Fahrenheit 451 April 18, 2009

Phyllis Wattis Theater
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 23, 2009, 7:00 p.m.

François Truffaut, 1966, 112 min.

This adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel explores the extremes of censorship, centering around a society where all printed material is banned. Guy Montag, a fireman whose job it is to burn books, begins to question his job when he meets Clarisse and begins to steal, and read, the forbidden literature.

Part of The Future of the Past: Utopia/Dystopia, 1965-1984.

$5 general; free for SFMOMA members or with museum admission (requires a free ticket, which can be picked up in the Haas Atrium). Tickets are available at the museum (with no surcharge) or online. Double features: films offered on the same date are included in one ticket.

Official Website: http://www.sfmoma.org/events/1349