The American Scene on screen:
Earth and Water
A themed film evening including a main feature, preceded
by a short film
Friday 13 June, 18.30
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
£3, concessions £2
Documentary The River (Pare Lorenz, 1938, 31 minutes)
is about the damming of the Mississippi to forestall future
floods.
Feature film: The Grapes of
Wrath
Filmed the year after Steinbeck’s
novel had shocked the nation, Ford’s masterpiece contains some of
the greatest performances and photography of his career.
Director: John Ford
USA, 1940, 128 minutes
Guest curator, Professor Ian Christie, Birkbeck, University
of London
Booking information
Image: A detail from
Louis Lozowick (1892–1973), New York, lithograph, c.1925. © Lee Lozowick.