Struggling Chicago fashion design student (Diana Ross) goes from rags to riches after a chance meeting with fashion photographer (Anthony Perkins). Her overnight success and ambitions bring her professional success, but her diva antics may destroy her.
Film Series: Cinematic Touchstones 1975
Celebrate the diverse cinema from 1975 (the year the Museum opened) with a series of films that serve as cultural touchstones from the period. Each film begins with an introduction by Joe Petricca, filmmaker, educator and organizer of the series. Held on select Saturdays in August.
Free with Museum admission.
No reservations taken. The theater opens at 3:00 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Barry Lyndon (1975), PG
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Saturday, August 16, 3:30–6:45 p.m.
An 18th-century Irish rogue (Ryan O’Neal) seeks adventure while plotting his ascent in the British aristocracy. After he marries into wealth, his new stepson becomes a major obstacle on his path to power. Based on the novel by William Thackeray.
Grey Gardens (1975), NR
Directed by Albert Maysles and David Maysles, co-directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer
Saturday, August 23, 3:30–5:05 p.m.
In this iconic documentary film, meet Big and Little Edie Beale: mother and daughter, high-society dropouts and reclusive cousins of Jackie Onassis. The two manage to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their mansion in East Hampton, New York, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), G
Directed by John Hough
Saturday, August 30, 3:30–5:10 p.m.
Two orphans with supernatural powers attempt to discover the truth about their mystery-shrouded past. Complications arise when they are made wards of a ruthless millionaire who wants to exploit their unusual powers.
Barry Lyndon, Warner Bros./Photofest, © Warner Bros.; Grey Gardens, courtesy of Janus Films; Mahogany, Paramount Pictures/Photofest, © Paramount Pictures; Jaws, Universal Pictures/Photofest, © Universal Pictures