Festival Select: The Straight Story

Festival Select: The Straight Story

Join the Society and Recreation department of the North York Central Library in Rm. 101 for monthly film screenings.

By Toronto Public Library

Date and time

Monday, June 24 · 6 - 8:30pm EDT

Location

Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library

5120 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M2N 5N9 Canada

About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Join the Society and Recreation department of the North York Central Library in Rm. 101 for monthly screenings of fiction and non-fiction films that push the boundaries of the medium. This month's title is David Lynch's The Straight Story (1999).

Synopsis: Based on a true story about 73-year-old Alvin Straight who embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to mend his relationship with an ill brother. Alvin can no longer drive a car because of his eyesight and has to walk with 2 canes, so he climbs aboard his John Deere lawnmower and drives the 260-mile course from Iowa to Wisconsin.

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Toronto Public Library