Presented by the Bijou Film Board, as part of Bijou's After Hours series.
FREE for UI students (present student ID at box office) and $8.00 for general public!
Every After Hours show includes a PRIZE DRAWING before the screening!
"A poetic, slow-burning tale of America's pioneering past, it's an off-beat western and one of Altman's finest films."—Wendy Ide, Times UK
"Robert Altman's wintry 1971 anti-Western gives Warren Beatty one of his best roles as the doomed gambler McCabe: boastful, shy, foolish, altogether lovable."—Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia)
"If anything, Robert Altman's self-styled 'anti-western' looks even richer, stranger and more daring than it did when it first appeared back in 1971."—Xan Brooks, The Guardian
4K DCP Restoration!
Charismatic gambler John McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives in a mining community and decides to open a brothel. The local residents are impressed by his confident demeanor and fast talk, but crafty prostitute Constance Miller (Julie Christie) sees through McCabe's words and realizes he isn't as sharp as he seems. For a share in his profits, Mrs. Miller agrees to help plan and run McCabe's establishment, but soon a powerful company threatens to destroy what they have built up.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the FilmScene Box Office in advance at (319) 358-2555 or boxoffice@icfilmscene.org.