FILM FORUM CORONADO: “Seven Days in May”

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.

January 18: Seven Days in May (1964, 117 min)

Rod (The Twilight Zone) Serling penned this suspenseful and provocative conspiracy thriller. A Colonel (Kirk Douglas) stumbles upon a deep-state plot led by a rogue General (Burt Lancaster) to nix a U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty. This film co-stars Frederic March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien and Martin Balsam.