Small Town Film Series: The Last Picture Show

The Clark presents a series of films highlighting the charm of small towns.
The series concludes with The Last Picture Show (1971), set in 1951 in the fictional Anarene, Texas—a town dusty and silent if not for the wind. With a great ensemble cast, The Last Picture Show considers lives cobbled together in the absence of hope. Teenagers Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges) navigate friendship and fate, their trajectories intersected by the viper-like Jacy (Cybil Shephard). Open secrets govern the place, and not even the movies stand a chance. Perfect in the small details, and resonant with the big questions, The Last Picture Show is Peter Bogdanovich’s magnum opus. Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Larry McCurty. (Run time: 1 hour, 58 minutes)
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. https://www.clarkart.edu/event/detail/2804-92193

Image: The Last Picture Show, Peter Bogdanovich, 1971

Other films in the Small Town Film Series:

The Magnificent Ambersons-Thursday, March 6, 2025

George Washington-Thursday, March 13, 2025

Dazed and Confused-Thursday, March 20, 2025

Shadow of a Doubt-Thursday, March 27, 2025

Shotgun Stories-Thursday, April 3, 2025

Stellet Licht-Thursday, April 10, 2025

The Last Picture Show-Thursday, April 17, 2025