Past Event
Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 6 p.m.
Film Forum Coronado: Mr. Arkadin
640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 92118
Cost: Free
“Mr. Arkadin” (1955. 95 minutes. G) — One of cinema’s greatest mysteries. Orson Welles directed and starred in this baroque, globe-trotting meditation on truth and identity. Playing like a pulp noir Citizen Kane, the film focuses on the daunting efforts of a hired American smuggler to reconstruct the murky past of financier Gregory Arkadin (Welles). Has the reclusive magnate something to hide? Co-stars Michael Redgrave, Paola Mori and Katrina Paxinou. Held in the Winn Room, with a brief introduction before the film and a discussion afterward, led by Ralph DeLauro. This program is presented by the Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Island Film Festival.