WUD Film and the UW Lubar Institute present: “The Apostle” (1997)
Part of an eight-film series, “Religion on Film,” each presented by a member of the College of Letters & Science
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Time
7 p.m.
Location
Marquee Theater, Union South
Description
Dir: Robert Duvall | United States | 148 min | Pentecostal preacher Sonny Dewey, estranged from his family after a troubling incident at home, sets up an evangelical church in the black community of Bayou Boutte, Louisiana. “Duvall's screenplay does what great screenwriting is supposed to do, and surprises us with additional observations and revelations in every scene.” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) Presented by Professor Craig Werner | UW Department of Afro-American Studies.
Cost
Free
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