“An excellent performance from a bulked-up Bradley Cooper, this harrowing and intimate character study offers fairly blunt insights into the physical and psychological toll exacted on the front lines.” - Justin Chang, Variety
“Both a devastating war movie and a devastating antiwar movie, a subdued celebration of a warrior's skill and a sorrowful lament over his alienation and misery,” - David Denby, The New Yorker
Tuesday, February 18, 6:00 p.m. | Chris Kyle was the deadliest marksman in US military history, with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War. Based on his memoir, AMERICAN SNIPER focuses on the toll that his military success had on his personal and family life.
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Best Picture, Best Actor (Bradley Cooper), Academy Awards
Shadows of War Lecture Series: This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu