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Thursday Afternoon @ the Movies: Mary Poppins & Saving Mr. Banks Double Feature

Event Type: Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adults, Family, MPAA Rating G
Date: 12/4/2014
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:30 PM
Description:
 Featuring Mary Poppins(4:00-6:15 pm) Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews. Synopsis: Magical nanny Mary Poppins flies into the life of a proper banker and his two children, who learn from her just how fun life can be. Rated G. Followed by: Saving Mr. Banks (6:25-8:30 pm) Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Annie Rose Buckley. Synopsis: When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins, to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers reflects back on her difficult childhood in 1906 Australia. Rated PG-13. Refreshments provided. Free admission.

Location: Meeting Room C
Contact: Elizabeth Eisen
Contact Number: 832-6392
Presenter: Reference and Information Services
Link: Movies & Films