Wherever there are free films yearning to be seen, Ma, I'll be there

John Steinbeck Film Festival

By Tawnya Mosier, 3-23-07

The Salt Lake City Film Center will be screening film versions of five classic John Steinbeck novels this weekend at the Salt Lake City Public Library’s downtown location.  All screenings will be held in the main auditorium and are free and open to the public.  If you haven’t seen these films before or have only caught them on the small screen, you should definitely try to catch as many as possible for...you guessed it...FREE! 
Although all five films are excellent adaptations of the original novels, The Grapes of Wrath stands out in my mind as a particularly tight, poetic piece of filmmaking (as well as proof that once upon a very very long time ago...there was actually a Fonda who could act very very well). 

Friday March 23rd at 5pm
Cannery Row
Director: David S. Ward
Starring: Nick Nolte, Debra Winger
1982, PG

Friday March 23rd at 7pm
Tortilla Flat
Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamar
1942, Not Rated

Saturday March 24th at 11am
Of Mice and Men
Director: Gary Sinise
Starring: Gary Sinise, John Malkovich,
1992, PG-13

Saturday March 23rd at 1pm
The Grapes of Wrath
Director: John Ford
Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine
1940, Not Rated

Saturday March 24th at 3pm
East of Eden
Director: Elia Kazan
Starring: James Dean, Julie Harris
1955, Not Rated

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