What Really Happened? Evidence, Interpretation and "Truth" in Cinema Classics
Schedule
Sun Mar 16 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
2535 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90026 | Los Angeles, CA
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The saying, "You have to see it to believe it," seems straightforward enough. But is seeing (and hearing) something enough to really believe it? Movie goers sometimes join onscreen characters in becoming "detectives" of sorts when they must piece together sights and sounds to make sense of the cinematic experience. In many great films, ambiguity, context and the subjective interpretation of the "on screen detective" (literal or implied) characters make it less clear what really happened in the film story...and this is often the most compelling aspect of the narrative.
In this presentation and discussion of five movies, Joe Horine will explore this idea and consider how critical thinking and interpretation of "evidence" can be tricky, many times misleading, and plays a more important role in what is actually "true" than we initially think.
Joe has taught film, history and communications at the University of Cincinnati and Miami University (both Florida and Ohio!) including “The Films of Stanley Kubrick,” "The Films of Alfred Hitchcock," “World War II on Film,” “Hollywood and U.S. History” and numerous other courses. He has delivered film lectures at Cincinnati's Shakespeare Theatre, Ensemble Theatre and Playhouse in the Park, and has crossed paths with multiple directors including Brian De Palma. Joe has edited the Cincinnati Film Society newsletter, hosted cable film review shows, curated movie series at various Art House cinemas around the country, and been associate Director of the Golden Lion Awards Film Festival.
NOTE: The following films will be addressed during this talk. We encourage you to see any or all of them!
REAR WINDOW (Hitchcock)
BLOW UP (Antonioni)
RASHOMON (Kurosawa)
BLOWOUT (DePalma)
THE CONVERSATION (Coppola)
Admission: $10, or FREE for CFI Members. Membership is $60/year. Find out more and join here: https://cfiwest.org/donate/
Tickets are pay-at-the-door only.
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