Evento

Bonnie and Clyde

Thursday, December 10 @ 7:30pm
FILM + DISCUSSION + RECEPTION + BOOK SIGNING

$9 Members / $12 Public / Includes Reception
Active Membership Will Be Checked

Guest Speaker: PAUL SCHNEIDER, author of Bonnie and Clyde: The Lives Behind the Legend

Starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman

Its the Great Depression and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) is bored and wants a change. She gets her chance when she meets a charming young drifter by the name of Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty). The two fall in love and begin a crime spree that extends from Oklahoma to Texas, robbing banks with such skill and panache that they become minor celebrities. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Also starring Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons and Gene Wilder. Directed by Arthur Penn. USA, 1967, 112 min.

About the author:
Based on declassified FBI documents, extensive archival research, and interviews, Paul Schneiders Bonnie and Clyde: The Lives Behind the Legend tells the flesh-and-blood story of the outlaw lovers who robbed banks and shot their way across Depression-era America. Mr. Schneiders other books include Brutal Journey and The Adirondacks, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book.