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THE WOMEN (1939)
Post-film conversation with author and actress Illeana Douglas and Film Forum Repertory Artistic Director Bruce Goldstein
Sunday, October 4
7:00
Illeana Douglas will sign copies of her new book Jungle Red! The Making of MGM’s THE WOMEN (Simon and Schuster), in the lobby after the screening.
Illeana Douglas has appeared in classic films like GOODFELLAS, CAPE FEAR, TO DIE FOR, GRACE OF MY HEART, and GHOST WORLD. On television, Illeana received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Angela on Six Feet Under. Illeana is the granddaughter of two-time Academy Award®-winning actor Melvyn Douglas. A film historian and essayist, she interviewed a pantheon of cinema greats for Turner Classic Movies, participated in scores of film documentaries, including THE MAKING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED, CNN: THE MOVIES, GREATEST CULT FILMS OF ALL TIME, THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF RAOUL WALSH, Kino Lorber’s PIONEERS: FIRST WOMEN FILMMAKERS, which she executive-produced and hosted, and is a contributor to Joe Dante’s Trailers From Hell. Her books include I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies (2015), Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia (2023) and Jungle Red! The Making of MGM’s The Women (2026) out now.
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