United States
[A previous announcement listed the incorrect movie for December’s Foreign Film Night. We apologize for any inconvenience.]
A French woman must defy the law to complete her education in Happening, screening at the downtown Klamath County Library on Tuesday, December 13th at 5:30 pm. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Annie Ernaux.
Set in France in the 1960s – a time when abortion was illegal in that country – Happening follows college student Anne, a talented student from a middle-class family who discovers she’s pregnant. Anne’s unwanted pregnancy would annihilate any chance for a career, upward social mobility, and independence. But an abortion would potentially mean prison. Anne’s final exams steadily approach, and she must make a decision…
The film is unrated, in French with subtitles, and runs for 1 hour, 40 minutes.
For more information, please call 541-882-8894.