LSC Event Descriptions

December 3 & 4, 2005

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Rated R
129 minutes

The Constant Gardener (2005)
December 3, 2005 at 7:00 and 10:00pm in 26-100 and
December 4, 2005 at 10:00pm in 26-100.

Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, whose previous film, City of God, won awards all over the world--and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Oscars--has crafted another highly entertaining yet important film. Beautifully shot in Kenya, Germany, Sudan, Manitoba, and London, The Constant Gardener, based on a bestselling novel by John Le Carré, is an exciting mix of romance and spy thriller. Ralph Fiennes stars as Justin Quayle, a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), is killed, he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy. [rottentomatoes.com]

"A spectacular oasis in a desert of summer disappointment, The Constant Gardener blooms with a tragic, bittersweet beauty that should make it an early Oscar contender."
      -- Jeffrey Bruner, Des Moines Register. Read this review.

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