Screen Talks - Savants and Stereotypes: Barry Levinson's Rain Man (1988) introduced by Dr Ginny Russell

Each screening includes a brief introduction to the film and time for an informal discussion afterwards in the Picturehouse bar.

Screen Talks are currently organised under three themes: 'Beyond the Page' offers both classic and new films drawn from the vibrant and fertile category of adaptations, 'European Cinemas Hidden Classics' brings key films and filmmakers from Europe into the light, and 'Sickness on the Screen' highlights the treatment of health and medicine in film.

Dr Ginny Russell (Research Fellow at Egenis at the University of Exeter) will introduce Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988). Dr Ginny Russell has written a guest blog post for Screen Talks, outlining the film’s influence on the ways that autism is understood.

Booking information:
Book online with the Exeter Picturehouse, call the Box Office 0871 902 5730 or buy tickets on the door (half price for students on Mondays).

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Future events in the Screen Talks series:

Monday 6 May, 6.30pm
A Self-Made Hero/Un Heros Tres Discret (Jacques Audiard, 1996) introduced by Dr Will Higbee (Hidden Classics of European Cinema theme)

Monday 20 May, 6.30pm
The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, 2013) introduced by Dr Sinead Moynihan (Beyond the Page theme)

Screen Talks is a University of Exeter Arts and Culture initiative