Friday, March 2, 2012  7:30 pm
The Double Hour
 Dir. Giuseppe Capotondi, 2009, Italy, 96 min, 2009, NR
Nothing is what it appears to be, in this surprising romantic thriller from Italy.  Sonia, an immigrant from Slovenia, is now employed as a chambermaid for a plush Turin hotel. She joins a speed-dating club and meets handsome Guido, an Italian security guard and former cop.  The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops.  After they leave the city for a romantic getaway in the country, things suddenly take a dark turn.  Questions arise and answers only arrive through a continuous twist and turn of events, keeping viewers on edge until the film's final moments.  What begins as a lyrical tale about the merging of two lonely souls takes several unpredictable twists and even some shocking turns, before the director is finished with his suspenseful sleight-of-hand.  Best Actress at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.  Recommended for adult audiences.  In Italian, with English subtitles.