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The Decay of Fiction
March 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
$5
On 35 mm!!!
The Decay of Fiction is an intersection of fact and hallucination set inside the decaying walls of the old Ambassador Hotel and the famed Cocoanut Grove restaurant which was home to the 1st Academy Awards.
The walls of the Ambassador are cracked and peeling, the lawns are brown, and mushrooms grow in the damp carpets of the Cocoanut Grove. The pool is empty, and the ballroom where Bobby Kennedy died is shuttered and locked. A tall, elegant blonde stands transparently on the terrace of her bungalow, smoking and watching the sunrise. Voices and tinkles waft across the lawn. A contingent of vaguely sinister men arrive and ask for Jack. Jack is expecting trouble, but not this kind of trouble. Louise, a guest, replays a nightmare in which she drowns Pauline so that she can marry Dean. The sun sets and rises again.
(Pat O’Neill, USA, 2002, English, 73 min, 35mm)
Free for members (Includes UWM students) $5 admission for all others. You can inquire about a membership at the Union Cinema.
