Telluride Film Fest: Nashville at Library

30 May Telluride Film Fest: Nashville at Library

Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque at the Wilkinson Public Library 

“I’m Easy,” former Telluride local Keith Carradine
from “Nashville”

The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library are pleased to present the next installment of Cinematheque, a collaboration that brings Festival-quality films year-round to the community of Telluride.

The newest three-part summer series, entitled “Many Tales,” explores films that feature simultaneous, multiple story lines. As always, admission is free and patrons will enjoy food, drink and lively discussion as part of the SHOW. The evening will be hosted by producer, director, film professor and local cinephile, David Oyster.

Programmed by the Telluride Film Festival, the series begins on Monday, June 2 with “Nashville” (1975, 159 minutes, Rated R).  Robert Altman’s Oscar-winning film takes place over five days in Nashville, during the countdown to a presidential primary.

“It is a tender poem to the wounded and the sad,” wrote Roger Ebert who gave the film four out of four stars, “Because Altman himself effortlessly swims in a sea of friends and associates, he finds it easy to make movies that do the same thing, and what’s amazing is not how many characters there are in ‘Nashville’ (more than 25 significant speaking roles), but how many major characters. To get into this movie at all is to be given scenes of weight and depth, so that your character makes an impression. And there are not just many characters, but many themes.”

Featuring many acting greats including Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Shelly Duvall, Jeff Goldblum, Lily Tomlin…and a long and talented list of others.

For a preview of the film, watch former Telluride local Keith Carradine perform “I’m Easy” from the soundtrack.

Monday, June 2nd

6pm at the Wilkinson Public Library (5:30pm for pre-SHOW reception) 

FREE TO ALL 

Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque is a collaboration between The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library.

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