Canadian Film Festival: The Sweet Hereafter
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Directed by Atom Egoyan (1997; 112 minutes). The haunting adaptation of the novel by Russell Banks traces an opportunistic lawyer’s investigation of a tragic school bus accident as it moves deeper and deeper into the lives and secrets of a small town. Starring Ian Holm and a cast of outstanding Canadian actors. Writer-director Egoyan won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nominations.