Cinema Medica Free Screening: Dark Victory
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 2 Sussex Avenue, Innis College - room 222
A young socialite (Bette Davis) is diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour and endeavours to face her remaining days with beauty and stoic bravery.
The screening will be preceded by a discussion of classical cinema's approach to cancer and the ways in which this often corresponds to romanticized visions of tuberculosis in literature.
