DFS Film: The Iron Lady

This film replaces the previously-announced screening of The Artist

Best Actress Winner: Meryl Streep

This new biopic examines the rise and fall of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Meryl Streep’s performance is astonishing and flawless, a masterpiece of mimicry complete with the basilisk stare and the tilted, faintly predatory posture. A look at the price of power; what emerges is a surprising and insightful portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman. D: Phyllida Lloyd, UK, 2011, 105 minutes

Programmed as part of the Dartmouth Film Society’s “End of Times” winter series.

Established in 1949, the Dartmouth Film Society (DFS) is one of the country’s oldest student-run film societies.Today, the DFS is a thriving hub of film culture at Dartmouth College and in the Upper Valley.  Every Monday at 6pm, movie fans of all stripes meet to talk about the week’s slate. Midway through the term, future DFS series are proposed and members vote for a winner. The Film Society also periodically honors film luminaries such as Meryl Streep, Werner Herzog, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Laura Linney and Sidney Lumet. Buy a pass, come to a meeting, propose a series: the DFS welcomes all film lovers. For further information, email dfs@dartmouth.edu or call 603.646.2576.