Native Son, Director Pierre Chenal

(USA, 1951) 107 min. 35mm, preserved by Library of Congress
Introduced by Melissa Barton, Curator of American Prose and Drama, Beinecke Library, with discussion to follow
In conjunction with “Native Son on Stage and Screen” in “+ : The Art of Collaboration” on view at Beinecke Library January 19–April 15
(Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Films at the Whitney, supported by the Barbakow Fund for Innovative Film Programs at Yale)