MIT Lecture Series Committee

November 2 & 3, 2012

Rated PG-13
94 minutes

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format: 35mm

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl. Directed by Wes Anderson. [www.rottentomatoes.com]

The latest unadulterated delight from Wes Anderson, director of Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
      -- Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune. Read this review.