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    California Split

    California Split

    Presented by The Colonial Theatre

    September 25, 2011


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    Altman again teams up with Elliot Gould, providing a fascinating, off-the-wall insight into the world of compulsive gamblers.

    This time Gould is joined by George Segal, another excellent improvisor and ad-libber. As reviewer Steven Scheuer has so aptly put it, “Gould and Segal work beautifully together as two parasitical gamblers, and the scenes in the poker parlor capture the compulsive quality of the frenzied souls down on their luck, hoping for a reprieve, but obliged to bet on virtually everything, including the names of the Seven Dwarves.” Whether this film serves as a comedy or a tragedy will very much depend on your feelings about the gamblers’ world; but one thing is certain – it isn’t boring. (NOTE: The title of this film refers to a form of cut-throat high-low poker, not to the then-burgeoning divorce rate in that state. Just an FYI.) (Bill Roth)

    Directed by Robert Altman. US. 1974. R. 108 min. Sony. 35mm.


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        $8 / $6 / $5

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        Dates:
        September 25, 2011

        Times:

        2:00PM


         

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