‘Loving’ With George Segal: July 14

By The Hartford Courant, Conn.

Jul. 13–In 1970, few film actors were hotter than George Segal. After he was nominated for a best-supporting-actor Oscar for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” he segued into lead roles and starred in some of the most popular entertainments of the ’70s, including “A Touch of Class,”"Blume in Love,”"The Owl and the Pussycat,”"The Terminal Man” and “California Split.”

By the ’80s, bad career choices put Segal in has-been territory. But in the ’90s, he experienced a small rebound, with supporting roles in good films, including “For the Boys,”"To Die For,”"Flirting with Disaster” and “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” and lots of guest shots on TV shows.

“Loving” was made at the height of Segal’s popularity. The film centers on Brooks, who has a wife and kids in Westchester, a mistress in Manhattan, a potential second mistress among his first mistress’s circle of friends, and a job he hates. Director Irvin Kershner lets the audience follow Brooks as his muddled life goes into a “perfect storm” of disaster.

“Loving” will be shown Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Kent Memorial Library in Suffield. It is 89 minutes and is rated R.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Kent Memorial Library is at 50 N. Main St. in Suffield.

For details, call 668-3896 or visit suffield-library.org.

— Susan Dunne

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