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Being There // ART + LABOR series – Curated by Julio Torres
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Join Tomorrow Theater for the Special Guest Stars series, where some favorite guests curate special screening series just for the audience. For the Art and Labor series (Julio Torres’ favorite movies about getting lost in the job), Torres has curated Sorry to Bother You, The Match Factory Girl, Being There, and The 40-Year-Old Version. Join this special limited series with a video intro by Julio Torres.
ON SCREEN: Being There
1979. Directed by Hal Ashby. Runtime: 2hr 10min. Rated PG.
Simple-minded Chance (Peter Sellers), a gardener who has resided in the Washington, D.C., townhouse of his wealthy employer for his entire life and been educated only by television, is forced to vacate his home when his boss dies. While wandering the streets, he encounters business mogul Ben Rand (Melvyn Douglas), who assumes Chance to be a fellow upper-class gentleman. Soon Chance is ushered into high society, and his unaffected gardening wisdom makes him the talk of the town.