All Quiet on the Western Front

This collaborative program pairs film screenings at the Spencer with book discussions sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library. In conjunction with the exhibition Machine in a Void: World War I & the Graphic Arts, the Library has created a book discussion group on the subject, and the Spencer has assembled a series of films with storylines or themes similar to those found in the literature. A book discussion precedes each screening. To register for the Book Discussion group, contact Maria Butler at (785) 843-3833 ext.123 or email mbutler@lawrence.lib.ks.us Teenage German soldiers pass from idealism to despair in this poignant, Oscar-winning adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's WWI novel. (1930, dir. Lewis Milestone, 133 minutes)