A Farewell to Arms March 7, 2009

Tattered Cover Free Classic Film Series
with Howie Movshovitz

Presented by the Tattered Cover and Colorado Public Radio, join CPR film critic Howie Movshovitz as he introduces and leads discussions of classic films.

All screenings take place at Starz FilmCenter in Denver, 900 Auraria Parkway.

Showtimes: first Saturday monthly, 7 pm. Events are free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

March 7, 2009
A Farewell to Arms (Frank Borzage, 1932, 78 minutes)
This is the original film of Ernest Hemingway’s novel (Rock Hudson leads the 1957 re-make), directed by Frank Borzage (“Seventh Heaven,” “Lucky Star”), one of the great romantic filmmakers of the 1920s and ‘30s. The film is beautifully shot, and like most films about World War I, it offers a vision of war as an affront to all existence. Borzage understands Hemingway’s great economy as a writer, but still manages to make a lush, affecting film. The picture stars Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou.

Official Website: http://www.cpr.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=118