Edgewater Village Chicago is holding a series of gatherings to chat about movies. Participants will view each film on their own and then join a group discussion via Zoom. 

The films for August 7 are "DR. ZHIVAGO (1965)" and "LOVE AND DEATH (1975)".

DR. ZHIVAGO (1965) The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Director: David Lean

Writers: Boris Pasternak (novel) and Robert Bolt (screenplay)

Stars: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie and Geraldine Chaplin

LOVE AND DEATH (1975) In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.

Writer & Director: Woody Allen

Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton and Georges Adet

Copies of these movies are available on DVD at the Edgewater Branch library for checkout with your library card or you can watch them online through a streaming service of your choice.

Registration is required. You will receive an email with the link to join the online Zoom discussion group.

This program is co-sponsored by the Edgewater Public Library.