Friday, August 18, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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West Side Story (1961)
(Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, US 1961, 153 min., DCP)
The adaptation of the Broadway musical classic, an update of Romeo and Juliet, earned10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The tale of a turf war between rival teenage gangs in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen and the two lovers who cross battle lines has captivated audiences for six decades. The Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein score is just one of the reasons. One of the first films shot in Super Panavision, the wide screen emphasizes Jerome Robbins’s athletic and dynamic choreography, capture lovingly by versatile director Robert Wise.