In-Person: Talking About Film with Dr. Mark Schenker

Program Type:

Art, Film, Music, Discussion Group

Age Group:

Adults
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Description

Dr. Schenker returns this Spring with an all-new Talking About Film featuring four outstanding examples of Film Noir.

Brittanica defines Film Noir as a "style of filmmaking characterized by such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era."

April  7           Murder, My Sweet (1944), dir. by Edward Dmytryk
April 28          Key Largo (1948), dir John Huston
May 12          Criss Cross (1949), dir. Robert Siodmak
May  26         Touch of Evil (1955), dir. by Orson Welles

Dr. Mark Schenker is Senior Associate Dean, Yale College, Dean Academic Affairs; and Lecturer English. Dr. Schenker has been speaking at libraries across Connecticut on literature and film for many years. We are pleased to welcome him back once again this Spring.

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