FIVE EASY PIECES (1970) @ Cleveland Cinematheque / l'Albatros
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Filled with a sense of inadequacy and self-loathing, Bobby Dupea (Jack Nicholson) long ago traded his career as a classical pianist for a life working on California oil rigs by day and bowling and getting drunk with his buddy Elton and his waitress girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black) by night. When Bobby learns that his father has had two strokes, he travels to Washington state, Rayette in tow, to visit the dying man. There he is forced to confront both his past and his present.
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“alive with surprise and possibility…has the complexity, the nuance, the depth, of the best fiction” - Roger Ebert
“powerful and moving….This superbly composed film comes as close to perfection as it gets.” - The Guardian
Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
MetaCritic: 85% Must See
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Please note that registration for this event closes at noon on the day before the film.
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7:10 MOVIE at Cinematheque/Cleveland Institute of Art, 11610 Euclid Ave, Cleveland
Free parking in the lots with "Cinematheque" signs on E 117th Street (accessible only from Euclid).
AFTER THE MOVIE: EATS/DISCUSSION at L’Albatros, 11401 Bellflower Road, a ten minute walk from the Cinematheque. On exiting the Cleveland Institute of Art, walk north on 116th Street to Euclid. Cross Euclid, walk a few steps to the left and then turn right to continue northward on 115th Street. At the corner of Bellflower there’s a stop sign. Take a sharp left onto Bellflower. After a few steps, you’ll find a parking lot on the right. The restaurant is at the back of that parking lot. Click here for the menu
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