Join us for a sneak peek of this much-talked-about Israeli film. A devout 18-year-old living in Tel Aviv is pressured by her Orthodox Hassidic family to marry the husband of her late sister.
2012. Israel. 90 min. Rated PG. Subtitles. Directed by Rama Burshtein.
In collaboration with the Joyce D. and Andy J. Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center.
Purchase tickets in advance, this film is likey to sell out.
5 – 9 pm, $5; Free for members
Wear Renaissance clothing and get in free!
Attention all Ladies and Lords, go “Medieval” during our annual outdoor block party. Jugglers, jesters, minstrels and more will be on hand to amuse and delight. Take a tour of the Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy exhibition and participate in a hands on art activity. The Museum Café will be open for dinner (reservations suggested). Film: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Join us the first Thursday of every month for extended exhibition hours, cocktails, music, art-making activities, a film and more!
This cult comedy tells the tale of King Arthur and his knights who embark on a hilarious search for the Holy Grail.
1975. UK. 90 min. Rated PG. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.
*Free with First Thursday admission.
Polly Bergen: Her Men and Her Movies
Join us for a special evening with Polly Bergen and Rex Reed. Ms. Bergen will be interviewed onstage by close longtime friend, Rex Reed. She will discuss her love affairs, her film roles, and life in Hollywood. The conversation will be followed by a screening of Cape Fear, in which she starred.
6pm – Reception with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
7pm – Onstage conversation between Polly Bergen and Rex Reed
8pm – Film screening, Cape Fear
Tickets available online, in person or by calling (860) 838-4100 during museum hours.
Admission: $15; Seniors and Students, $13; Members, $12
Cape Fear
In this classic psychological thriller, a sadistic ex-con is determined to stalk and terrify the loving family of the small-town lawyer who put him in jail years earlier.
1962. USA. 106 min. Not Rated. B&W. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Polly Bergen, Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum.
“Cape Fear is a technical and stylistic masterpiece that is not without subtlety.” -Chris Hughes
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renior – son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-August – returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.
2012. France. 111 min. Rated R. Subtitles. Directed by Gilles Bourdos. New York Times Critic’s Pick.
Thursday, June 27 at 7pm
Saturday, June 29 at 2pm* and 7pm
Sunday, June 30 at 2pm*
*A talk about the museum painting Madame Renoir by Pierre-Auguste Renoir will take place in the Hilles Gallery at 12:30pm on June 29 and June 30.
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renior – son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-August – returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.
2012. France. 111 min. Rated R. Subtitles. Directed by Gilles Bourdos. New York Times Critic’s Pick.
Thursday, June 27 at 7pm
Saturday, June 29 at 2pm* and 7pm
Sunday, June 30 at 2pm*
*A talk about the museum painting Madame Renoir by Pierre-Auguste Renoir will take place in the Hilles Gallery at 12:30pm on June 29 and June 30.
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renior – son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-August – returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.
2012. France. 111 min. Rated R. Subtitles. Directed by Gilles Bourdos. New York Times Critic’s Pick.
Thursday, June 27 at 7pm
Saturday, June 29 at 2pm* and 7pm
Sunday, June 30 at 2pm*
*A talk about the museum painting Madame Renoir by Pierre-Auguste Renoir will take place in the Hilles Gallery at 12:30pm on June 29 and June 30.
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renior – son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-August – returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.
2012. France. 111 min. Rated R. Subtitles. Directed by Gilles Bourdos. New York Times Critic’s Pick.
Thursday, June 27 at 7pm
Saturday, June 29 at 2pm* and 7pm
Sunday, June 30 at 2pm*
*A talk about the museum painting Madame Renoir by Pierre-Auguste Renoir will take place in the Hilles Gallery at 12:30pm on June 29 and June 30.
In this charming comedy, the phobic boss of a chocolate factory begins to fall for his new hire, who also has neurosis of her own.
2010. France. 80 min. Not Rated. Subtitles. Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris.
Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 13 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 14 at 2 p.m.
Scottish sisters—who are very different from each other – travel to Cuba to spread their father’s ashes. From the moment they arrive in Havana, they fall into a series of misadventures in this comedic drama.
2012. Cuba/United Kingdom. 102 min. Not Rated. English and Subtitles. Directed by John Roberts. Starring ballet superstar, Carlos Acosta.
*Double Feature – Come at 7pm for Romantics Anonymous and see two films for the price of one!
