The Man on the Train

FURMAN SPRING 2012

Directed by Mary McGuckian, US 2011, 106 min.

Presented at Cannes 2011, The Man on the Train stars Donald Sutherland and U2 musician Larry Mullen, Jr. in his acting debut. A mysterious criminal (Mullen, Jr.) rolls into a small town planning to knock off the local bank, assuming it will go off without a hitch. But when he encounters a retired poetry professor (Sutherland), his plans take an
unlikely turn. With no place to stay, the professor generously welcomes him into his home. As the two men talk, a bond forms between these two polar opposites, and surprising moments of humor and compassion emerge. A superb re-make of Patrick Leconte’s 2002 film, Man on the Train is a scrumptiously literate character drama - Hollywood Reporter. Also with Graham Greene, Tony Nardi, Kate O’Toole, Carlo Rota.

Speaker: SAM GROGG is Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Adelphi University. He was formerly dean and professor of the School of Communication at the University of Miami as well as dean and "Master Filmmaker" of the American Film Institute Conservatory. As a film producer, Sam's credits include Kiss of the Spider Woman, The
Trip to Bountiful, Da, Spike of Bensonhurst, and Patti Rocks.