I'm amazed when anyone dismisses Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as typical patriotic pablum from America's most sentimental quality filmmaker. Of course, Jeff soon wises up and fights back with a filibuster in the Senate that threatens to destroy both his credibility and his health. The View from the East'' series. Far from being a sappy tribute to apple- pie ethics, Mr. Smith is one of the most cynical mainstream movies about corruption as standard operating procedure in the nation's capital. Jon Hale of WLOH radio in Lancaster will help introduce the screening and the post- film discussion.
Admission is free.
At 7 p.m. Saturday, Rosenbaum will introduce a screening of his choice, The Young Girls of Rochefort, director Jacques Demy's 1967 follow-up to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Along with Americans Gene Kelly and George Chakiris, the film co-stars Deneuve's sister, Francoise Dorleac, who was killed in a car accident before the film opened. An hour before the screening, Rosenbaum will be in the Wexner bookstore, signing copies of his book. The result is a family comedy with plenty of poop jokes for today's discerning moviegoer under 12. TV sitcom veteran John Whitesell directed the PG-rated comedy.