Force Majeure (In Translation Series)

This film is part of our In Translation series of recent foreign language films of note. A $25 "passport" gets you into all five movies in the series. Synopsis: A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing and spend some precious time with each other. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, mother Ebba calls for her husband Tomas as she tries to protect their children. Tomas, meanwhile, is running for his life. Reality returns to embarrassed laughter, the anticipated disaster having failed to occur, and yet the family's world has been shaken to its core, a question mark hanging over their father in particular. Tomas and Ebba's marriage now hangs in the balance as Tomas struggles desperately to reclaim his role as family patriarch. In Translation Series May 2 & 3: Force Majeure May 9 & 10: Leviathan May 16 & 17: Timbuktu May 23 & 24: White God May 30 & 31: PK