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Senior Symposia programming is developed by our board of senior advisors, but is open to participants of all ages. We regret that we can not accept cash or check payment at the door at Senior Symposia events. Unless otherwise indicated, all workshops take place from 2-4pm.
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"Fascinating. The conclusion gave me chills."— The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil RightsClassic Film & Conversation: 12 Angry Men
$10.00
In this gripping drama directed by Sidney Lumet twelve men struggle to reach a verdict in a murder trial in a New York City jury room on “the hottest day of the year.” Henry Fonda plays a principled holdout who urges his fellow jurors to reconsider the evidence. A volatile Lee J. Cobb portrays the juror most resistant to the constitutional demand of a presumption of innocence. Although a commercial failure in 1957, the film, with its emphasis on the importance of reasoned argument in a democratic legal system, has accumulated recognition over the decades to the point that it was ranked 23rd best American film of all time in a 2002 poll.
About the Presenter
Carolyn Anderson, Professor Emerita at UMass-Amherst, was a founding member of the University’s Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies and represented UMass on the Five College Film Council for decades. She is the co-author of two books on American documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, has published widely on a variety of film topics and has lectured on film in a range of venues internationally.
