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Fox Searchlight x Mr. Will want to take Readers in Calgary + Vancouver to see BATTLE OF THE SEXES, hot off its Premiere at TIFF ’17!

 

Screenings take place as follows:

BATTLE OF THE SEXES – Vancouver
Wednesday, September 27
7:00PM
Scotiabank Vancouver

BATTLE OF THE SEXES – Calgary
Wednesday, October 4
7:00PM
Eau Claire

(Note: Calgary screening now is cancelled)

 

Synopsis:

In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women’s movement, the 1973 tennis match between women’s world champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-men’s-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was billed as the BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, offcourt each was fighting more personal and complex battles. The fiercely private King was not only championing for equality, but also struggling to come to terms with her own sexuality, as her friendship with Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough) developed. And Riggs, one of the first self-made media-age celebrities, wrestled with his gambling demons, at the expense of his family and wife Priscilla (Elisabeth Shue). Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis court, sparking discussions in bedrooms and boardrooms that continue to reverberate today.

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Fox Searchlight release BATTLE OF THE SEXES Friday, September 29, 2017 (Vancouver) and Friday, October 6, 2017 (wide).

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#TIFF17: “BATTLE OF THE SEXES”

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, written by Academy Award-winning Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and co-produced by Academy Award-winning Filmmaker Danny Boyle, the Sports Drama based around 1973’s high-profile tennis match pitting former World No. 1s Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) and Billie Jean King (Emma Stone), recreates the paths each player took to the highly-touted match.

The event would on a grander scale be a significant moment in women’s liberation with doubts being cast by its male organizers about women’s place and worth in society. The Film also looks at Billie Jean King‘s personal struggle with her identity, then married to husband Larry (Austin Stowell) and falling in love with hairdresser Marilyn (Andrea Riseborough).

While many of us know already the outcome of the match, Dayton and Faris do some phenomenal work helping us arrive at it.

If you think you’ve seen Oscar-winning Stone at her best, she throws us a tour-de-force here, stepping-up to the physicality of her role convincingly. Carell plays up Bobby‘s overconfidence and chauvinism, having fun with it and still makes us feel for him, which is no easy feat. Fantastic supporting turns from Riseborough, Sarah Silverman and Natalie Morales complete a strong Ensemble.

Battle of the Sexes screens TIFF ’17:

Sunday, September 10, 2017 6:00 PM Ryerson Theatre

Monday, September 11, 2017 2:30 PM Princess of Wales Theatre

Friday, September 15, 2017 3:00 PM Princess of Wales Theatre

Saturday, September 16, 2017 5:00 PM Ryerson Theatre