FACETS CINÉMATHÈQUE
October 2008
The Facets Cinémathèque is located at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. For more information on films playing in the Cinémathèque, please call 773-281-4114. To order advance tickets online, visit the TicketWeb website by clicking here.
A SNEAK PREVIEW OF A FACETS EXCLUSIVE!
REFRIGERATOR MOTHERS
$5 admission
Free for Facets members
From Kartemquin Films comes this "cautionary tale underscoring the harm wrought by ignorance" (
Boston Herald). More specifically, it's a documentary about the mothers of children with autism, who, during the fifties and sixties, were blamed for their youngsters' atypical behavior, accused of frigid mothering by the medical establishment. A portrait emerges of these "refrigerator mothers" -- ridiculed, alienated, and vilified in an instance when reason evaded science.
Directed by David E. Simpson, U.S.A., 2003, DVD, 60 mins.
YouTube trailer
PBS/POV
Kartemquin Films
Showtimes:
Sat. Oct. 4 at 12:30 pm
For all Cinémathèque inquiries, contact Charles Coleman at 773.281.9075 or
charles@facets.org