ROCKLAND, Maine - A newly restored copy of Peyton Place (1957), filmed on location in Camden, Belfast, Rockland, Lincolnville, Rockport, and Thomaston, Maine, will be presented as a special 60th Anniversary screening at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street, on Saturday, July 16 at 1:30pm.
Co-presented with the Maine International Film Festival, who will also show the restored film as a part of their annual Fest, the Maine screenings are the world premieres for this major new 35mm restoration by 20th Century Fox. Shot on location in Midcoast Maine, the film is now brought back to vibrant life on the eve of its 60th anniversary. Following the screening, special guests Schawn Belston, Executive Vice President, Media & Library Services, Fox Filmed Entertainment; and Michael Pogorzelski, Director, Academy Film Archive; Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Willard Carroll. In addition, On Location in Peyton Place, a new short revisiting the film’s locations today, will be shown.
Peyton Place was nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography; plus five Best Acting or Supporting Acting nominations. In this adaptation of Grace Metalious’ controversial and hugely popular novel, steamy goings-on abound beneath the placid and proper surface of a picturesque New England village. New high school principal Michael Rossi (Lee Philips) arrives in Peyton Place on the eve of World War II and soon takes up with beautiful but repressed dress shop owner Constance MacKenzie (Lana Turner) who’s harboring a few secrets from daughter Allison (Diane Varsi). Behind a curtain of contentment and decorum, Michael discovers seething, dark undercurrents that include rape, suicide, and murder. Directed by Mark Robson, the film stars Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Hope Lange, Arthur Kennedy, and Diane Varsi.
The film is not rated. Running time is 157 minutes. Tickets: $10/General Admission. For more information, visit
www.rocklandstrand.com. Tel: (207) 594-0070 EX 3 Email:
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