MAGNOLIA: The Frida Cinema

305 East 4th Street,Santa Ana CA 92701

12 November, 2021

Description

The Magnificent Andersons marches along with a rainy day of torrential emotion in MAGNOLIA, Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 epic L.A. mosaic. The Magnificent Andersons marches along with a rainy day of torrential emotion in Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 epic L.A. mosaic. A child prodigy, a motivational speaker, a dying TV producer, his nurse and trophy wife, a religious cop, a game show host, his estranged daughter, and a former child celebrity. These are all lives whose paths will cross and intersect on a particularly stormy day in the San Fernando Valley. As they yearn for connection and forgiveness, often through searing anger and confrontation, the answer to their problems may possibly lie within what binds them together, if not up in the sky waiting to pour downward at any moment. Set to the bittersweet melodies of Aimee Mann, Magnolia is a melodramatic whirlwind of catharsis, and a most definitive example of P.T. Anderson’s claiming of auteur status–all just before turning 30. “As the years pass and we are weathered by universal experiences, the predicaments of Anderson’s characters seem less pathetic and more like the plight of everyone we love and admire.” - David Keyes, cinemaphile.org “Something ineffable in Hoffman’s mannerisms, in the way he listens, expresses more than just patience but warmth.” – Jonah Koslofsky, The Spool “Magnolia is a bold, rich, meandering tapestry of lost souls in conflict, made by an artist who may be in conflict himself. It’s a film of fits.” – Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee The Frida Cinema is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching, connecting, and educating communities through the art of cinema.  Founded in 2014, it is Orange County's sole non-profit, independent cinema.OC's year-round film festival.