About the Program:
The Art Deco Society of New York's new series, Mondays at the Movies Cinema Chat, transports you back to the 1930s, when Americans found relief from the stress of everyday life by escaping into Hollywood’s glamorous dream worlds. In these unique events, experts in the golden age of cinema will screen and discuss wonderful 1930s and 40s escapist fantasies with ADSNY’s audience.
Register today to join us for our premiere event on Monday, May 11, when co-authors of Screen Deco: A Celebration of High Style in Hollywood, Howard Mandelbaum and Eric Myers, screen and discuss one of the most stylish and elegant early 1930s romantic comedies, Trouble in Paradise. As you watch Ernst Lubitsch’s 1932 visual delight, you will revel in its witty dialogue, lavish fashions, and what film historian Theodor Huff called “the last word in Modernistic décor.” The over-the-top Art Deco home of wealthy Parisienne Kay Francis, where much of the action is set, is a visual feast for Deco enthusiasts!
Mandelbaum and Myers will lead us through Trouble in Paradise’s saucy premise, where partners-in-crime, Herbert Marshall and Miriam Hopkins, set out to fleece Francis of her jewels and her millions––until that annoying affliction called love threatens to get in the way. Our speakers will also discuss how this film showcases Director Lubitsch’s mastery of sexual innuendo and subtle interplay that came to be known as “the Lubitsch touch.”
ADSNY's Mondays at the Movies Cinema Chat will include:
- An introduction of the film by Howard Mandelbaum and Eric Myers
- The film screening
- A 10-minute intermission to refill your popcorn
- An in-depth exploration of the film by Howard Mandelbaum and Eric Myers
- A Q&A with the audience
Even though this event will be online, it will include a live film screening and presentation that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device, as well as a Q&A session with participants, just like the format of our in-person talks.
About the Speakers:
Howard Mandelbaum and Eric Myers are the authors of Screen Deco: A Celebration of High Style in Hollywood and Forties Screen Style: A Celebration of High Pastiche in Hollywood. Mandelbaum is the co-founder, with Carlos Clarens, of Photofest, a library of images of the performing arts. Myers is the author of the biography Uncle Mame: The Life of Patrick Dennis. A former film publicist with credit on over sixty feature films, he is now a literary agent, delighting in bringing other authors to print.
Registration:
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To take advantage of our discounted member rate, your ADSNY membership must be valid the date of the event. If your membership expires between the time of event registration and the date of the event, you will be asked to renew your membership or pay the additional fee at the non-member price.
If you have a Household Membership and would like to take advantage of the reduced member ticket for both members, each ticket will need to be purchased separately under the name and email address of each member. If you are having difficulty, please email Info@ArtDeco.org, let us know which events you would like to register for, and we will send you an invoice. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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