Join colleagues from Edgewater Village Chicago to chat about movies. Participants 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:

Weekend in Havana rated 6.6/10 (1941) Nan Spencer is on a boat bound for Havana which runs aground. The man sent to rescue her is engaged and she doesn't understand his disinterest. Gambler is interested, to the annoyance of his girlfriend.

Director: Walter Lang

Stars: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda and John Payne

Shadow Magic rated 7.1/10 (2000) In 1902 an Englishman brings a projector, camera and some movie shorts to open the Shadow Magic theater in Beijing. It faced major cultural barriers with the Chinese, but it captures the wonder of audiences experiencing motion pictures for the first time.

Director: Ann Hu

Stars: Jared Harris, Yu Xia and Yufei Xing

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.