WICKED LITTLE LETTERS-FR

Event date(s): December 09, 2024
Time(s): 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Category: Fredericton
Location: Fredericton

The Monday Night Film Series presents WICKED LITTLE LETTERS on Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Tilley 102, UNB. 

A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. 

Timothy Spall plays Edith’s autocratic, scripture-quoting father Edward who insists the culprit be found.  The regular police seem uninterested in doing a deep investigation leaving Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) to do her own investigation. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.

Screenwriter Jonny Sweet provides fabulously sharp dialogue, made even more enjoyable through the talents of the cast. It’s all brought together by director Thea Sharrock who makes room for the darker narrative undertones of misogyny, hypocrisy, and repression while keeping the many twists of this story moving at the perfect clip for its comedy.

“A crafty and smart comedy that blends in drama and societal commentary all while delivering laugh-out-loud moments. Colman and Buckley are exceptional in timing and characterizations, making them exceedingly endearing.” Chris Joyce Movie and Munchies

This term, 14 limited release, independent foreign & Canadian films will be shown. Admission is $10/film, but a half-yearly $12 student film society membership reduces admission cost to $7/film. The series is open to all. Memberships are available at Tilley 102 every Monday night.

For further info, contact NB Film Co-op 455-1632  info@nbfilmcoop.com or visit our website.

The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series.

Building: Tilley Hall

Room Number: Room 102