Thursday, August 20 2:00 pm
McManus Room
Enjoy summer Thursdays with a cool drink, a short introduction and a film. Starrng Richard Farnsworth (History Boys) and Sissy Spacek, The Straight Story tells the true story of an elderly man who drives 300 miles through the Midwest to see his estranged and dying brother. Directed by David Lynch, it’s the antithesis of his usual bizarre films as Farnsworth's character unfolds and he meets a variety of Americans along the way, “treasures”, as Roger Ebert calls them. 1999. 111 minutes.