Print_header

Film
Paloma Delight

When

Wednesday July 8, 2009 (6:30pm)

Where
Chicago Cultural Center (78 E Washington St, 312.744.6630)
Price
FREE
Details
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1219404268.1245889263@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadehilgeeimcefecelldffhdfhk.0&contentOID=536992155&contenTypeName=COC_EVENT&showBackButton=true&topChannelName=HomePage&bloc
Paloma-delight_pdp_large

The Grifters meets Arabian Nights in this 2007 Cannes crowd-pleaser from Algeria. Crafty con woman Madame Aldjeria employs a small roster of local beauties to swindle the objects of her clients' desire — but her last big score proves slightly bigger than initially expected. Paloma Delight lives up to its billing with a deft balance of realism, farce, and classic Scheherazadean guile. Most of the sleepers running through July's International Summer Screenings Program are worth a look, but Paloma's modern spin on the screwball schemer might prove the highlight of the run.

Stephen Gossett