Welcome to the Movies!
The Mountain View Film Group is a volunteer group, located in Olds, Alberta, Canada. Our group shares a passion for independent, Canadian, foreign, and documentary films, which we bring to our dynamic, Central Alberta community--everyone is welcome! The films are shown one Sunday per month, from September to April, with most films chosen from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Film Circuit.
We gratefully acknowledge our partnership with Film Circuit and its sponsors and supporters. For more information about TIFF Film Circuit and to view a full list of their sponsors and supporters, please visit www.tiff.net/filmcircuit
Location and Time
Schedule: The films are shown monthly, from September to April. Screenings are Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. Doors open one hour before showtime.
Location: Mayfair Cinema 4910 - 50 Ave, Olds, Alberta
Tickets: (Cash or cheque only, at the door)
- Regular - $10
- Students - $5
- 8 Movie Pass - $60
Concession: Mayfair Cinema will run their concession before and during our screenings.
Fall 2024 Film Series:
We are thrilled to introduce our Fall 2024 Film series. This season we will enjoy a comedy/action, based on a true story, travel to a village in northern England, follow a veteran to France for a D-Day event and watch as a construction worker accidentally becomes involved in community theatre. Please join us and bring a friend!
Ghostlight – Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Ghostlight
Story: Dan, a construction worker, feeling distanced from his wife and daughter following his son’s suicide, unexpectedly becomes involved in a local theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Starring real-life father and daughter, Keith Kupferer and Katherine Mallen Kupferer.
Genre: Drama
Alberta Film Ratings: 14A for coarse language & mature subject matter (Read more...)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Directors: Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson
Principal Cast: Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Dolly De Leon
Winter 2025 Film Series:
Our Winter 2025 film season is amazing! You will be transported to the champagne industry in Napoleonic France, discover disturbing secrets in Ireland, enjoy a French Canadian comedy and follow a young boy, who is lost during the Blitz in England.
Please join us and bring a friend!
Widow Clicquot – Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Widow Clicquot
Story: After her husband’s death, Madame Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of their wine business, defying her critics, and ultimately revolutionizing the champagne industry, establishing her as one of the world’s first great businesswomen. Telling the tale in retrospect and reflection over a 10-year span from approximately 1797 to 1807, director Thomas Napper entwines a sparkling story of flourishing female entrepreneurship with an account of doomed lovers.
Genre: Biographical Drama. Based on the New York Times bestselling biography by Tilar J Mazzeo
Alberta Film Ratings: PG for sexual content, mature subject matter, alcohol use (Read more...)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Country: France, United Kingdom
Language: English
Director: Thomas Napper
Principal Cast: Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley
Small Things Like These – Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Small Things Like These
Story: A coal seller and devoted father, Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy), discovers disturbing secrets kept by a local convent. Soon he is forced to confront the complicit silence of the small Irish town, where every aspect is controlled by and connected to the Catholic Church.
Genre: Historical Drama. Based on the historical fiction novel by Claire Keegan
Alberta Film Ratings: PG for coarse language, mature subject matter, substance abuse (Read more...)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Country: Ireland, Belgium, United States
Language: English
Director: Tim Mielants
Principal Cast: Cillian Murphy, Clare Dunne, Emily Watson
All Stirred Up (Tous Toqués) – Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
All Stirred Up (Tous toqués!)
Story: In a secluded village near the border of Quebec and the United States, a strict customs officer named Sonia seizes the belongings of Victor, a French chef living in New York. However, Sonia soon regrets her actions when her daughter, Lili-beth, enters a cooking competition with slim chances of success. Determined to help her daughter, Sonia goes to great lengths to persuade the charismatic yet frustrating Victor to assist. This unlikely meeting unites their entire town, as they learn to overcome their differences and savor what truly matters.
Genre: French-language Comedy
Alberta Film Ratings: PG for coarse language, mild violence, substance use (Read more...)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Country: Canada
Language: French with English subtitles
Director: Manon Briand
Principal Cast: Julie Le Breton, Élodie Fontaine, Edourd Baer
Blitz – Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Blitz
Story: In England, during the Second World War, a young boy is evacuated to the countryside to escape bombing. He tries to return to his family, but finds himself in immense peril amidst the Blitz, while his mother (Saoirse Ronan) tries desperately to find him.
Genre: Drama
Alberta Film Ratings: PG. Mature subject matter. Not recommended for young children (Read more...)
Running Time: 120 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
Director: Steve McQueen
Principal Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Leigh Gill