Program Type:
Film ClubAge Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
Program Description
Event Details
Virtual Film Club
Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.
This month's film is Dodsworth (1936), directed by Wyler, William
Additional Resources
GENERAL
TCM page: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73332/dodsworth#overview
Cinafilm page: https://www.cinafilm.com/movies/dodsworth-1936/ (includes trailer and links to additional reviews)
AFI catalog entry: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/4065
REVIEWS
Danielle Solzman (2020): https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2020/11/09/dodsworth-beautifully-remastered-on-blu-ray/?expand_article=1
Tom Dirks (2019): https://www.filmsite.org/dods.html (has extended plot synopsis)
Dennis Schwartz (2019): https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/dodsworth/
Variety (1936): https://archive.org/details/variety123-1936-09/page/n271/mode/2up?view=theater
Nate Washburn (2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-F96TKE_XM (5 mins 15 secs)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR (William Wyler)
Farran Smith Nehme (2017), ‘William Wyler’s demanding sets were a rite of passage for Hollywood’s greatest stars’
William Wyler.com: http://www.williamwyler.com/
Senses of Cinema: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-directors/wyler/
[with filmography and some (broken) links to other articles]
OTHER RESOURCES
Books:
791.43
Conversations with the great moviemakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age at the American Film Institute (2006)
[William Wyler’s entry appears in pps. 203-217]
791.43
De Forest, Sloan
The essential directors (2021)
[William Wyler appears in pps. 147-151]
and don’t forget the novel itself!
FICTION
Lewis, Sinclair
Arrowsmith / Elmer Gantry / Dodsworth