THU JUN 1, 2023 7:30 PM THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Aero Theatre | Q&A with actor Bruce Dern. Moderated and introduced by film critic Katie Walsh. Print courtesy of the Sydney Pollack Collection at the Academy Film Archive ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 2’ Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILM: In Sydney Pollack’s relentlessly bleak portrait of Depression-era America, Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, and Bruce Dern star as contestants in a dance marathon, a dangerous fad spawned by the desperation of the time. The dancers are tasked with outlasting other couples by staying on their feet for thousands of hours in front of a live audience, in the pursuit of a $1,500 prize. Pollack examines the farthest reaches of exhaustion and misery in this unflinching and modern look at American society. FORMAT: 35mm DISTRIBUTOR: Disney COUNTRY: USA