AFS Virtual Movie Club – September 15th: “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner”

The Aurora Film Society Virtual Film Club brings you “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner” for our September 15th discussion.

Fleet-footed Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) is a rebellious teenager in the poverty-stricken town of Nottingham, in northern England, who enjoys running as an escape from his harsh reality. Caught stealing cash from a bakery, Colin is sent to a reform school where the manipulative governor (Michael Redgrave) promotes sports as rehabilitation by enlisting Colin in a foot race against a prestigious rival school. What the governor doesn’t realize is that Colin is not so easily disciplined.

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We invite you to join us via Zoom on September 15th at 7pm for analysis of “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner”.  We have added a link in the pulldown menu under the Virtual Movie Club button to make it easier to participate in our discussions every month.

Check out the selected films for our theatre screenings too.  Subscribers and their guests returned last month in large numbers for our screening of “Medium Cool”.  Join us this month for “Rome, Open City” and bring a friend who loves movies!