National Film Registry Series: Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Last Picture Show' (1971)

The daily shuffles of three futureless teens, enigmatic Sonny, Duane, and desperate-to-be-adored rich girl Jacy, and the aging lost souls who bump up against them in the night like drifting tumbleweeds. (126 minutes)

The Last Picture Show burrowed into the motional trap of community and family life in an era of youthful dissent and disengagement.

—Armond White, Literature/Film Quarterly

^{The National Film Preservation Board serves as an advisory group to the Librarian of Congress to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America's film heritage. In celebration of this heritage, this series screens one work from the National Film Registry Listing every month in order to ensure such films remain in the public eye.}

^{While no registration is required, you may email andrewfairweather@nypl.org if you wish to receive a notifications about monthly screenings, as well as alerts about possible postponements or cancellations.}

^{This screening will take place in-person at the Seward Park branch.}

^{Parental guidance under 18.}