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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 it “full of suave maneuvers and magical switcheroos; in its light-as-a-feather way, it’s perfection.” The Tomatometer reading is 90%.

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Trouble in Paradise

Thursday, July 9 at 11 a.m.
Ernst Lubitsch’s famous “touch” is on full display in this stylish comedy. After trying to fleece each other, gentleman thief Herbert Marshall and glamorous pickpocket Miriam Hopkins...

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Scarface

Thursday, August 13 at 11 a.m.
Howard Hawks directed Paul Muni as the ruthless Tony Camonte, who shoots his way to power at the top of the underworld, aided by his sidekick Rinaldo, played by George Raft.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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

Trouble in Paradise

Scarface

I’m No Angel

The Story of Temple Drake

Love Me Tonight

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