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    496. OUTSIDERS ON FILM: THE STRAIGHT STORY

    496. OUTSIDERS ON FILM: THE STRAIGHT STORY

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    Peter Josyph

     

    Based on actual events, David Lynch's 2000 biographical depiction of Alvin Straight's bold, unusual journey on an old John Deere lawn tractor to visit his estranged brother, who lives 240 miles away in a neighboring state, was filmed in chronological order in all the locations in which the story took place, including scenes with some of Straight's actual neighbors. Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, and Harry Dean Stanton, the film has been described by Janet Maslin as more about "experiencing each encounter to the fullest than it is about getting anywhere in a hurry. It's been too long since a great American movie dared to regard life that way." A lively discussion will follow the screening. 

     

    1-3:30 p.m.                                                                                                                1 Session

    Thursday, September 25                                                                                            Fee:  $40

     

     

    ABOUT THE LECTURER

    Peter Josyph is an actor, a painter, a photographer, an award-winning filmmaker, and he has published 13 books.

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    About the lecturer(s)

    Peter Josyph

    Peter Josyph is an author, actor, director, and filmmaker whose films include: Liberty Street: Alive at Ground Zero; Acting Cormac McCarthy: The Making of Billy Bob Thorton’s All the Pretty Horses; Shakespeare In New York: The Sonnets; and A Few Things Basquiat Did in School. His books include: Adventures in Reading Cormac McCarthy; What One Man Said to Another, Talks with Richard Seltzer; and, The Wounded River, which was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book. He also excels in literary and film criticism.

    Lecture Details

    Sessions
    1 lecture(s)
    Day & Time
    Thursday, 1:00-3:30 pm
    Date(s)
    Sep 25, 2025