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Feb
26
Tuesday
Feb
26
Tue
Art :: Film
Showing of baseball classic "The Jackie Robinson Story"
7:00 PM
The Museum at Central School
Showing of baseball classic Description:
A viewer would think that his historic breaking of the color barrier to play in the MLB would be the focus in any movie about Jackie Robinson. But The Jackie Robinson Story is about Jackie the man just as much as it is Jackie the ballplayer. Such is the benefit of having the subject of a biographical film portray themselves. Not only did Robinson play himself in the movie but he did so at the height of his career, having won the National League MVP award mere months before the film was released.


There will be plenty more Jackie Robinson trivia at the actual film showing, but The Jackie Robinson Story had a very unique production. Unlike modern Jackie Robinson depictions, this film was made with no end in sight for Jim Crow laws and other racist institutions. The Jackie Robinson Story was praised for it's contemporary view of the country as a whole, as well as the aesthetically pleasing and accurate way that the baseball scenes were filmed



There is no charge for the film, and donations will be accepted to help defray the cost of showing the films. The movie and popcorn are free; wine, beer, pop and water will be for sale. Seating is provided, but film fans can bring their own floor pillows, portable chairs, or whatever is comfortable for viewing the film.
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Age Group: All Ages
Venue: The Museum at Central School
Address: 124 2nd Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406) 756-8381

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