Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and Block Cinema (Venue Partner)
40 Arts Circle Drive
Northwestern University
847 491 4000
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A House Divided
- When
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Saturday Feb 18 (2–3:15pm)
- Where
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Directions: On the south end of Northwestern University's campus, just off Sheridan Road. Free parking at NU after 4 pm weekdays and all day weekends. Near the CTA Purple Line Davis and Foster stops and the Metra Davis stop.
- Price
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$6 / $4 for Block members, students, seniors
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(William Wyler, 1931, USA, 35mm, 68 min.) An early sound film for Universal by veteran director Wyler, this ultra-rare feature stars Walter Huston as a brutish patriarch in a small fishing village who sends for a mousy mail order bride after the death of his wife. When a beautiful young woman (Helen Chandler) arrives instead, his grown son (Kent Douglass) falls for her, creating ample tension in the already explosive household. With expressionist visuals and gothic flair, A House Divided features masterful direction by Wyler and an exquisite performance by Huston.
