Jan. 29th CLUB SAW (67 Nicholas St.)
16mm, 7pm, $5.00 for adults, kids are free
A brother-sister pair of orphans get
wrapped up in a diamond-smuggling caper in this delightful family
film set in Quebec in the wintertime. Filmed in the mid-1970's, the
Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck is basically a chase
movie involving a pair of kid-detectives (Pierre and Catou) trying to
thwart a couple of dastardly thieves. The chase runs from Chicoutimi,
to Quebec City's Winter Carnival, to the big city of Montreal and the
world of NHL hockey. The film plays like a series of colourful
vignettes of the best parts of the province. The presence real NHL
players also lends big dose of authenticity and nostalgia for anyone
with fond memories of the NHL's glory days. In this, the year of the
“lockout season”, it's a fine reminder that hockey means
something more than greedy owners and spoiled players with
multi-million-dollar salaries. In the “Million Dollar Hockey Puck”,
as in life, the value is in the thrill of the chase, and the game,
itself.
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