Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents Film Forum Coronado this month, occurring on the first and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library\u2019s Winn Room.\u00a0Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterward, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene\u2019s mood or propel the story.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, August 5 at 6 p.m., the featured film will be State Secret (1950, PG-13, 100 min). A saucy noir thriller from Hitchcock screenwriter Sidney Gilliat stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as a celebrated surgeon tricked into traveling to a Balkan country to treat the nation\u2019s leader. He soon finds himself a hunted man when he learns a secret that could crumble the government. With Glynis Johns and Jack Hawkins.<\/p>\n
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