As part of the Skirball Cultural Center and the American Film Institute series of conversations with renowned filmmakers, Patrice Leconte (right) will be on hand for a q&a following a screening of Jerry Schatzberg's 1973 road movie Scarecrow, starring Al Pacino and Gene Hackman, apparently one of the motion pictures that has influenced Leconte's choices as a director.
The screening will be held at the Skirball Cultural Center on 701 North Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 28, at 7:30 pm.
The film information/synopsis below are from the AFI.
SCARECROW
Directed by: Jerry Schatzberg. Written by: Garry Michael White. Cast: Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Lynch, Eileen Brennan. 1973; 112 MIN; 35MM
An ex-con learns the value of friendship in Jerry Schatzberg's picaresque road movie. Trying to hitch a ride on a desolate California road, fresh-out-of-prison Max Millan (Gene Hackman) meets ex-sailor Frances Lionel "Lion" Delbuchi (Al Pacino). They are both headed east — Max dreams of opening a deluxe carwash in Pittsburgh and Lion believes that the wife and child he left behind will still welcome him home. The two decide to journey together, forging an increasingly deep yet uncertain friendship, with Lion teaching Max to be less pugnacious and Max sensing Lion's fragility. When the pair hits Detroit, Lion finally gets in touch with his wife and discovers how she really feels. Lion is shattered, and Max must decide if he should forge on alone or sacrifice his carefully guarded savings to help his friend.
Prices: $10 General / $8 Members* / $6 Students and Seniors
*AFI, Skirball, ArcLight, Union, and Guild.
Advance tickets available in-person at the Skirball Admissions Desk or at http://skirball.tix.com or 800-595-4TIX. Tickets also available at the door the evening of the program, subject to availability.
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That's one director who's films I find really hard to take. I haven't watched everything hes done, but what I've seen has been terribly disappointing. And boring, too.