The Comox Valley Art Gallery Film Circuit presents two Film Series each year. THE DIVINE ORDER is the fourth film in our Winter 2018 series.
Director: Petra Volpe
Cast: Marie Leuenberger, Max Simonischek
Year: 2017
Runtime: 96 mins
Country: Switzerland
Language: German (English subtitles)
Switzerland, 1971. Nora is a young housewife and mother, living her life in relative contentment in a quaint village in the countryside. Unaffected by the major social unrest and the women’s suffrage movement going on elsewhere, things are much the same as they have always been in her town, and Nora quietly goes about her days being friendly with everyone. But after her husband forbids her from going back to work, she joins the cause of her oppressed fellow women, unwilling to stay quiet any longer. Launching into a public stand on the issue, tensions between the townspeople and Nora rise ever higher as the day of the deciding vote draws near.
THE DIVINE ORDER is the latest project by Swiss filmmaker Petra Volpe. With women’s voices at the centre of the narrative and behind the lens, this light-hearted suffrage story offers important commentary on the rights we take for granted in our daily lives. Winner of the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film’s powerful and relevant message is connecting with audiences around the world.
Tickets & Passes available at the CVAG Gift Shop
Tickets are $13 for CVAG Members, $14 for Non-Members
Passes are $72 for CVAG Members, $78 for Non-Members (includes all films in the series)
A limited amount of passes are available for each series. To purchase tickets/passes over the phone call the CVAG Shop at 250.338.6211 ext. 1
View the full film listing for the Winter 2018 series here.
All screenings are at the Rialto Theatre, 2665 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay at 5pm