Cinematheque, Peter B. Lewis Theater, Cleveland Institute of Art, 11610 Euclid Avenue
Town Bloody Hall (USA, 1979) Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Infamously macho writer and 鈥減risoner of sex鈥� Norman Mailer debates the women鈥檚 liberation movement with Germaine Greer (The Female Eunuch) and three other pioneering feminist intellectuals during a raucous public forum at New York鈥檚 Town Hall on April 30, 1971. Celebrated documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker (Don鈥檛 Look Back) attended this landmark event, capturing the lively back and forth for posterity. With Betty Friedan, Susan Sontag, and Cynthia Ozick. 鈥淗eady, heated, and hilarious鈥 dazzling display of feminist firepower courtesy of some of the most influential figures of the era, with Mailer relishing his role as the pugnacious provocateur at the center of it all.鈥� 鈥揓anus Films. Cleveland revival premiere. DCP. 85 min.
Special admission $11; Cinematheque members, CIA, CSU & CWRU I.D. holders, and those age 25 & under $8. No passes or twofers.
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This event is sponsored by Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque.