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Proceeds benefit the Torrington Democratic Town Committee
PRIMARY
A Documentary Film
Directed by Robert Drew Running Time: 53 Minutes Robert Drew's groundbreaking 1960 film PRIMARY is one of the most important and influential documentaries in the history of the medium. A pioneering work in the documentary movement that came to be known as cinéma vérité, PRIMARY follows the young charismatic senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, as he goes head-to-head with established Minnesota senator Hubert Humphrey to win the Wisconsin presidential primary in April 1960. A spirited discussion on the changing landscape of presidential primaries in America of the last half century will immediately follow film and will feature...
Sunday, May 21, 2023 Coe Memorial Park Civic Center, Downtown Torrington, CT 4pm - VIP Reception 5pm - Introduction & Film 6pm - Discussion |
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