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STRAW DOGS (1971) in 35mm w/ intro by Silver Spring-based author, producer and screenwriter George PelecanosMore than 50 years after its release, Sam Peckinpah’s provocative and unsettlingly ambiguous psychological drama has lost none of its shocking potency. American mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) and his British wife, Amy (Susan George), move into her former family farmhouse in a remote corner of Cornwall, seeking peace and quiet for David to work on his astronomical studies away from the Vietnam-era turbulence and campus unrest back in the U.S. Amy has standing among the locals, but the nerdy David can’t shake his status as an incomer Yank. As the couple becomes increasingly unhappy and isolated, strains in their marriage, already present, push to the fore. But things soon worsen drastically when a group of local louts insinuate their way into the couple’s home as workmen, only to later sexually assault Amy, leaving her in a state of shock. The horror deepens when the men return to lay siege to the farm, but something awakens in David — "I will not allow violence against this house” — leading to a surprising, spectacularly violent showdown.
RATED R
Part of George Pelecanos Presents: Peckinpah in the ‘70s. For the full lineup visit: https://tinyurl.com/PelecanosPresentsPeckinpah70shttps://bit.ly/ScoresByQuincyJonesAFI
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3916, United States,Silver Spring, Maryland
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