FAHRENHEIT 451
Fri, Dec 01
|Epsilon Spires
In Partnership with The Brattleboro Literary Festival, our Film Adaptations of Banned Books Series begins with Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic directed by French New-Wave Auteur François Truffaut. The 1966 film will be introduced by screenwriter and producer Tim Metcalfe and writer Tom Bedell.


Time & Location
Dec 01, 2023, 7:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
In partnership with The Brattleboro Literary Festival and Brooks Memorial Library, Epsilon Spires presents a new series showcasing film adaptations of banned books. The film and book will be introduced by screenwriter and producer Tim Metcalfe and writer and film buff Tom Bedell. Popcorn and refreshments provided! Doors 7pm.
Bring your Library Card for Free Admission!
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 dystopian sci-fi film directed by French New-Wave Auteur François Truffaut, starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, and Cyril Cusack. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury, set within a tightly controlled future where the government deploys "firemen" to incinerate all literature to prevent any independent thinking that books would encourage that could come to question or challenge the established order. Fahrenheit 451 presents a disconnected society where technology and media creates a pacifying virtual world far from the disturbing truths of reality. In the novel, Bradbury portrays television and mass…
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FAHRENHEIT 451
Admission for one to FAHRENHEIT 451. Popcorn and refreshments will be provided! Bring cash for the bar. Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
$15.00
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Ticket for one to FAHRENHEIT 451. General admission is $15. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, subsidized sliding-scale tickets are available for those who self-identify as experiencing financial hardship. In order to make this program accessible for all, we are offering tickets by sliding scale. Taking equity and inclusion into account, please pay what you can to help support the venue.
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