Join A.R.T. and The Brattle Theatre for a double feature of two films highlighting the magic of train travel: the 1942 screwball comedy The Palm Beach Story and Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited.
Co-presented with The Brattle, which has been showing the best in classic, cutting edge, foreign, and arthouse films since 1953.
Lineup
The Palm Beach Story
THU, SEP 11 4PM
Released 1942
Director Preston Sturges was a comedic genius and this is one of his best. Nutty wife Colbert up and leaves her husband and heads to Palm Beach by train to get a divorce, with the jilted hubby hot on her trail. Mistaken identity, a loopy millionaire, the meddling of the boisterous “Ale and Quail Club,” and an inexplicable pair of twins follow as well. Presented in 35mm.
THU, SEP 11 4PM
Released 1942
Director Preston Sturges was a comedic genius and this is one of his best. Nutty wife Colbert up and leaves her husband and heads to Palm Beach by train to get a divorce, with the jilted hubby hot on her trail. Mistaken identity, a loopy millionaire, the meddling of the boisterous “Ale and Quail Club,” and an inexplicable pair of twins follow as well. Presented in 35mm.
The Darjeeling Limited
THU, SEP 11 6PM
Released 2007
In Wes Anderson’s acclaimed film, three estranged brothers agree to try and resolve their differences while on a meticulously planned, soul-searching train voyage across India. But, as often happens, personal issues and hidden agendas jeopardize their plans.
THU, SEP 11 6PM
Released 2007
In Wes Anderson’s acclaimed film, three estranged brothers agree to try and resolve their differences while on a meticulously planned, soul-searching train voyage across India. But, as often happens, personal issues and hidden agendas jeopardize their plans.
