Rockland, Maine - On Thursday December 20 at 6:30 PM in the Community Room of the Rockland Library there will be a film screening of AN ANGEL FOR MAY.
Nominated for an International Emmy Award and directed by Harley Cokeliss, An Angel for May is the wonderful screen adaptation of Melvin Burgess' critically acclaimed novel. Twelve-year-old Tom lives in a small town in England. Troubled by his parents' divorce and having problems at home and at school, he wanders to the ruins of a deserted farm. There he encounters a border collie who takes him 50 years into the past, to the time of the blitz in England during World War Two. Tom meets a young girl named May, who was found in the rubble of a bombed terrace, several days after an air-raid. A distracted,
almost semi-feral child (she won’t come in the house, sleeping with the dog Tess in a kennel), May spent a short while in an institution and may have to go back there. Tom and May become unlikely friends and their relationship dramatically alters the course of both of their lives.
A carefully crafted tale of time travel, "An Angel for May" posits that one person can make a momentous difference, however overwhelming the odds.…thoughtful and beautifully played. - Variety
Special accommodations for persons with disabilities can be made with 48 hours notice. Please call the Library at 594-0310.
This evening is one in a continuing Thursday evening series of literary, film and musical offerings sponsored by the Rockland Public Library & The Friends of the Rockland Public Library. Admission is free.
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