Personal Best

  • March 11, 2018 / 18:00
  • March 17, 2018 / 14:00

Director: Robert Towne
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore
USA, 1982, 124',color, English with Turkish subtitles
 

This directorial debut of Chinatown Oscar winner Robert Towne is a bracing celebration of athletes who live the way they play: with total passion. Mariel Hemingway plays a promising hurdler who finds needed emotional and athletic seasoning with a caring mentor. After the two fall in love, their relationship is threatened as both vie for a spot on the U. S. Olympic team. Personal Best’s human insights make it compelling for more than just sports fans. And world-class athletes (including Olympians Donnelly, Jodi Anderson and Kenny Moore) excel as actors, bringing to the set the same poise they show on the track.

These screenings are free of admissions. Drop in, no reservations.

Personal Best

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Trailer

Personal Best

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