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... a monthly viewing of movies based on books, followed by discussion.

May 13, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith's novel, Gorky Park, tells the story of Soviet Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko, who is assigned to solve a gruesome triple murder. In the process, he finds himself in conflict with the KGB, FBI, and New York police. Stars William Hurt as Arkady Renko and Lee Marvin as American businessman, Jack Osborne. (130 min.)

June 10, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 film directed by Ang Lee. The screenplay by Emma Thompson is based on the 1811 novel of the same name by Jane Austen. Sensible Elinor and her romantic sister, Marianne, struggle to find love when their father dies and leaves them penniless. Stars Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet, and Alan Rickman. (136 min.)

July 8 2008
6:30 p.m.
Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 film based on C.S. Lewis' book of the same name, the first of seven titles in the Chronicles of Narnia series. During World War II, four British children are evacuated to a country home, and find a wardrobe that leads to the fantasy world of Narnia, where they ally with the Lion Aslan against the evil forces of the White Witch. (135 min.)

Literary Flicks was made possible by a grant from Rod and Dora Rumsey.
  URL http://www.newportlibrary.org/literary_flicks.htm
  Last updated 4/30/2008