Event

BURNT BY THE SUN

Mens Lives:
A monthly exploration of the inner emotional world of men

Film and Workshop with Dr. F. Towne Allen, a local psychotherapist, former chiropractor, and Cinema Arts patron since 1975. Dr. Allen specializes in mens and couple issues in his practice in Centerport. In 1975, he joined a mens group that formed as the result of discussions after the Cinema Arts series Mens Lives. Inspired by his experience in this group, Dr. Allen has started and facilitated numerous other mens groups, many of which are still meeting weekly after as long as 18 years. Members of various mens groups from the Huntington area will be in attendance to answer questions about their unique groups, both facilitated and leaderless.

A long summer day in 1936. Serguei Kotov, an aging military hero, is enjoying the sweet life in his country house, together with his captivating (and much younger) wife Maroussia, their vivacious six-year-old daughter Nadia, and numerous family members and friends. Into this idyllic setting enters Dimitri, a young man who was Maroussias lover a decade ago, before leaving under mysterious circumstances. Dimitri now works for Stalins secret police, and it becomes clear that he has returned with an agenda. As he rekindles Maroussias memories of their romance and charms little Nadia, the tension between him and Kotov builds, until the younger man finally reveals the nature of his sinister game. (Russia, 1994, 135 min.)