Edgewater Village Chicago is holding a series of gatherings to chat about movies. Participants will view each film on their own and then join a group discussion via Zoom.  Movies are selected through discussion and a decision of Chat participants. Join the Movie Chat and bring your recommendations! This week’s movies are:

The Red Shoes  rated 8.1/10 (1948) This British film–based on a Hans Christian Anderson story, follows an ambitious young ballerina ultimately forced to choose between her love of dance and a young composer.

Directors: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Stars: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring and Moira Shearer

Love with the Proper Stranger  rated 7.3/10 (1963) An innocent girl, feeling trapped and smothered by her Italian-American family has a night of reckless abandon and then comes the dawn. How will things work out before Roe vs Wade? An interesting movie with a great performance by Natalie Wood.

Directors: Robert Mulligan

Stars: Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen and Edie Adams

Copies of these movies are available on DVD at the Edgewater Branch library for checkout with your library card or you can watch them online through a streaming service of your choice.

Registration is required. You will receive an email with the link to join the online Zoom discussion group.

This program is offered in partnership with the Edgewater Branch Library.