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Three films to see in Chicago

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Description: Four panels in light purple, black, and white.

Title Panel:

Image Description: starbursts and hand-drawn text

Text: DARK FANTASY

Three Films to see in Chicago

By: Chloe Perkis

University of Chicago, Doc Films 1212 East 59th Street.

Second Panel:

Image Description: stars, a human figure with long hair standing in front of a unicorn, a bull lunging forward with flames surrounding it.

Text: The Last Unicorn (1982)

The Last Unicorn deals with loss of identity & transformation, mortality vs. immortality, love, pain, & loss. Visually stunning.

Friday November 14th, 9:30pm

Third Panel:

Image Description: A winged sphinx, stars, an other-worldly castle, a human boy stands with a large mythical beast with a dog-like head.

Text:

The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Friday, November 21st, 9:30pm

Explores grief, the power of imagination, storytelling, & hope amid despair & nihilism (The Nothing).

Fourth Panel:

Image Description: A scary swamp hag with long fingernails, a devil with massive horns and a chiseled face.

Text:

Legend (1985)

This dreamy fairytale confronts duality between innocence & corruption. Incredible makeup effects, cinematography & set design.

Friday, December 5th 9:30pm

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