Summer Film Series - Killers of the Flower Moon
Sunday, August 18, 2024 from 01:00pm to 04:00pm
The Briscoe Western Art Museum
210 West Market Street
Beat the Heat with this year's Summer Film Series at the Briscoe!
Join us again in the beautiful, relaxing, and cool Jack Guenther Pavilion for this year's sizzling selections. This summer, we dive into the pages of amazing literary works that were crafted into amazing cinema. Come see your favorite novel brought to life on the big screen!
Killers of the Flower Moon is a 2023 American epic western crime drama directed and produced by Martin Scorsese. Eric Roth and Scorsese based their screenplay on the 2017 non-fiction book by David Grann. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, the story focuses on a series of murders of Osage members and relations in the Osage Nation after oil was discovered on tribal land. The tribal members had retained mineral rights on their reservation, but a corrupt local political boss sought to steal the tribal members' wealth.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone lead an ensemble cast that also includes Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser.
The film is included with general museum admission and FREE for museum members.
Enjoy complimentary popcorn, candy, and beverages, including beer and wine for guests 21+. Beer courtesy of Ranger Creek Brewery.
About the Film
Killers of the Flower Moon is "Scorsese's most innovative and best movie in decades." At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder.
Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), Killers of the Flower Moon is an epic Western crime saga where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal.
Also starring Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, and Jillian Dion, the film is directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, based on David Grann's best-selling book.
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