FILMS OF 1939

March 7-11, 2010

Many argue that by sheer number of great films alone, 1939 was the most extraordinary year in American film history.  “Gone With the Wind” took the Oscar for best picture, beating “The Wizard of Oz” and many other films considered classics today.

This fourth CCA of the 2009-2010 academic year will focus on four other films of 1939 and their directors.

SUNDAY, MARCH 7

4:00 p.m. Showing of “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” (dir. Sam Wood)

8:00 p.m. “Hollywood in 1939”
               David Thomson
               Author, “Have You Seen…?” A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films

MONDAY, MARCH 8

4:00 p.m. Showing of “Young Mr. Lincoln” (dir. John Ford)

8:00 p.m. “John Ford: Chronicler of America”
               Dan Ford
               Author, Pappy: The Life of John Ford

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

4:00 p.m. Showing of “Ninotchka” (dir. Ernst Lubitsch)

8:00 p.m. “The Art of Ernst Lubitsch”
               Scott Eyman
               Palm Beach Post
               Author, Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

4:00 p.m. Showing of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (dir. Frank Capra)

8:00 p.m. “Capra as Director”
               Peter Bogdanovich
               Director and Film Historian

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

11:00 a.m. Faculty Roundtable

All Speakers Confirmed