Gavagai


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“GAVAGAI offers moments of sublimity unlike anything you’ll see in most contemporary movies. – Alan Scherstuhl, The Village Voice

German businessman Carsten Neuer travels to Norway to translate some Norwegian poems by Tarjei Vesaas into Chinese. It was a project of his late wife. He hires Niko, a down-on-his-luck tour guide, to drive him to the poet’s home and places of inspiration to stimulate his own translation. On the road, the ghost of Carsten’s wife appears to him, while Niko struggles with the sudden consequences of his girlfriend’s pregnancy. On this journey, two very different men come to realize the transforming power of love, the limits of language, and the human need for friendship.

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90Rated NR
in English
Admission: $15.00 Adults, $11.50 Matinee Bargain Shows, $11.75 Seniors (62+), $10.00 Child (12 & under), Student and Military, $10.50 Avalon Members, $9.50 Seniors who are Avalon Members.
Same rates apply to Wednesday Signature Series and Science on Screen programs unless otherwise noted. Weekend Family Matinees, Exhibition on Screen, NT Live and Special Event ticket prices vary; senior discounts may not be available for these programs.

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