Films to Talk About
Directed by François Truffaut
With Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack
Not Rated, 112 minutes
In English and Russian, Japanese, and French with English subtitles
Panel discussion to follow!
Adapted from Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel in which books are outlawed and subsequently burned in order to quell thinking, Fahrenheit 451 is the only English-language film by director and superstar of the French New Wave François Truffaut. Like the novel, the film follows the "fireman" Guy Montag (Oskar Werner), who is part of the totalitarian regime's effort to destroy all literature. Turned on to books' power by a neighbor who teaches school (Julie Christie), Montag begins to delve into the world of literature and also begins to question his government and his work.
*Sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.