Columbia's Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies presents with the Support of the Film Division of Columbia's School of the Arts a celebration of the 50th anniversary of

The Graduate

Join a Special Panel Discussion

Thursday, November 30

7-8:30pm

Pulitzer Lecture Hall - 3rd floor of Journalism School

featuring:

Maura Spiegel, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University

Mark Harris, Author, Pictures at a Revolution and Five Came Back

Shari Springer Berman, Writer and Director, American Splendor and Girl Most Likely

*Please RSVP separately for each event*. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVPs to iijs@columbia.edu are required for admission.

Synopsis: One of the most beloved American films of all time, The Graduate earned Mike Nichols a Best Director Oscar, brought the music of Simon & Garfunkel to a wider audience, and introduced the world to a young actor named Dustin Hoffman. Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman) has just finished college and is already lost in a sea of confusion and barely contained angst when he becomes sexually involved with his parents’ friend, the indomitable Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), before turning his attention to her college-age daughter (Katharine Ross). Visually imaginative and impeccably acted, with a clever, endlessly quotable script by Buck Henry (based on the novel by Charles Webb), The Graduate has the kind of cultural impact that comes along only once in a generation. (RT: 106 min)