Athenaeum Film Fan Club Comedy Series presents Woody Allen's Sleeper, Tuesday, December 9, 6:30 PM
Linell Moss
Join the Athenaeum Film Fan Club for our monthly comedy movie with free popcorn and soft drinks, with an introduction by host Damian Ryan.
Woody Allen takes a nostalgic look at the future in Sleeper, a 1973 American science fiction comedy film directed by and starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. Parodying a dystopic future of the United States in 2173, the film involves the misadventures of the owner of a health food store who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and defrosted 200 years later in an ineptly led police state. Contemporary politics and pop culture are satirized throughout the film, which includes tributes to the classic comedy of Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Charlie Chaplin. Many elements of notable works of science fiction are also paid tribute to, or parodied.
This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.