On its original release - in 1984 - Roger Ebert called Michael Radford’s adaptation of Orwell’s novel a “ brilliant film.” Ebert wrote: “ What is remarkable about the movie is how completely it satisfied my feelings about the book the movie looks, feels, and almost tastes and smells like Orwell’s bleak and angry vision. April 4 - the screening date - was chosen because that’s the day that George Orwell’s “ 1984” protagonist, Winston Smith, begins rebelling against his oppressive government by keeping a forbidden diary.

The screenings will occur in 81 cities, which are located in 35 states and one Canadian province. Louis joins more than 90 art-house movie theaters and film organizations across the country in a National Screening Day of “ 1984” (Michael Radford, U.K., 1984, 111 min.). Louis-based journalist, author of “The View from Flyover Country,” and an expert in authoritarian regimes Gregory Magarian, professor of law at Washington University and expert in free speech and law in politics and James Scott, emeritus professor of English at Saint Louis University, specialist in 19th and 20th-century British literature, and documentary filmmaker.

The post-screening discussion includes Sarah Kendzior, a St. Louis Public Library Central Branch (1301 Olive Street St. 1984 (made in 1984) starring John Hurt and Richard Burton screens Tuesday April 4th at The St.

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