Many Beautiful Things

MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (Executive Producer Hisao Kurosawa, (Dreams, Ran)) plunges viewers into the complex age of Victorian England to meet Lilias Trotter (1853-1928), a daring young woman who defied all norms by winning the favor of England's top art critic, John Ruskin. In an era when women were thought incapable of producing high art, Ruskin promised that her work could be “immortal.” But with her legacy on the line, Lilias wrestles between two callings. The film, rich with Trotter's illustrations, journal entries and letters, tells of her biographer's quest to uncover Trotter's nearly lost life story, including Trotter's stunning decision to pioneer work with women and children in French Algeria. The film explores the meaning of calling, real success and what is truly a life well-lived.

Featuring the voices of Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) and John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones.) Directed by Academy award-winning filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson (As We Forgive) with original music by Sleeping at Last. This event will be held at The Lyric Theatre on Monday, March 21st at 7pm. Tickets are $5 cash, $6 credit card (includes free popcorn) and may be purchased in advance.

Sponsored by The River Anglican Church.