Summer Film Series: Putney Swope
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Annenberg Theater
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July 11, 6:00pm |
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Annenberg Theater
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July 11, 6:00pm |
Palm Springs Art Museum Summer Film Series:
Summer of '69
It's free, it's fun, and it's all about the '60s. Celebrating 50 years since the end of the '60s with films reflecting the climate of the time. Presented in collaboration with Palm Springs International Film Society at the Annenberg Theater bi-weekly on Thursday Nights. First come first serve so get there quick.
Putney Swope (1969)
Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Arnold Johnson stars as the title character, Putney Swope, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in Hollywood films, the white power structure, and the nature of corporate corruption. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".