Stella @ Sixth & I Synagogue (+ Afterparty with a "Wet Hot American Summer Screening")Film Screening: Family Life @ Library Of Congress
by Svetlana 
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| May 8, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | ||
| 7:00 pm | ||
| 7:00 pm |
free.
details here:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pickford/pickford-current.html
Thursday, May 8 (7:00pm)
Two by Loach
Family Life, a.k.a. Wednesday’s Child (Kestrel Films, U.K., 1971). Dir Ken Loach. Wrt David Mercer, from his TV play “In Two Minds.” With Sandy Ratcliff, Bill Dean, Grace Cave, Malcom Tierney, Hilary Martyn, Michael Riddall. (108 min, Technicolor, 35mm)
In this rarely seen early drama by British director Ken Loach, the generation gap between an emotionally confused teenage girl and her rigid, puritan-minded parents serves as the backdrop for the film’s austere “cinéma vérité” style. Janice, an otherwise normal young woman, suffers a breakdown after having an abortion and winds up in a state medical hospital. Her unruly behavior (she throws tantrums, destroys objects, and has extreme mood shifts) embarrasses her parents, who make weekly visits to demonstrate their love, in spite of Janice’s unacceptable behavior. Reminiscent of European, documentary-inspired films of the ’60’s, Family Life focuses less on character development and drama, and more on revealing the subtle complexities that undercut family life.
