Brewster McCloud Sunday, October 20, 2024 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

Shelley Duvall: 3 Memorable Roles

Introduced by Chris Vognar, Writer and Film Critic

Brewster (Bud Cort) is an intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter in the Houston Astrodome. With the aid of a mysterious guardian angel, he develops a pair of wings to help him realize his dream of flying inside the stadium.

Shelley Duvall, appearing in her first feature film, is “unlike anyone seen onscreen before. She acted in her own rhythm, with that spaced-out singsong voice, creating a character so sweetly detached she seemed like a cracked angel.”
Variety

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About the Speaker
Chris Vognar, a member of the Houston Film Critics Society, writes about arts and culture for outlets including the Houston Chronicle, chron.com, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Rolling Stone. He has covered the Venice, Toronto, Sundance, and SXSW film festivals. Vognar was the 2009 Nieman Arts and Culture Fellow at Harvard University.


Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.

Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Ms. Laurence Unger; and ILEX Foundation.

Brewster McCloud

Directed by Robert Altman
(USA, 1970, 105 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mm

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Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
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