Movie magic under the stars

The cinema events of the third Faneromeni festival in Nicosia will begin on Thursday with a screening of the 2015 comedy The Intern.

Robert De Niro plays 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker who finds out that retirement isn’t really for him. Bored and looking for new opportunities, he applies for a position as a senior intern at an online fashion site and gets it.

He becomes the founder’s – played by Anne Hathaway – assistant. Although she keeps him at bay at first, the two become close and Ben’s old-fashioned values are what make the relationship work.

The Intern
Screening of the film as part of the third Faneromeni 18 Festival. June 21. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia. 9pm. Free. Tel: 22-128157

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