Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy (whose novel No Country for Old Men also became an award-winning film, screened at the Film Forum in 2008), The Road is set in a desolate world following some apocalyptic environmental event. An unnamed father (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) attempt to head south to escape an increasingly cold, endless winter. Along the way, they have to avoid gangs forced into cannibalism. Their only possessions are a shopping cart and a pistol with two shots. The father dreams of his wife, who committed suicide. The only named character they encounter is an old man calls himself Ely (Robert Duvall).
Their journey is a struggle to survive in a world no longer capable of sustaining life, a struggle they almost lose when a thief makes off with all their possessions. As they struggle to stay alive, both father and son also struggle to hold on to their basic humanity...
"Viggo Mortensen gives the performance of his career in the faithfully rendered film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's heartbreaking apocalyptic novel." --Rex Reed, New York Observer (Rated R for some violence, disturbing images, and language.)
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Unless otherwise indicated, Film Forum screenings are Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (November to April) or 7:00 p.m. (April to October) at the Dee Sarno Theater in the Saratoga County Arts Council building, 320 Broadway at Spring Street.
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Best Eclectic Film Series
"The programmers at Saratoga Film Forum likely reflect the tastes of this particular film society's membership, and it must be a diverse membership. Sure, there are the usual lesser-known documentaries and familiar art-house hits, but SFF screens terrific films--we're thinking, this year, of Carroll Ballard's Duma and Shane Black's Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang--that no local theatrical distributor would touch. Bravo."
Sunday, March 7th, 2010, Annual Oscar Night Gala