Christopher Llewellyn Reed, chair, film & moving image department, Stevenson University on

The Electric Horseman (Sydney Pollack, 1979, 121min.) 

In-person, with an option to join online

Ridley Auditorium at Loyola Notre Dame Library: 200 Winston Avenue Baltimore, MD, 21212

& Zoom + Vimeo

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 1:30-4:30 pm

In this thoroughly charming reunion between real-life longtime friends Fonda and Robert Redford (her co-star in 1966's The Chase and 1967's Barefoot in the Park), Redford plays a washed-up rodeo cowboy, Norman "Sonny" Steele. Steele makes off with a prized horse whose condition reminds him of his own sorry state. Fonda is the television reporter who decides to train her lens on Redford's act of folly to further her career, only to fall in love along the way, both with the man and his mission. Directed by Sydney Pollack (Three Days of the Condor, 1975), the film is part ode to the American West and part modern romance, buoyed by the wonderful central performances and the gorgeous images (courtesy of cinematographer Owen Roizman). An added bonus is the appearance of country music star Willie Nelson in his first film role.

The summer film series is created in partnership with The Renaissance Institute.

$10 fee for guests or $40 for six films (No fee for ASG/RI members, or ASG subscribers)

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