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Screening Hosted by Alec Baldwin With a Conversation To Follow With Jon Robin Baitz

Saturday, February 25
7:30 p.m.
Guild Hall of East Hampton
Tickets Available Online: $17/$15 GH Members

Legendary filmmaker David Lean’s (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago) second adaptation of a Charles Dickens’ novel is a masterpiece of cinema, featuring a searing performance by Robert Newton as criminal Bill Sikes. The stunningly expressionistic cinematography by Guy Green places the viewer in a dark and furtive 19th century England, but one where hope still exists. As Alec Baldwin puts it, “Lean has an affinity for all aspects of what might be required to bring Dickens’ characters to the screen. The casting, cinematography by Guy Green and editing by Jack Harris are superb.”

Acclaimed writer Jon Robin Baitz (One Fine Day, Brothers & Sisters) will join host Alec Baldwin following the screening for a discussion of literary adaptations.