“[A]n epic re-imagining of the settling of the American West where the roots of American imperialism are ex-plained metaphorically through the saga of Jack Crabb, the lone survivor of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Crabb’s tale of Native American genocide is at once an allegory of the Vietnam War and a requiem for the old, worn myths of the American West. In 1971 Penn told L’EXPRESS that he took his inspiration from John Ford films such as CHEYENNE AUTUMN, with its sympathetic depiction of the ‘Indians’ bloody march’ and the ‘miserable life they went on to lead.’” –Michael Chaiken & Paul Cronin, MOVING IMAGE SOURCE

***Arthur Penn will be here in person on to do a Q&A after
the screening of LITTLE BIG MAN on Thursday, Nov 20 only***