soul of Mile End was its alleyways.
Based on the 1920s childhood of writer Ted Allan, the film Lies My Father Told Me takes us wistfully back to the days when milk was delivered by horse-and-cart and retail therapy meant schmattes and tchotchkes. Winner of a 1976 Golden Globe, the film tells the bittersweet story of a little boy and his grandfather peddling junk in the neighbourhood’s back alleys. ust released on DVD, a newly restored version is being screened at the Segal Centre’s CinemaSpace followed by a post-film discussion with co-producer Harry Gulkin.
Now maybe we can convince the boys at Café Olympico to bring us our lattes on horseback?
DVD, US $29.95 at Ergomedia.com
Tickets from $6; 7 p.m. January 26-27, at CinemaSpace, Segal Centre, 5170 Cote St. Catherine W., Montreal, 514-739-7944, www.segalcentre.org
