Free screening FOR NFC MEMBERS of the new film

PENELOPE

Wednesday, February 13, 7pm at Regal Green Hills 16

You may bring a guest to this screening.
Please arrive early as seating is limited and therefore not guaranteed.
Don’t forget your NFC card!
(You may receive a physical pass from NaFF staff upon arrival.)

PENELOPE, Dir. Mark Palansky, UK/USA, 102 min., Rated PG
In this modern-day romantic tale, Penelope is about a young girl's inspiring journey, a mysterious family secret and the power of love. With all odds against her, in order for Penelope to break a family curse, she must find true love with one of her own kind. The warm and funny adventure leads her to realize the most important life lesson: I like myself the way I am.

Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci), born to wealthy socialites (Catherine O'Hara and Robert E. Grant), is afflicted by the Wilhern spell that can only be broken when she finds love. Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl meets a string of suitors in her parents' futile attempt to break the curse. Each eligible bachelor is enamored with Penelope and her sizeable dowry until her curse is revealed.

Lemon (Peter Dinklage), a mischievous and eager tabloid reporter, wants a photograph of the mysterious Penelope and hires Max (James McAvoy) to pose as a prospective suitor to get the shot. The handsome, down-on-his luck gambler finds himself falling for Penelope, but not wanting to disappoint her or to expose his surreptitious ways, he decides to disappear.

Fed up by his latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and ventures into the world alone. She finds adventure and Annie, her first friend (Reese Witherspoon), and becomes the person she was meant to be.

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