‘Puzzle’ to open at Cinema Art Theater Aug. 24
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater will present “Puzzle,” a heartwarming drama about a woman who finds new meaning in her life in an unexpected hobby: jigsaw puzzles.
“Puzzle” is a closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.
Stepping out of her domestic bubble to pursue her new hobby, Agnes meets Robert, a wealthy, reclusive inventor who immediately recognizes her talent and recruits her as his partner for an upcoming world jigsaw tournament. Each day she spends out in the world, puzzling and conversing with Robert, takes Agnes further along on the road to a new understanding of herself and her strengths. With that understanding come new insights and an assertiveness that finds her speaking out on her own behalf and pushing back against the assumptions and routines that have until now defined her role in her family. Ultimately, Agnes will decide for herself what comes next.
Screening times are 4 and 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 24; 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25; 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26; 1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 27; 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28; 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29; and 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30. Admission is $8 for members and $11 for nonmembers. Customers are encouraged to purchase tickets online. If seats are available, tickets can be purchased at the theater starting 30 minutes prior to each screening.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.rehobothfilm.com or call 302-645-9095.
