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Fences: A Screening

  • Darien Library 1441 Post Road Darien, CT, 06820 United States (map)

(2016) Starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Jovan Adepo; Rated PG-13 ; 133 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired.

Denzel Washington directed and stars in this adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which centers on a black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh. Bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.

Two showings: 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.