Page to Screen
Celebrate the joy of books and reading with our monthly presentation of a classic cinematic literary adaptation!
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
- Wed, Jan 28
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Andy Tennant Run Time: 121 min. Release Year: 1998
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Drew Barrymore, Megan Dodds, Patrick Godfrey
Our Page To Screen series kicks off in the new year with the Drew Barrymore-starring Cinderella adaptation: Ever After. Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry. Over the past 25 years, Ever After has earned a reputation as the definitive grounded, feminist retelling of Cinderella. Many viewers, especially our beloved Millenial moviegoers, consider it the best non-animated version of the fairy tale ever put to screen.
Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Mon, Feb 23
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: William Wyler Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 1939
Starring: David Niven, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon
William Wyler's 1939 adaptation of Wuthering Heights is coming to The Frida Cinema as part of our Page To Screen series! Based on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the timeless story follows orphan Heathcliff, as he is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back. This adaptation remains one of the definitive screen versions of Brontë’s novel and a landmark of Golden Age Hollywood romantic drama, admired for its visual poetry and enduring performances from Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier.