Small Town, Big Dreams
Dec. 11–Mar. 12, 2025
From the zany cast of Waiting For Guffman’s “Red, White, and Blaine,” to the titular gang of “vitelloni” (Italian slang for “slackers”) in Federico Fellini’s masterpiece of the same name—the history of cinema is rich with small towns and starry-eyed dreamers, yearning for a brighter tomorrow.
Also featuring Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show and Peter Yates’ Breaking Away—the Jacob Burns Film Center is proud to present Small Towns, Big Dreams: a four-film series highlighting some of the greatest small-town dreamers ever to grace the silver screen.
Waiting for Guffman
Jan. 15, 2025
When the town of Blaine, Missouri approaches its sesquicentennial, there’s only one way to celebrate: with a musical revue called…
I Vitelloni
Feb. 12, 2025
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto (Franco Fabrizi),…
Breaking Away
Mar. 12, 2025
Dave (Dennis Christopher) and his working-class friends Cyril (Daniel Stern), Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley), and Mike (Dennis Quaid) spend their…
The Last Picture Show
Dec. 11, 2024
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges), live in a dying Texas town. The…
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