Submitted by The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie.
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The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie continues its winter mystery film series Friday, February 26, Séance on a Wet Afternoon. All films in the series begin at 7pm and feature an introduction and post-screening discussion facilitated by local film experts.
On Friday, February 26, the 1964 British thriller Séance on a Wet Afternoon (NR) will be shown. This film about a couple who plans to use clairvoyance to demand ransom for a kidnapped child, will be introduced and discussed by Audrey Kupferberg, also a SUNY Albany film lecturer and WAMC film reviewer.
On Friday, March 12, the 1972 French-language film The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (PG) will be screened. This film, which centers on a violinist who becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service, will feature an introduction and discussion with Rob Edelman.
On Friday, March 26, the 1966 British film The Wrong Box (NR) will be shown. This film about two elderly brothers trying to kill each other so one may collect an inheritance stars Michael Caine, Dudley Moore and Peter Sellers. It will be introduced and discussed by Jason Radalin, assistant professor of Theater Arts at SUNY FMCC.
Finally, on Friday, April 9, the 1963 film The List of Adrian Messenger (NR) will be screened with an introduction and discussion by Audrey Kupferberg. This film starring Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum and Frank Sinatra is about a crafty killer who resorts to various disguises to eliminate potential heirs of a fortune.
Please note The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a foreign language film with subtitles. The first film in this series was The Bird with the Crystal Plumage.
Film admission is now $5 and includes complimentary popcorn and soft drinks. Delicious desserts will be available for an additional fee and are accompanied by a glass of champagne.
For more information about programs at the Arkell Museum please call (518) 673-2314 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org.
