Screening of the film: "The Hustler"

Considered as a masterpiece of American filmmaking, nominated for no fewer than nine Oscars®, The Hustler is a 1961 film based on the novel by Walter Tevis, starring Hollywood legend Paul Newman. "Fast" Eddie Felson is a small-time pool player with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude, as he drinks: in other words, he’s a hustler. He is approached by a ruthless, cutthroat manager, who gets him into the top games. For Eddie, winning a game of pool is everything, nothing matters more, not even the life of the woman he loves. When he holds a cue, Eddie turns into a cynical and cruel being. His dream and obsession is to beat the current champion, Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason), to become the number one, the greatest. The role was created especially for Paul Newman, who went on to play other selfish, argumentative and unpleasant anti-heroes during his career: rebels adored by audiences, both then and now.