What is Something Wicked This Way Comes / Fahrenheit 451 about?

Double Feature: Archival Print! SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, 1983, Disney, 95 min. Dir. Jack Clayton. A strange carnival comes to a small town, bringing with it Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce), a sinister impresario who bewitches many of the town’s inhabitants with apparent answers to their dreams. Ray Bradbury adapted the screenplay from his novel. FAHRENHEIT 451, 1966, Universal, 112 min. Dir. François Truffaut. Firefighter Guy Montag (Oskar Werner, JULES AND JIM) has the ugly duty of burning books in his society of the future. When he meets and falls in love with rebellious book hoarder Clarisse (Julie Christie), Guy begins to question his world’s dictates and must choose to either safely comply or run away - which could bring lethal consequences. Adapted from the Ray Bradbury classic. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was born on this day.

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What is Something Wicked This Way Comes / Fahrenheit 451 about?: Double Feature: Archival Print! SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, 1983, Disney, 95 min. Dir. Jack Clayton. A strange carnival comes to a small town, bringing with it Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce), a sinister impresario who bewitches many of the town’s inhabitants with apparent answers to their dreams. Ray Bradbury adapted the screenplay from his novel.

FAHRENHEIT 451, 1966, Universal, 112 min. Dir. François Truffaut. Firefighter Guy Montag (Oskar Werner, JULES AND JIM) has the ugly duty of burning books in his society of the future. When he meets and falls in love with rebellious book hoarder Clarisse (Julie Christie), Guy begins to question his world’s dictates and must choose to either safely comply or run away - which could bring lethal consequences. Adapted from the Ray Bradbury classic. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was born on this day.