Movies for Friday, March 17, 2017

Today, Friday, March 17, 2017, we commemorate St. Patrick's Day with two movies; we also remember the great ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.




The Quiet Man (1952) is a love story set in
Ireland.  It stars John Wayne.  It won
Oscars for Director, to John Ford, and for
Cinematography, Color.  This movie, listed
today in honor of St. Patrick's Day, is also on
the National Film Registry.


The Quiet Man







Our second selection for St. Patrick's Day
is Finian's Rainbow (1968), a musical
fantasy set in the American South and
touching on Irish themes and racial
injustice.




Finian's Rainbow







The world famous ballet dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, was
born this date, March 17, in 1938.  We celebrate his
birthday with I Am a Dancer (1973), a biographical
documentary.




I Am a Dancer