Next in the Brock University Film Society (BUFS) lineup is a charming romantic comedy that just might be an antidote for the early winter blues.

Juliet, Naked, directed by Jesse Peretz (Our Idiot Brother, Girls), will be screened at the Film House in downtown St. Catharines on Thursday, Nov. 15.

Based on the novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, Juliet, Naked stars Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd and a singing Ethan Hawke. The soundtrack features songs by The Pretenders, Ray Davies, Marianne Faithfull and The Stone Poneys.

The movie follows Annie (Byrne),the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan (O’Dowd) who is obsessed with obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Hawke). When Juliet, Naked, the acoustic demo of Tucker’s hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

ReelViews assures viewers that this romcom “comes with weightier issues and doesn’t fill up its screen time with inane tangents and dumb jokes.” According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the audience gets “a feeling that everyone making (Juliet, Naked) was in a good mood and wanted the same for the rest of us.”

Tickets for all BUFS shows are available at the Film House in the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) on the evening of screenings. General admission is $9 or $7 for members, plus tax. Memberships are available through the Film House website.

Visit the BUFS web page for a full list of this season’s selections. A calendar of films coming to the PAC over the next few months is posted on the Film House website. Look for the red B that indicates a BUFS-hosted screening.

For more than 40 years, the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film has hosted the film society (previously known as a series) to bring some of the best in independent, international and Canadian cinema to St. Catharines.