Come check out the only Hitchcock film to win a Best Picture Oscar with the hilarious Lea DeLaria!
WHAT: Lea DeLaria presents REBECCA
WHEN: Monday, January 13, 8PM
WHERE: IFC Center - 323 6th Ave at W. 3rd St.
REBECCA
1940. US. 130 min. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
35mm print!
New bride Joan Fontaine is thrilled after marrying rich and charming Laurence Olivier, but everything comes tumbling down when she moves in with him and his creepy housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, played with gothic lesbian ...
Come check out the only Hitchcock film to win a Best Picture Oscar with the hilarious Lea DeLaria!
WHAT: Lea DeLaria presents REBECCA
WHEN: Monday, January 13, 8PM
WHERE: IFC Center - 323 6th Ave at W. 3rd St.
REBECCA
1940. US. 130 min. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
35mm print!
New bride Joan Fontaine is thrilled after marrying rich and charming Laurence Olivier, but everything comes tumbling down when she moves in with him and his creepy housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, played with gothic lesbian perfection by Dame Judith Anderson. Will the memory of the first Mrs. DeWinter ruin their bliss? And just how did she die, exactly? Hitchcock’s Hollywood debut netted him his only Best Picture Oscar and the fascination of queer film fans like actress, comedian and singer Lea Delaria (currently tearing it up as a lesbian inmate on Netflix smash Orange Is the New Black). She says “To really appreciate Blue is the Warmest Color, Bound, Go Fish, and others, we need to acknowledge the lesbian undertones of Rebecca.” Manderley awaits!
As always, our screening will be followed by drinks and discussion at Julius Bar (159 West 10th St. at Waverly), the oldest gay bar in New York City!
LEA DELARIA
Lea DeLaria has distinguished herself in every form of entertainment that she touches. Jazz Musician, Broadway Diva, Actor Writer and Stand-Up Comic, and it is plain to see why Ben Brantley of the New York Times describes Lea as, "Every inch a star."
