Movies That Matter with Tom Samp: Families (1970-1996)

A FREE, 9-week course to discuss movies about American families. With the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s, the traditional nuclear family began to change. Hollywood responded with a number of classic movies that observed family issues that are universal regardless of race, gender, age, or economic level. These films have artistic, cultural and social importance; they make us laugh, and they move us deeply. We will study great filmmaking and maybe learn a little bit about ourselves.     

(Films marked with a * are Recommended for Mature Audiences)  

*Mar. 23: 2001: “The World According to Garp” (1982) Starring Robin Williams, Glenn Cose, Mary Beth Hurt, John Lithgow.  Based on John Irving’s brilliant and shocking popular novel. Williams is T.S. Garp, an aspiring writer with an extraordinary life. Close is nurse Jenny Fields, Garp’s single mother, who becomes a world-famous feminist. This wildly unusual movie explores many things, including lust, marriage, gender identity, sexual freedom, violence, and unconventional upbringing. This was the film debut of Glenn Close. Robin Williams shines in a complex role. John Lithgow is unforgettable as a former football star. George Roy Hill directed the adaptation by Steve Tesich.

No tickets needed.  Auditorium Doors open at 2:30pm.