Cinephiles, film connoisseurs, and people who just love classic movies unite for an evening of timeless cinematic beauty. This continuing series showcases the work of directors who possessed a particular eye for stylish aesthetics and gorgeous compositions. While some directors used film to create high intellectual art and others exploited the medium for mere thrills, Salmagundi Library Movie Night presents the rare geniuses who gave us both.

There will be free popcorn and a cash bar with food for sale. The evening will feature a film introduction by Michael Fetherston.

Salmagundi Club members are welcome to reserve for dinner via the Reservations page. Please be aware that the last seating is at 8:30 PM.

About the Movie

The premiere Salmagundi library movie night is a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece, ’Vertigo’. Starring James Stewart as a detective afflicted with a fatal fear of heights and Kim Novak as an alluring and haunted woman who holds the secret to a terrifying mystery. Filmed on location in San Francisco in sumptuous technicolor and scored by the great Bernard Hermann, Hitchcock employs a rich palette of vivid color to create a visual experience that has been universally hailed as one of the greatest American films of all time. Amateur sleuths take note- the roller coaster script leads to a shocking twist ending that only the most eagle-eyed might see coming before the big reveal.

Time: 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Free!