Get some culture: Guess Who?

Thursday, August 27, 2009

How often do you get to see Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn on the wall of a parking garage?

Tonight may be your last chance. And it’s free.

The final night of the Downtown Lawrence Film Festival will feature Tracy and Hepburn, whose high-yielding partnership is the theme of this year’s festival, along with Sidney Poitier, in the classic Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner.

When first released in 1967, Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner was groundbreaking because it dealt with the subject of interracial marriage, which at the time was still illegal in several states.

Jane Pennington, director of Downtown Lawrence Inc, which is promoting the festival, says the film would be interesting for students because it helps give a better understanding of how far the country has come in terms of race relation.

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner was also Tracy and Hepburn’s last film together, marking the end of a rich cooperation. Tracy died shortly after the filming ended.

Attendees should bring their lawn chairs and blankets to the vacant lot at the Ninth and New Hampshire streets intersection.

The movie begins at 9:15 p.m., and before that there will be live music and free popcorn.

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