Film: The Merry Widow

Tickets: $8

1934, directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Edward Everett Horton star in the classic comic tale of a wealthy widow who must be prevented from marrying a foreigner in Paris if her tiny, economically vulnerable homeland is to survive. Most critics agree that the erotic charm of MacDonald without Nelson Eddy is a major revelation. With its superb cast and stylish direction, this is considered Lubitsch’s greatest musical. The adaptation of the Franz Lehar operetta is by Ernst Vajda, Samson Raphaelson, and others. In English and French with English subtitles. 99 minutes.

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