South Pacific

(Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)

Senior Matinee—Free for 55+. Based on a book by James A. Michener, South Pacific is a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic in gorgeous, widescreen color. The film provides a veritable feast for the eyes and ears as Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor find love, anguish, and eventual happiness amid the setting of a war-torn Pacific island. The stellar soundtrack includes such classics as “Bali Ha’i,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” and “Happy Talk.”