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Farmington Public Library


How to become a Reel Reader

  1. Read the book, if you have time. Each month, prior to the movie showing, copies of the selected title will be available in the library's rotunda.
  2. Join us for the movie even if you haven't read the book. Bring your own carry-out dinner to enjoy while you watch the movie.
  3. Talk about the book and film. Following the movie, you are invited to participate in a guided discussion.
  4. You might win fabulous prizes when you attend Reel Reader events!

 


  The Movie: The 1990 film, Lord of the Flies, stars Balthazar Getty and Chris Furrh. It follows schoolboys Ralph and Jack as they attempt to organize a group of boys after a plane crash in the ocean. As they try to forge their own society, they slowly degenerate into savages, posing the question, “What separates man from beast?”  
 

  The Movie: A deep-sea submersible--part of an international undersea observation program--has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific... with its crew trapped inside.

 


 

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