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Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl

Presented by Regal Cantera at Regal Cantera Stadium 17 & RPX Movie Theater, Warrenville IL

Feb 06 2023
Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl

The first full-length documentary on the life and work of Country Music Icon, Minnie Pearl (aka Sarah Cannon). This is her story… simple, yet complicated. A permanent fixture in country music yet music was clearly not her gift.

She was a dichotomy – Sarah was educated, serious, intelligent, articulate, ambitious and untraditional in many ways. Minnie was uncomplicated, direct, playful and quite traditional. A young girl hailing from a small Tennessee town with big dreams of being a Shakespearian actress on the world stage was more like a delusion in the 1930’s. But she did make it on the world stage – with her recognizable costumes and same opening line that never grew tiresome. The legacy she let was on of ... view more »

LOCATION

Regal Cantera Stadium 17 & RPX Movie Theater

28250 Diehl Road, Warrenville, IL 60555

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