Programmed May 2023
Anthony Mann Directs James Stewart
With their eight unforgettable collaborations—most famously the five legendary, psychologically charged westerns Winchester ’73 , Bend of the River , The Naked Spur , The Far Country , and The Man from Laramie —director Anthony Mann and star James Stewart pushed the actor’s hitherto wholesome image into uncharted new territory, revealing dark depths of anger, violence, anxiety, and moral ambiguity. Distinguished by their intricate mise-en-scène, taut action set pieces, and striking use of landscape, these films reshaped both Stewart’s persona and longstanding American mythologies of heroism, honor, and justice.
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