Date: 2011-05-18
Scholar-Led Film Series with Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr!
All that Heaven Allows (1955) 89 min.Wednesday, May 18, 7:00pm Discussion Leader: Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University.Dismissed at the time as mere soap opera, this lush drama has to do with an affair between a middle-aged widow (Jane Wyman) and a young gardener (Rock Hudson) that scandalizes the community. Seen today, the film constitutes a pungent critique of conformity during the Eisenhower era. sponsored in part by the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.Refreshments. Framinngham Public Library, Costin Room, 49 Lexington Street.
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