CHAPPAQUIDDICK:
106 minutes
Friday, May 4 – 7 pm,
Saturday, May 5 – 4 & 8 pm,
Sunday, May 6 – 4 & 8 pm,
Wednesday, May 9 – 7 pm,
and Thursday, May 10 – 7 pm.
In the riveting suspense drama, Chappaquiddick, the scandal and mysterious events surrounding the tragic drowning of a young woman, as Ted Kennedy drove his car off the infamous bridge, are revealed in the new movie starring Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne. Not only did this event take the life of an aspiring political strategist and Kennedy insider, but it ultimately changed the course of presidential history forever. Through true accounts, documented in the inquest from the investigation in 1969, director John Curran and writers Andrew Logan and Taylor Allen, intimately expose the broad reach of political power, the influence of America’s most celebrated family; and the vulnerability of Ted Kennedy, the youngest son, in the shadow of his family legacy.
Insider’s tip: “The movie is avidly told and often suspenseful, but it’s really a fascinating study of how corruption in America works. It sears you with its relevance” (Owen Gleiberman, Variety). Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Daily News, adds: “The ability of political power to impose narratives, says Chappaquiddick, has always been conditional on our willingness to believe them.”