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Fahrenheit 451 (1966) ESL

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"Fahrenheit 451" (1966) , inspired by Ray Bradbury's science fiction novel of the same name, delivers a disturbing vision of a futuristic world where books are contraband to be burned by the state. For those of us who love books, this is a truly scary and undesirable future reality.

Werner Oskar stars as the fireman who begins to question the purpose behind burning books in the oppressive police state. Julie Christie plays the double role of the witless wife of the fireman, Linda, and the open minded free spirit, Clarisse.The fireman eventually must choose between the two women and the two ways of looking at his profession

Check out Thom Ernst's blog for the scoop on his interview with the original author, Ray Bradbury, for the TVO Saturday Night at the Movies Interviews.

View the TVO video web preview for "Fahrenheit 451" (includes snippets of the Bradbury interview)

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>>Real Life Story: Priscilla escaped oppression while living in an Eastern block country under Communist rule.

See the video trailer for "Fahrenheit 451" (1966)



Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 04:07PM by Registered CommenterCatherine Savard | CommentsPost a Comment

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