Moonstruck

Saturday June 8 @ 2:15pm - Comedy/ Drama/ Romance

Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.

FILM TALK: Join us immediately after the screening for amoderated discussion about director Norman Jewison’s legacy of supporting emerging artists and the inspiring work of The Canadian Film Centre.

We are excited to announce our guest, Kathryn Emslie, Executive Lead, Programs – Talent Development and Content Creation, CFC

  • No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta (Cher) accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny (Danny Aiello), than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage). She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

    USA (1987) Runtime: 102 minutes

  • Director: Norman Jewison

    Writer: John Patrick Stanley

    Producers: Norman Jewison | Patrick J. Palmer

    Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello

  • 18 Wins & 19 Nominations, including 3 Oscars !

  • KATHRYN EMSLIE, Executive Lead, Programs, Talent Development and Content Creation at Canadian Film Centre

    Kathryn is responsible for setting the CFC's talent and content strategies, overseeing the design and delivery of its core programs, and expanding the CFC's slate of offerings with new programs and key international/marketplace initiatives, which create new opportunities and global relationships for Canadian talent and their projects.

    As the head of programs, Emslie provides strategic leadership and design expertise to the CFC's programs and marketplace initiatives, and manages key creative and strategic alliances with CFC alumni, industry stakeholders, and national and international partners.

    Emslie has participated in many festival/program juries, strategic committees, industry advisories and is a WIFT Mentor Award recipient. She is a voting member of the Academy, supporter of Human Rights Watch, and an active member of the LGBQT2S+ community.