Historical March 1979 report or notice. Dates, prices, programs, contacts and any regulatory statements refer to the original period; current availability or applicability is not established.
“Civilisation — A Personal View,” Sir Kenneth Clark’s film survey of western culture, will be shown in its entirety by the St. Louis Public Library in three locations, beginning March 6. The thirteen-week showings in each library are free and open to the public. The film was acquired recently for the St. Louis Public Library’s film collection, and will be available for loan following the preview series.
Episodes of the film will be shown in consecutive weeks at each location, where descriptions of each segment and reading lists also will be available. The Film Library in Compton Library, 1624 Locust St., will present the series at 2 p.m. each Tuesday, beginning March 6. A second preview series at 7 p.m. each Wednesday begins March 7 at Buder Branch Library, 5320 Hampton Ave. Baden Branch Library, 8448 Church Rd., will begin weekly showings at 2:30 p.m. each Tuesday on April 3.
Initial episodes in “Civilisation,” include “The Frozen World,” “The Great Thaw,” “Romance and Reality” and “Man — The Measure of All Things.” The programs are free to the public.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1979.
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Archival transcription note: Source episode title “The Frozen World” retained as printed; not silently replaced from other episode lists.
Original source: SD_Times1979_03.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
