BEATRIZ AT DINNER:
82 minutes
Friday, July 14 – 7 pm,
Saturday, July 15 – 4 & 8 pm,
Sunday, July 16 – 4 & 8 pm,
Wednesday, July 19 – 7 pm,
and Thursday, July 20 – 7 pm.
Beatriz (Salma Hayek), an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt (John Lithgow) is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.
Insider’s tip: “This queasily funny and suspenseful movie is more than a smirking exercise in ideological deck stacking, and to praise it for its political relevance would be to understate its subtlety and specificity” (Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times). Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch adds: “Deftly balances subtle humor with sharp observations about class, wealth and power.” Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic: “The real power of Beatriz at Dinner is that it isn’t about politics but the human heart. Beatriz and Strutt are not arguing legislation; they’re arguing two visions of the American dream, two visions of the human soul.” Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle: “Unvarnished and often silent, she (Hayek) holds the camera’s gaze like a dare. She cuts such a striking figure, you’ll want to follow her anywhere . . . .”