Program Description
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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.
July 2 will feature three movies that showcase the power of storytelling in compact form, each showcasing a distinctive blend of style, technique, and creative vision.
Simon of the Desert (1965, Not Rated, 45 min, Spanish with English subtitles)
60th Anniversary. Luis Bunuel spins a wicked and wild fable of the miracles and temptations of an ascetic who spent his life on top of a pillar. The Devil (Silvia Pinal) huddles below trying to tempt him down.
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961, Not Rated, 26 min)
Winner of the Palm d‘ Or at Cannes as well as an Academy Award for Live Action Short Subject. A haunting fever dream based on Ambrose Bierce’s classic short story. A lone Confederate soldier captured by Union troops stands atop a bridge as he awaits his hanging—but suddenly the rope snaps!
De Düva: The Dove (1968, Not Rated, 15 min)
This Oscar-nominated absurdist satire of Ingmar Bergman’s films marked the film debut of Madeleine Kahn. A retired physicist , while sitting in an outhouse, recalls a garden party he attended as a youth, his badminton game with Death and a defecating dove.