Florida Film Fest Retro Features, Special Guests
Glenn Close and Director Ken Russell to Attend 2009 Festival
Mar 11, 2009
The 18th Annual Florida Film Festival, presented by Enzian Theater, recently announced its special guests and retro showcase for this year’s event running from March 27 through April 5. The Festival, held in the Orlando, Florida, area draws about 23,000 people each year, includes diverse programming in multiple genres of independent film, the American Independent Competition, and a wide range of audience members for the selected works.
An Evening With Glenn Close
Actress Glenn Close (Damages, The Shield, Dangerous Liaisons) is scheduled to attend a screening of her 1987 film Fatal Attraction on Friday evening, April 3. Following the screening, Close will discuss stories from her life and career.
Retro Features at 2009 Florida Film Fest
Crimes of Passion (1984)
- A woman leads two lives: a prim sportswear designer by day and a prostitute by night. When one of her clients falls in love with her and a local preacher decides to save her soul, an ugly scene turns even uglier.
- Starring Kathleen Turner, Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt, Dan Gerrity, Anthony Perkins, Annie Potts
- Director: Ken Russell
- Rating: R
- Additional Information: Director Ken Russell will attend this 25th Anniversary Screening, followed by a presentation to him of the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.
La Dolce Vita (1960)
- A young Roman journalist flirts with women and disaster as he drifts through an apparently meaningless life.
- Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimee, Yvonne Furneaux
- Director: Federico Fellini
- Rating: Not Rated
- Additional Information: In black and white; won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Piero Gherardi).
Fatal Attraction (1987)
- A married man has a one-night stand with a dangerous woman who stalks him and his family.
- Starring Glenn Close, Michael Douglas, Anne Archer, Stuart Pankin, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Fred Gwynne
- Director: Adrian Lyne
- Rating: R
- Additional Information: Glenn Close will attend the screening. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
- A male prostitute and his friend learn to survive on the harsh streets of New York City.
- Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Barnard Hughes
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Rating: R
- Additional Information: Celebrating its 40th Anniversary, Midnight Cowboy is the Closing Night Retro selection. Voight is scheduled to attend a question-and-answer session following the screening.
Free Popcorn Flick in the Park
Pillow Talk (1959)
- Forced to share a telephone party line, a man and women who hate each other find romance when he disguises his voice.
- Starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Julia Meade
- Director: Michael Gordon
- Rating: Not Rated
- Additional Information: Won an Academy Award for Best Writing, Story, and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen (Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin). Free screening in Central Park in Winter Park, Florida, to celebrate the film’s 50th Anniversary.
For more information about the 2009 Florida Film Festival, read 2009 Florida Film Fest Opens With Food Theme. For ticket information and individual show times, visit the official Florida Film Festival website.
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