Film screenings of The Exiles at the Walker Art Center Cinema. Director Kent MacKenzie's Elegy to Los Angeles' lost Bunker Hill district and the Native Americans who lived there premiered to great acclaim at the 1961 Venice Film Festival. The Exiles screens Jan. 16, 2009-Jan. 18, 2009 (Friday-Saturday, 7:30 P.M. ; Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 P.M.). Tickets are $8 ($6 Walker members).
The Exiles at the Walker Art Center Cinema
Upcoming film screenings of The Exiles at the Walker Art Center Cinema. Director Kent MacKenzie's Elegy to Los Angeles' lost Bunker Hill district and the Native Americans who lived there premiered to great acclaim at the 1961 Venice Film Festival. It highlights one night in the lives of three exiles from a Southwestern reservation--portrayed by three nonactors playing themselves--driving, partying, and seeking new life in new surroundings. The film provocatively brings to life the sense of rootlessness and disconnection of youth in the early 1960s with stunning black and white cinematography. A "precious document of a vanished culture" (Time), The Exiles is presented in a recently rediscovered, newly restored print.
This is a rare screening and I would really appreciate any help in spreading the word. The Exiles screens January 16-18 (Friday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 2 pm). Tickets are $8 ($6 Walker members). Please call the box office 612.375.7600, ext 4 or purchase tickets online at http://www.walkerart.org/tickets. Discounts apply for groups of 10 or more. For more information on the group rate please call Eric Jones at 612.375.7569.
