How I Live Now at the Guild Cinema

Friday-Monday, January 31-February 3 – 3:45 & 6:00 pm

Directed by Kevin Macdonald – 2013 – 101m.

Set in the near-future UK, Saoirse Ronan plays Daisy, an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. Initially withdrawn and alienated, she begins to warm up to her charming surroundings, and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund (George MacKay). But on the fringes of their idyllic summer days are tense news reports of an escalating conflict in Europe. As the UK falls into a violent, chaotic military state, Daisy finds herself hiding and fighting to survive.

“3½ out of 4 stars. Magical and Apocalyptic, directed with pulsing verve. Ronan is riveting.” – Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

“Breathtaking. It’s much like the first teenage love it portrays: by turns high-spirited, visceral, tragic and absurd, hitting with the impact of a meteorite. With its intelligent energy and standout lead performance, it takes its place alongside this season’s strong gallery of survival-against-all-odds movies.” – Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“The movie is grab-you-by-the-back-of-the-neck immediate; the bite-your-lip moments of suspense and tension mount to the extent that you may well draw blood.” – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com

Owes more to Cormac McCarthy than to Stephenie Meyer.” – A.A. Dowd, The Onion AV Club

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.

Website: www.guildcinema.com