Island library to screen ‘Family Plot’

The Island Film Group will meet for a movie at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at the Bainbridge Public Library to screen “Family Plot” (1976).

The group meets on the second Wednesday of every month for free films and discussion.

Starring Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris and William Devane, among others, and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the noir-style comedy/thriller involves two couples: one a “fake” psychic and her cab-driving boyfriend, the other a pair of professional thieves and kidnappers. Their lives come into conflict because of a search for a missing heir.

From Wikipedia: “Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, saying of the film, ‘And it’s a delight for two contradictory reasons: because it’s pure Hitchcock, with its meticulous construction and attention to detail, and because it’s something new for Hitchcock — a macabre comedy, essentially. He doesn’t go for shock here, or for violent effects, but for the gradual tightening of a narrative noose.’”

For more information, call 206-842-4162 or visit www.krl.org.

The latest round of screenings will continue with “Mass Appeal” (1984) on April 11, and “A New Leaf” (1971) on May 9.