Double Feature Film Screening:
3PM: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
6PM: Special Guest: Mary Owen,
Daughter of Donna Reed
7PM: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Monday, December 11, 2023
In-person: Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
HYDE PARK, NY – The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a double feature film screening of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (3:00 p.m.) and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (7:00 p.m.) on Monday, December 11, 2023. At 6:00 p.m., Mary Owen, the youngest daughter of Academy Award winning actress Donna Reed and Hollywood producer Tony Owen, will discuss the life and work of her late mother. The program will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This is a free public event, but registration is required to attend. Visit fdrlibrary.org to register.
Synopsis:
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
In this landmark film, passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near. Private Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) is a soldier and former boxer being manipulated by his superior and peers. His friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra) tries to help him but has his own troubles. Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) tread on dangerous ground as lovers in an illicit affair. Each of their lives will be changed when their stories culminate in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Winner of eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting awards for Sinatra and Donna Reed.
Synopsis:
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1947)
Voted the #1 “Most Inspiring Film of All Time” by the American Film Institute’s “100 Year … 100 Cheers,” IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE has had, itself, a truly wonderful life. With the endearing message that "no one is a failure who has friends," Frank Capra's heartwarming masterpiece continues to endure, and after 70 years this beloved classic remains as powerful and moving as the day it was made. The film received five Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (James Stewart), Best Editing, and Best Sound.
