Slideshow
42
Sunday, November 10
11:00
Presented in association with The Jackie Robinson Museum
U.S., 2013
Directed by Brian Helgeland
With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, André Holland
Approx. 128 min. DCP.
“Jackie Robinson became the first black Major League baseball player in 1947 — wearing jersey number 42. His story is so heroic it becomes hard for any filmmaker to run the bases without falling into emotional goo. Writer-director Brian Helgeland has somehow found a way to do it, cleanly and intelligently, by sandwiching his movie between soft slices of sentiment, but leaving room for a meaty interior that surprises with its rawness.” – Variety
Reviews
“It's not easy to play a stoic, but Boseman anchors the movie, and when he smiles, 42, already such a warm story of such cold times, gets even brighter.”
– TIME