THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER
Tuesday, May 12
7:00 pm
Free film with introduction by Dr. Eliza McGraw, author of Two Covenants: Representations Of Southern Jewishness (Southern Literary Studies) (LSU Press, 2005)

US, 1968, 35mm (presented in video), drama
124 minutes
Director:  Robert Ellis Miller
Cast: Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Laurinda Barrett, Stacy Keach, Cicely Tyson

This absorbing and moving story centers around John Singer (Arkin in a “coded” Jewish role), a deaf mute who deeply touches many lives in a Southern mill town, especially the young girl Mick (Locke in her film debut).  Arkin never speaks a word, yet was Oscar-nominated for this role. Adapted from Carson McCullers’ classic 1940 novel, the film is beautifully shot by the great cinematographer James Wong Howe. 

Free program presented in conjunction with the 2009 Big Read DC.

Reservations are strongly encouraged.

 If you have made a reservation, please come to the box office to sign in.

If you have not made a reservation, there is still plenty of room, please come to the box office as well.