At their heart, prison break films are tense, exciting, inspirational, and, often, just plain fun.” Upcoming titles include Cool Hand Luke, The Shawshank Redemption, and Chicken Run this week’s selection is Robert Bresson’s seminal A Man Escaped, which is partially based on the director’s experiences as a prisoner during the Nazi occupation of France.īresson is something of an acquired taste, but moviegoers perturbed by his seeming lack of action and stylistic pizazz miss the fact that he’s working with cinema’s most molecular components-light, sound, movement-and blowing them up to a size they’re rarely permitted. As Anton Yu explains in his introduction to the series, “Due to the sheer number of them, prison escape dramas have almost become a genre unto themselves-and for good reason. Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & RecreationĪmong the great slate of programs currently running at the University of Chicago’s Doc Films is one titled “Prison Break!,” featuring films about convicts escaping from prison.Best of Chicago 2022: Music & Nightlife. Get your Best of Chicago tickets! Line-Up Announced > Close
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