The Pre-Code Classics film series continues on July 9 with Ernst Lubitsch’s suave and stylish comedy Trouble in Paradise.

Trouble In Paradise

Since Pre-Code films are short — most average about 90 minutes — each screening will be preceded by a 25-minute introduction by Mark Tiarks, one of Renesan’s most popular presenters and a frequent contributor to The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Pasatiempo.

In The New Yorker, Pauline Kael called Trouble in Paradise “full of suave maneuvers and magical switcheroos; in its light-as-a-feather way, it’s perfection.” The Tomatometer reading is 90%.

I'm No Angel - Mae West

I’m No Angel

Thursday, September 10 at 11 a.m.
Widely considered Mae West’s best film, in which she plays a circus sideshow entertainer and lion tamer. She also tames every male admirer she meets...
The Story of Temple Drake - Lobby Card

The Story of Temple Drake

Thursday, October 8 at 11 a.m.
One of the darkest and most shocking of the pre-Code films, based on William Faulkner’s pulp novel Sanctuary. Miriam Hopkins gives a fascinating and cliché-free performance...
Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

Thursday, November 5 at 11 a.m.
A racy upscale 1932 musical starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald (aka “The Lingerie Queen of the Talkies”) with an exceptional score by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.

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