FILM FORUM CORONADO: "The Rocking Horse Winner"

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.

January 3: The Rocking Horse Winner (1949, Not Rated, 91 min)

D.H. Lawrence’s enigmatic short story blends magical realism with a dash of social commentary and a pinch of the supernatural. A sensitive young lad (John Howard Davies), desperate to please his mother, discovers riding his rocking horse induces a trance-like state in which he can predict racing winners. With John Mills and Valerie Hobson.