Evento

An Evening of Elia Kazan featuring A Letter to Elia and Gentleman's Agreement

The Phoenix Film Society presents An Evening of Elia Kazan featuring the new documentary from Martin Scorsese, "A Letter to Elia" followed by the Oscar winning classic "Gentleman's Agreement" starring Gregory Peck

When: Friday, September 10 at 6:30pm
Where: Phoenix Art Museum

Film discussion will be moderated by film critic Colin Boyd

The evening will begin with a screening of the new documentary "A Letter to Elia" directed by Martin Scorsese. In this poignant documentary, Martin Scorsese discusses Elia Kazan's films and the impact of those films on his own career. The film features interviews with Elia Kazan and clips from his classic films like East of Eden and On The Waterfron.

Following that "A Letter to Elia" we will screen the classic "Gentleman's Agreement". This is Elia Kazan's first major film triumph, resulting in an ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Picture and Kazan's first OSCAR® for Best Directing. Gregory Peck stars as a journalist who poses as a Jew to investigate anti-Semitism in postwar America.