Drama, music and the Wild West are on tap at the Packard Campus this coming weekend as we begin a look back at the 1800’s as depicted on film.
The Heiress (Universal Pictures, 1949) — Friday, November 1 @ 7:30 PM
Olivia de Havilland won her second Oscar for her portrayal of a wealthy plain Jane of the 1850s who is courted by a handsome fortune hunter (Montgomery Clift). Adapted from the Henry James novel, Washington Square. Black & white, 115 min. (Film)
“The Heiress” was added to the Library’s National Film Registry in 1996.
Hello, Dolly! (Twentieth Century Fox, 1969) — Saturday, November 2 @ 2:00 PM
Barbra Streisand plays Dolly Levi, a brassy New York matchmaker who falls in love with a wealthy bachelor from Yonkers (Walter Matthau). Based on Jerry Herman’s hit Broadway musical. Color, 146 min. (Digital)
Once Upon a Time in the West (Paramount, 1968) — Saturday, November 2 @ 7:30 PM
In the dying days of the Old West, a widow enlists an outlaw and a mystery man to help protect her land from a ruthless cattleman. Widely regarded as the quintessential spaghetti Western by pioneering filmmaker, Sergio Leone. Color, 165 min. (Film)
“Once Upon a Time in the West” was added to the National Film Registry in 2009. To learn more about the film, see this essay.
For more information on LC screenings, see this link.
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