This screening is part of Depot's Book to Film Club and will be followed by a discussion in our studio.
In a dystopian future society, the government has strictly forbidden reading and outlawed all books. Montag, a zealous fireman and a reputable citizen, is asked to make sure all books are burned. However, when meets the young schoolteacher and book-lover Clarisse, he begins to question his actions.
'It is as though Truffaut has drawn on everything he knows about cinema to express unshakable loyalty to the written word' - Penelope Houston, Sight & Sound
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