“This endeavor encourages theaters to take a stand for the basic values: freedom of speech, respect for our fellow human beings and the simple truth that there are no such things as ‘alternative facts,'” the site states. Orwell’s portrait of a government that manufactures its own facts, demands total obedience and demonizes foreign enemies has never been timelier, the website states. “Less than one month into the new presidential administration, theater owners collectively believe the clock is already striking 13,” the website states, a not-so-subtle jab at President Trump. The novel begins with the sentence, “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking 13.” “This event provides a chance for communities around the country to show their unity and have their voices heard.”
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“These theaters owners strongly believe in supporting the National Endowment for the Arts and see any attempt to scuttle that program as an attack on free speech and creative expression through entertainment,” the website states.
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PHOENIXVILLE > Art house movie theaters across the country, and right here in the borough, will hold a screening of the film “1984” in an effort to initiate a community conversation during the current politically charged environment.Īccording to the website on Tuesday, April 4, almost 90 art house movie theatres across the country in 79 cities, including Phoenixville, and in 34 states, plus one location in Canada, will participate collectively in a national event day screening of the 1984 film starring John Hurt, the noted British actor who died last month at age 77.Īpril 4 was chosen because in the film, based on the bestselling novel by George Orwell, it’s the day protagonist Winston Smith begins rebelling against his oppressive government by keeping a forbidden diary.
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