LA Harbor International Film Festival Opening Night: Fahrenheit 451 : Friday, March 4, 2016 - 8:00 PM
Presented By: LA Harbor International Film Festival
Who: 13th annual LA Harbor International Film Festival (March 3-6, 2016) in association with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) “The Big Read L.A.†(TBRLA)
What: Fahrenheit 451 (Universal, 112 min., 1966 Directed by Francois Truffaut) Award nominated film adaptation of acclaimed 1951 Ray Bradbury novel about fireman Guy Montag (Oskar Werner) who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by the government, mandated to burn any books on sight. Citizens, including his wife Linda (Julie Christie in dual role as Clarisse), are drugged into compliancy as informants and get information from wall-length television screens. After Guy meets and falls in love with free spirited book-hoarding Clarisse, he begins to read confiscated books questioning the motives behind book-burning and must decide whether to return to his job or run away knowing the consequences if he is captured.
Where: Warner Grand Theatre (WGT) 478 W. 6th St. (at Pacific Ave.) , historic downtown San Pedro - the Port of Los Angeles
When: LAHIFF Opening Night Friday, March 4, 2016 – 8 pm
7 p.m. Discussion about the novel Fahrenheit 451 lobby of the WGT prior to film screening
Cost: FREE admission for those who have or will read the book Fahrenheit 451
General Admission for film only: $10.00
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com - telephone (800) 838-3006 or WGT box office one hour prior to screening cash sales only
Website: www.laharborfilmfest.com
