A Piece of Heaven

Une part du ciel, Director: Bénédicte Liénard, 2002
France, 35mm, 85 minutes, color
In French with English subtitles

Showing on Wednesday, February 18th at 7pm

A powerful drama, A Piece of Heaven tells of the resistance of women prisoners and women workers in a factory. In prison, Joanna (Séverine Caneele, the acclaimed star of Bruno Dumont's Humanity) obstinately questions the authority that confines her. Bound to a production line, Claudine (Sofia Leboutte) is caught up by a past that links her to Joanna. The two women's struggles are interwoven as they search for dignity, hope, and, perhaps, friendship.

"The portraits of women have a rare accuracy. A first project of promising sobriety and maturity." -- Le Nouvel Observateur

Last updated: October 21, 2004

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