
International Film Club: Citizen Ruth (1996)
by Illuminations: The Chancellor's Arts & Culture Initiative
McCormick Screening Room 1070, Humanities Gateway, School of Humanities, UC Irvine Campus 92697
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, United States
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Citizen Ruth is a 1996 American satirical dark comedy film directed by Alexander Payne, in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kelly Preston, Burt Reynolds, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kenneth Mars, and Tippi Hedren. The film follows a poor, drug-addled, irresponsible pregnant woman who unexpectedly attracts national attention from those involved in the abortion debate.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996.[2] It later opened in limited release in the United States on December 13, 1996.
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McCormick Screening Room 1070, Humanities Gateway, School of Humanities, UC Irvine Campus 92697
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, United States
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