Noël Coward on Film
As part of our 2015 summer festival celebrating the work of Noël Coward, SRT presents a free Monday night film series focused on Coward’s work as screenwriter, actor, and director. Stanford faculty and SRT company members introduce each film and lead a post-screening discussion, and patrons receive a free filmography for each film, prepared by SRT’s multi-talented Roselyn Hallett.
Film Screening Schedule
June 29 – August 10, 2015
Mondays, 7 pm (no admission after 7:15 pm)
CEMEX Auditorium (641 Knight Way, Stanford)
Free admission
| June 29 |
Private Lives (1931) directed by Sidney Franklin, with Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery Discussant: Roselyn Hallett, SRT filmographer and company member |
| July 6 |
Cavalcade (1933) directed by Frank Lloyd, Oscar for Best Picture Discussant: Mick LaSalle, Film Critic, San Francisco Chronicle |
| July 13 | Brief Encounter (1945) screenplay by Coward, directed by David Lean, with Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson Discussant: Alex Johnson, PhD student, Theater and Performance Studies and SRT company member |
| July 20 | In Which We Serve (1942) screenplay by Noël Coward, directed by David Lean, with Noël Coward, John Mills, Celia Johnson, and Richard Attenborough Discussant: Peter Stansky, Professor of History (Emeritus), Stanford |
| July 27 |
Our Man in Havana (1959) directed by Carol Reed, screenplay by Graham Greene, with Alec Guiness, Burl Ives, Maureen O’Hara, and Noël Coward Discussant: Tobias Wolff, Professor of English, Stanford |
| August 3 |
Blithe Spirit (1945) directed by David Lean, with Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford, and Constance Cummings Discussant: William Eddelman, Associate Professor of Drama (Emeritus), Stanford |
| August 10 |
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) directed by Otto Preminger, with Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, and Noël Coward Discussant: Rush Rehm, Professor, Theater and Performance Studies, Stanford |
