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JANE introduced by Jill Drew, daughter of filmmaker Robert Drew
6:40
Friday, January 19
Jill Drew, daughter of filmmaker Robert Drew, will introduce Jane, a portrait of Jane Fonda as she prepares to star on Broadway, at 6:40 on Friday, February 19.
(1962, Robert Drew, Hope Ryden, D.A. Pennebaker) 25-year-old Jane Fonda about to star on Broadway with Bradford Dillman in The Fun Couple, dubbed one of the five worst plays of all time by Times critic Walter Kerr. “Shades of repressed emotional and intellectual strength that shine through the kittenish facade.” – Frank Rich. 16mm print courtesy Academy Film Archive. Approx. 53 min.
Jill Drew is general manager of Drew Associates, the independent documentary film company founded in 1960 by her late father-in-law, Robert Drew. Alongside Bob’s three children, Jill manages the archive of more than 60 films produced and directed by Drew, who pioneered the American Cinema Verite movement with colleagues that included Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker and Bob’s late wife, Anne Drew. Before joining Drew Associates in 2012, Jill had a career in newspaper journalism, editing and reporting for The Washington Post and New York Newsday.
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