Three Rivers Regional Library Film Series - June
JUNE 1 - Whale Rider (2002). On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs have always been the first-born and male. Many generations later, the contemporary tale revolves around a young mother whose male newborn twin dies in childbirth. Her young husband flees New Zealand in grief, leaving grandparents Koro and Nanny Flowers to raise the sole survivor, a feisty little girl named Pai, who radiates with life and energy. It's no wonder that her grandmother and the entire community love her, but alas, the grandfather she worships is too busy mourning the loss of the baby boy he expected would lead the tribe to better days. Screenings at 2:00 and 6:30 pm.
JUNE 8 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). This Disney version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea represented the studio's costliest and most elaborate American-filmed effort to date. Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with scientist Paul Lukas and diver Peter Lorre, Douglas sets sail to investigate--and is promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo (James Mason), who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. The film's special effects, including a giant squid, were impressive enough in 1954 to win an Academy Award.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide. Screenings at 2:00 and 6:30 pm.
JUNE 15 - Lifeboat (1944). In this psychological drama by director Alfred Hitchcock, a chic writer, a stoker and others drift with the U-boat captain who has sunk their ship. Starring Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Canada Lee, Heather Angel, Henry Hull, Hume Cronyn, John Steinbeck, and William Yetter Jr. Screenings at 2:00 and 6:30 pm.
JUNE 16 - The Little Mermaid (1989). In Disney's animated version of Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale, a mermaid named Ariel falls in love with an earthly prince. Featuring the voices of Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Samuel E. Wright, Pat Carroll, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Rene Auberjonois, Paddi Edwards, Edie McClurg and Ben Wright. Screening at 2:00 pm.
JUNE 22 - Moby Dick (1956). The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick. Cast includes Bernard Miles, Friedrich von Ledebur, Gregory Peck, Harry Andrews, James Robertson Justice, Leo Genn, Mervyn Johns, Orson Welles and Richard Basehart. Screenings at 2:00 and 6:30 pm.
JUNE 23 - Free Willy (1993). Fishermen separate a young orca whale (Willy) from his parents and he ends up in a fish bowl at a marina. Meanwhile, a street kid runs afoul of the law and gets caught vandalizing the marina, but his social worker gets him off the hook (so to speak) provided he cleans up his mess at the marina. While there, he befriends the whale and teaches him tricks, something the trainer hasn't been able to do. But when Willy is a dud in front of the audience, the marina owner plans some bad things, and the boy and his friends must try to free Willy. Screening at 2:00 pm. Groups of 10 or more must preregister.
JUNE 24 - Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Charles Laughton delivers an award-winning performance as the evil Captain Bligh, challenged by first mate Fletcher Christian, portrayed by Clark Gable. Mutiny on the Bounty won the 1935 Academy Award for Best Picture and picked up a Leading Actor nomination for each of its male leads. Other cast members include Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin, Eddie Quillan and Dudley Digges. Screenings at 2:00 and 6:30 pm.
JUNE 29 - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America. Starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin and Max Pirkis. Screenings at 2:00 and 6:30 pm.
JUNE 30 - Finding Nemo (2003). In this animated Disney film, Marlin the clown fish teams up with Dory the forgetful blue tang, on an impossible mission to find and save his son, Nemo. Featuring the voices of Erica Beck, Albert Brooks, Willem Dafoe, Ellen DeGeneres and Brad Garrett. Screening at 2:00 pm. Groups of 10 or more must preregister.
Three Rivers Regional Library is located at 208 Gloucester Street in downtown Brunswick. For information, please call 912-267-1212 or visit them online.
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