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Broward County Library's
Bienes Center for the Literary Arts
presents
A VIEW OF AMERICA IN THE 1930s
FILMS OF THE ERA
Wednesday, October 28, 1998 -- 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS (1936, 30 min.)
THE RIVER (1937, 26 min.)
Two dramatic stories of the rape of the land by
industrialization and the National Recovery
Administration's (NRA) rescue efforts. Both films
were written and directed by the award-winning
cinematographer Pare Lorentz.
Wednesday, December 2, 1998 -- 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
THE NEW FRONTIER (1934, 11 min.)
Directed by H.B. McClure, the film gives a forthright
view of an experimental "Rural Cooperative" sponsored
by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).
POWER AND THE LAND (1940, 38 min.)
With commentary by Stephen Vincent Benet and directed
by Joris Ivens, this film depicts the struggle to
convince the utility companies to bring electricity to
rural areas of the country.
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Films are shown in conjunction with the exhibition:
THE WPA: AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
LITERATURE AND ART FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE BIENES
CENTER FOR THE LITERARY ARTS: October 6-December 31, 1998.
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James A. Findlay
Librarian
Bienes Center for the Literary Arts
The Dianne and Michael Bienes
Special Collections and Rare Book Library _______
Broward County Library /______/(
100 S. Andrews Ave. (_______(
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 (________(
954-357-8692 (phone)
954-357-6762 (Fax)
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http://www.co.broward.fl.us/bienes