Art on Film – Top Hat

Wednesday, May 3

2:30 pm

OLLI Members: FREE
Museum Members: FREE
$20 Not-Yet-Members (includes Museum Admission)
Registration Required

Sarasota High School Alumni Auditorium

Join us each Wednesday afternoon starting at 2:30 pm – April 19, April 26, and May 3 – to view and discuss three classic films from the US and France.

Enjoy the zany laughter from Danny Kaye in ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’, the visual comedy of the French writer/director, Jacques Tati in ‘Mon Oncle’ and the romantic dancing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in ‘Top Hat’.

The series will be hosted by Jeff Ryder, Emmy Award winning instructor at Ringling College Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the Sarasota Art Museum Campus.

In partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).

Mr. Ryder will provide a brief background of the film as well as moderating a question and answer session following the screening of each film. ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ – Released in 1947, the film stars Danny Kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader for a magazine and Virginia Mayo as the girl of his dreams. The popularity of the film launched Danny Kaye’s career as a film star. ‘Mon Uncle’ – The French comedy centers on the socially awkward yet lovable character of Monsieur Hulot and his quixotic struggle with postwar France’s infatuation with modern architecture, mechanical efficiency and consumerism. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1958.