WILMETTE – Film studies professor Michael Smith will discuss German cinema before, during, and after World War II during a program called “From Expressionism to Hitler: German Cinema and World War II” on April 9 at 2 p.m. at the Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette.
During the program, Prof. Smith will screen clips from several films including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis, Triumph of the Will, and Germany Year Zero.
This event is part of One Book, Everybody Reads, the Library’s annual community reading and book discussion series, which features Affinity Konar’s Holocaust novel Mischling this spring. Each year, residents are encouraged to read the selected title and participate in a series of events related to the book and its themes.
The series is funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library.
For more information about this year’s One Book, Everybody Reads program, visit www.wilmettelibrary.info/onebook or call (847) 256-6930.
Submitted by the Wilmette Public Library