Virtual Film Club

Program Type:

Film Club

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

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.

Event Details

This month's film is A Month in the Country (1987), directed by Pat O'Connor

Additional Resources:

GENERAL

Turner Classic Movies page for ‘A Month in the Country’: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/443595/a-month-in-the-country#overview

Original Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrCzQFYX3ro

REVIEWS

Doug Oswald (Cinema Retro) (2016): https://cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/9055-REVIEW-A-MONTH-IN-THE-COUNTRY-1987-STARRING-COLIN-FIRTH,-KENNETH-BRANAGH-AND-NATASHA-RICHARDSON;-TWILIGHT-TIME-BLU-RAY-RELEASE.html

Les Broughton (Pop Matters) (2016): https://www.popmatters.com/a-month-in-the-country-has-a-pleasing-emotional-ambience-2495419055.html

Michael Bronski (Gay Community News) (2022): https://archive.org/details/gaycommunitynews1536gayc/page/10/mode/2up?view=theater  [REQUIRES MAGNIFICATION]

Nathaniel Hood (The Retro Set) (2016): http://theretroset.com/?p=16537

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR (Pat O’Connor)

TCM biography: https://prod-www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/516857%7C0/Pat-O'connor#biography

Interview with O’Connor and Colin Firth about ‘A Month in the Country” (2 parts) (2010): 

     Part One (a little over 9 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYjszCO3Qhs

     Part Two (a bit under 7 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXtcbPWLfos

MISCELLANEOUS

Three excepts from the soundtrack by Howard Blake:

         Alla Marcia (less than 90 seconds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OCgvgQPOWA

         Larghetto Idyll (3 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZaqnXnsWVA

          End Title (about 90 seconds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkR1v211kuU

Extensive interview with Colin Firth about the film – its ‘loss’ and restoration (38 minutes)(2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4z-EVJDyaQ

All links current and active as of 06-13-2024