Tuesday, 2/25, 1 pm The Bostonians (1984, NR, 2h 2m)

Based on Henry James' novel, Merchant-Ivory's The Bostonians tells the story of Olive Chancellor, a 19th-century Boston woman dedicated to the suffrage movement who takes Verena Tarrant, a radical young woman, under her wing. But her cousin, is a male chauvinist who wants to marry and domesticate the young woman and a battle of wills ensues over her future. Stars Christopher Reeve and Vanessa Redgrave.

 ''The Bostonians is, from its opening shot to last, a rare delight, a high comedy with tragic undertones, acted to passionate perfection by a cast of the best actors ever assembled by the Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala team.” - Vincent Canby, New York Times

“The Bostonians (1984) is one of their most overlooked films, transforming James’s original into a wrenching melodrama, as a paranoid feminist and a charming chauvinist battle for the soul of a young woman.” – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

Join us for lunch at 12:30. Movie begins at 1:00. Box Office opens at noon.           No reservations required.

Tickets: Lunch & Film, Members - $13; Non-Members - $17;

Film Only, Members - $8; Non-Members - $12.