Catherine Denevue fans have a last chance to catch the fabulous French actress on screen this year.
Whanganui Film Society will screen the 2013 Emmanuelle Bercot film On My Way (Elle s'en va) next Monday night.
"A woman's impulsive midday drive turns into an extended, life-enhancing road trip in On My Way," wrote LA Times reviewer Sheri Linden.
"That the woman who finds herself in unfamiliar circumstances is played by Catherine Deneuve, a movie star who finds herself in the unusual situation of interacting mostly with non-actors, gives the comic drama an exhilarating kick.
"Emmanuelle Bercot's agreeably ambling feature celebrates the inimitable Deneuve-ness of her leading lady, whose character, Bettie, appears in every scene.
"A widow in her 60s, she's reeling like a teenager from being jilted by her longtime (married) lover.
"She walks out of the family restaurant she manages, leaving her mother to deal with the bustling lunch service.
"She needs to clear her head and, more to the point, she needs a smoke - only to discover that a pack of cigarettes is something of a holy grail on the back roads of rural France.
"Bercot and co-writer Jérôme Tonnerre are concerned with incident rather than structure, although the movie's second half takes a more conventional tack, putting Bettie on a defined mission with her tween grandson (Nemo Schiffman).
"Their scenes of sparring and bonding have an unforced charm."
Film Society half-year memberships are available to purchase online at
whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz at $45 or $40 discounted (for students, Gold Card holders and Community Service Card holders).
Memberships can also be purchased at the theatre before screenings.
On My Way screens at the Davis Theatre, Whanganui Regional Museum, Watt St, on Monday, September 4 at 7pm.