Year Six of Scarecrow Academy brings a discussion series titled "Election Year: Politics on Film," an in-depth look at movies that examine the world of politics in the cinema. In nine weeks of free online conversations, we explore the various approaches that great filmmakers take to the political process. From comedy to tragedy, from satire to fable, with directors ranging from Frank Capra to Spike Lee, we'll see how the movies have focused on the carnival that is the political process.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow's "Historian-Programmer in Residence." The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there's no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We'll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 2, 2024.
April 27
LINCOLN (2012, Steven Spielberg)
A turning point in the Lincoln presidency—with special focus on the wheeling and dealing needed to pass the 13th amendment, abolishing slavery—comes to vivid life, thanks to Spielberg's fluid direction and the uncanny central performance by Daniel Day-Lewis.
