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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story. September 20: Stray Dog (Japanese with English subtitles, 1949, 122 min) Akira Kurosawa’s pulpy, noir-ish police procedural is considered his first masterwork. During a sweltering summer in rubble-strewn Tokyo, a rookie detective( Toshiro Mifune) finds to his shame that his gun has been stolen— and used in a murder. Guilt-ridden, he wanders through the dark maze of back alleys and black markets in search of his pistol.