At The Chazen: Austen, Kawabata, Oates and Didion On Film - Chazen Museum of ArtChazen Museum of Art

Date: November 17, 2024
Time: 2–3 p.m.
Location: Chazen Museum of Art
Description: Cast: Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place
In this haunting adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' celebrated short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", a teenage girl experiences an unsettling awakening. In her breakout lead performance, Laura Dern personifies the thrill and terror of adolescence as Connie, whose carefree summer is shattered by a menacing encounter with a mysterious stranger (Williams).

Sunday Cinematheque at the Chazen: Austen, Kawabata, Oates, and Didion On Film

Presented in conjunction with the Chazen Museum of Art’s exhibition, Petah Coyne: How Much A Heart Can Hold, this series presents four feature films that are all adaptations of stories or novels by writers who influenced Coyne’s body of work: Jane Austen, Yusanari Kawabata, Joyce Carol Oates, and Joan Didion. Each of these authors inspired original Coyne works in the exhibition, which can be viewed at the Chazen September 9 through December 23.
Cost: Free
Contact: 608-262-3627, ben.reiser@wisc.edu
Tags: Film