CERN CineClub - The Raggedy Rawney

Thursday 24 Jun 2010, 20:30 → 22:15 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

The Raggedy Rawney directed by Bob Hoskins (UK, 1988) 104 min. Bob Hoskins makes his directorial debut with this lyrical, mystical fable about the strength of family and the transcendence of love. When a young military recruit named Tom goes AWOL after his first taste of battle, he must disguise himself with face paint and women's clothing to avoid being captured by his vengeful commanding officer. He is instead discovered and taken in by Darky, the leader of an eccentric group of traveling gypsies, who thinks he is a "rawney", a half-mad, half-magical woman who brings good fortune. But when Tom begins a love affair with Darky's daughter, he sets off a chain reaction of events that will soon put all of their lives in grave danger!