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Library Film
Some Like It Hot
While classic comedy films had to tick a few important boxes in order
to be considered screwballs, the movies that qualified were far from
formulaic. There were only a few real requirements: fast and witty
dialogue, a zany and unlikely plot, and a willingness to toy around
with gender roles and the moral expectations related to them. 1959’s
Some Like It Hot is worlds apart from older screwballs like The Lady
Eve or His Girl Friday in many ways, but if we look just a layer
beneath the surface, we’ll see it’s playing a similar game.
The film starts with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians in
Chicago in 1929 who witness a mob killing and have to disguise
themselves as women in order to escape. They sign on with an all-female
jazz ensemble and head to Florida. When both of them fall in love with
the band's singer, played by Marilyn Monroe, things really get
complicated.
Join us on Thursday August 11 at 7 p.m. At the Greenville Public
Library for this hilarious and daring film. David Nilsen will be
leading a brief discussion after the movie, and as always, there will
be free theater popcorn, candy, coffee, and Jones Soda. We hope to see
you there.
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