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CelebrateValentine
with
Persian Shiva Rose in
David & Layla
At Quad
Cinema
Starting
Friday February 15
A bold,
politically relevant film against impossible odds. - Harold Pinter, Nobel
Laureate, Oscar Nominee
Hopeless
Romantics!
Celebrate Valentine with
David & Layla
premiere at Quad Cinema, New York: Meet film's director, Persian
American Shiva Rose (Layla) & Polly Adams (Judith) at 7.25 PM Friday 2/15. Five
(5) daily screenings from 1 pm to 10 pm visit:
quadcinema.com
(Similar Premieres in Chicago 2/22, San Francisco 3/7, Sacramento 3/21... More
cities click link at bottom.)
Jewish-Muslim romantic comedy inspired by a true story!
The weapon
of mass seduction (from an Axis of Evil country!)
Shiva Rose is currently the most consistently praised Iranian & Middle
Eastern actress working in America. 'Excellent' praise in over 20
reviews including The Washington Post, The Variety,..
"Excellent", "Star-making", "Breakthrough Performance", "Winningly
Charismatic', "Excels", Effortlessly Sexy", "Gracefully Luminous"...
7.25
PM screening Friday 2/15 with Shiva Rose might sell out. Advance Tickets: 212
777 3456 # 636 or at Quad Cinema box office.
David
& Layla won Prix du Public against World's Love films, including
2 Days in
Paris, Lady Chatterley and La en Rose at World's oldest amour
film festival in Europe.
Take the star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet, add some graphic sexual
humor a la The 40-Year-Old Virgin and toss into the crucible of Middle East
politics, and you get David & Layla, a
frothy romantic comedy. - The Washington Post.
5 Awards, 21 International Film Festivals (2 in Israel) including Human
Rights/Conflict Resolution & Love/Romantic film festivals!
David & Layla was featured in the Panorama Section Closing Night at the
Verona/Italy International Amore Film Fest as a re-interpretation of
Romeo & Juliet.
It's hard not to be infected by the good humor and sheer joie de vivre of
David & Layla. - LA Weekly
David & Layla is an earnest,
frequently funny comedy, a completely accessible and non-threatening tale of
the unlikely romance... - The Variety.
2008 Premieres of David & Layla start
at art houses & Sundance cinemas:
(Film
shall play for as long as lots of Iranians and friends see it, especially
during the first and succeeding weekends. Otherwise, it will quickly
disappear!)
Feb 15 New York, NY at The Quad Cinema.
Feb 22 Chicago, IL at Gene Siskel Film Center.
March 7 San Francisco, CA at Sundance Cinemas/Kabuki Theater.
March 7 Madison, WI at Sundance Cinemas.
March 14 Westhampton, NY at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.
March 21 Sacramento, CA, at The Crest.
More Cities, Showtimes, Tickets:
http://www.davidandlayla.com/cinemas.html.
New York Quad Cinema Showtimes & Advance Tickets:
http://www.quadcinema.com/
7.25 PM
screening on Friday 2/15 with Shiva Rose might sell out. Advance Tickets: 212
777 3456 # 636.
Trailer & Reviews:
http://www.davidandlayla.com/
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