LITTLE FUGITIVE
(U.S., 1953, 80 min.)

TUESDAY 10/28	6:15 PM
LAEMMLE'S MONICA THEATER #4

Widely regarded as one of the most influential and enjoyable films of American independent cinema, this is an utterly charming fable that poetically captures the joys and wonders of childhood. When a seven year old boy is tricked into believing he killed his older brother, he gathers his meager possessions and flees to New York's nether wonderland: Coney Island. Upon and beneath the crowded boardwalk, Joey experiences a day and night filled with adventures and mysteries resulting in a film that is still as refreshingly spontaneous and thoroughly delightful today as it was the year of its release. Hailed by critics as a groundbreaking cinematic feat, winner of the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, LITTLE FUGITIVE is now recognized as a classic of American independent film. "Our New Wave would never have come into being if it hadn't been for the young Morris Engel...with his fine LITTLE FUGITIVE." Francois Truffaut DIR Morris Engel, Ray Ashley, Ruth Orkin PROD Morris Engel, Ray Ashley, Ruth Orkin DP Morris Engel MUSIC Eddy Manson

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