MOVIE SHOWINGS PRESENTED BY THE ROBINSON FILM CENTER
The Robinson Film Center of Louisiana, the premiere non-profit community film center of the South, will be presenting John Ford’s Academy Award®-winning 1940 film “The Grapes Of Wrath” in ten Louisiana parishes as part of the National Endowment For The Arts’ BIG READ and the Eye-20 Creative Corridor’s “Triumph Over Tragedy” commemoration of the Great Depression/New Deal Era.
The classic adaptation of John Steinbeck’s best-selling novel about migrant workers’ cross-country journey was nominated for seven Oscars®, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was one of the first films to be recognized as a culturally significant treasure in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry and has been named twice to the American Film Institute’s lists of the top 100 American films ever made.
The Robinson Film Center will screen “The Grapes Of Wrath” in schools, libraries, theaters and parks in each parish using the center’s incredible Movies And Moonbeams projection system, the first outdoor cinema experience in Louisiana. For a listing of other locations to see the film across North Louisiana visit the eye20creativecorridor.com website.
Dr. Jefferson Hendricks, Centenary College of Louisiana will also provide an introduction that will frame the movie in context including, where John Ford, Henry Fonda, etc. were in their careers, how the movie was telling a contemporary story based on a controversial best-seller, and share things to look out for in the movie as it differs from the book. To learn more about the Robinson Film Center go to http://robinsonfilmcenter.org.
LIST OF SHOWINGS ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA BY PARISH:
November 09 (6:00 PM)
CLAIBORNE – Haynesville Fair Building, 1563 Fairgrounds Dr., Haynesville, 71038
November 09 (6:00 PM)
LINCOLN – Lincoln Parish Library, 910 N. Trenton St., Ruston, 71270
This showing is not being done by the Robinson Film Center.
November 10 (6:30 PM)
RED RIVER – Red River High School, 915 E. Carrol St., Coushatta, 71019
November 11 (6:00 PM)
SABINE – Many City Park-Dixie Youth Park, Many
November 14 (7:00 PM)
CADDO – William Peter Park, Greenwood
November 16 (6:00 PM)
RICHLAND – Richland Arts Center, 193 Highway 3049, Rayville, 71269
November 17 (6:30 PM)
TENSAS – St Joseph Arts, Inc., US Highway 65, St. Joseph, 71366
November 18 (7:00 PM)
FRANKLIN – The Princess Theatre, 714 Prairie St., Winnsboro, 71295
November 19 (12:00 PM)
CADDO – Mooretown Library, 4360 Hollywood Ave., Shreveport
November 19 (7:00 PM)
CADDO – Broadmoor Library, 1212 Captain Shreve Dr., Shreveport
November 23 (10:00 AM)
CADDO – North Caddo Library, 414 N. Pine Rd., Shreveport
November 24 (7:00 PM)
CADDO – North Shreveport Library, 4844 N. Market St., Shreveport
November 25 (12:00 PM)
CADDO – Mooringsport Library, 602 Latimer St., Shreveport
