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  Davis & Hepburn: Feisty and Fabulous
All summer long, Symphony Space showcases the greatest films of these two celebrated actresses, who both had long, lauded careers, garnering many Academy Award nominations and wins, persevering through their bumpy early years—Davis making several undistinguished films before she hit the jackpot, and Hepburn at one time being labeled “box office poison.” Though they were stars in every sense of the word, they were also fine actors—not just larger-than-life personalities—and their films remain as exciting and entertaining today as when they were released.
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Double Feature! Hepburn in Summertime & Davis in Now, Voyager
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Hepburn in Summertime
Sun at 2 pm & 7 pm, Tue at 9:15 pm
She came to Venice as a tourist—and  went home a woman!
1955. UK/USA. David Lean. 100 min. Technicolor.
As a middle-aged, unmarried American secretary who travels  to Venice,  Hepburn is tough but longing to be loved.

Davis  in Now,  Voyager
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“I’m the maiden  aunt. Every family has one, you know.”
1942. USA.  Irving Rapper. 117 min. B&W.
The role of a spinster, brought to the verge of a nervous  breakdown by her domineering mother, was the biggest box office hit of Davis’ career.



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Tickets: $11; Members $7

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Past Showdates: Sunday, June 29, 2008 - Tuesday, July 1, 2008


Double Feature! Hepburn in Pat and Mike & Adam’s Rib
 

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Hepburn in Pat and Mike
Sun at 2 pm & 7 pm, Tue at 8:45 pm
“Hepburn proves  to be a star.” –Variety
1952. USA.  George Cukor. 95 min. B&W.
Of the nine movies Hepburn made with Spencer Tracy, this  was her all time favorite. Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.

Hepburn in Adam’s Rib
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“Meaty and juicy and comically nourishing.” –The New York Times
1949. USA.  George Cukor. 101 min. B&W.
Hepburn and Spencer Tracy are a hilarious team as the  lawyer-husband and his lawyer-wife in this classic battle of the sexes.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, July 6, 2008 - Tuesday, July 8, 2008


Double Feature! Davis in Dark Victory & The Letter
 

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Davis in Dark Victory
Sun at 2 pm & 7pm, Tue at 8:45 pm
“Miss Davis is superb, she is enchanted and enchanting.” –The New York Times
1939. USA. Edmund Goulding. 104 min. B&W.
Garbo was the original choice for Judith, who became Davis’ all-time favorite role and brought her a fourth Oscar Nomination.

Davis in The Letter
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“With all my heart, I still love the man I killed!”
1940. USA. William Wyler. 95 min. B&W.
A classic film noir full of murder and blackmail on a rubber plantation.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, July 13, 2008 - Tuesday, July 15, 2008


Double Feature! Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story & Sylvia Scarlett
 

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Hepburn in The Philadelphia  Story
Sun at 2 pm & 7pm, Tue at 8:45 pm
“Hepburn doesn't play in The Philadelphia Story; she is The Philadelphia Story.” –Variety
1940. USA.  George Cukor. 112 min. B&W.
Hepburn plays an heiress, torn between her fiancé,  charming ex-husband, and a shy reporter.

Hepburn in Sylvia Scarlett
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“Miss Hepburn is on her home grounds, and she plays the part with a richness of understanding.” –The  New York Times
1935. USA.  George Cukor. 95 min. B&W.
To prevent the arrest of her father, a petty English  crook, Sylvia transforms into Sylvester and convinces everyone that she is a he.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, July 20, 2008 - Tuesday, July 22, 2008


Double Feature! Davis in The Great Lie & In This Our Life
 

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Davis  in The  Great Lie
Sun at 2 pm & 7pm, Tue at 8:45 pm
“The tale gives Miss Davis an opportunity to display her  fine talent for distress” –The New York  Times
1941. USA.  Edmund Goulding. 108 min. B&W.
Davis and Mary Astor didn’t like the original script and  rewrote themselves the story of a love triangle rivalry.

Davis  in In  This Our Life
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“Bette Davis plays as poisonously as only she can.” –The New York Times
1942. USA.  John Huston. 97 min. B&W.
Cruel and selfish, Davis  is out of control and would do anything to get what she wants.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - Tuesday, July 29, 2008


Hepburn in Long Day’s Journey Into Night
 

Rarely Screened!

“Hepburn makes for a truly amazing drug addict in this  harrowing and devastating Lumet film.” –filmcritic.com
1962. USA.  Sidney Lumet. 170 min. B&W.
The role of a drug-addict mother in a completely  dysfunctional family—where the husband is a failed actor, the older son an  emotionally unstable alcoholic, and the young one with a life threatening  disease—brought Katharine Hepburn her ninth of twelve Oscar nominations.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, August 3, 2008 - Tuesday, August 5, 2008


Double Feature! Davis in Jezebel & A Stolen Life
 

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Davis in Jezebel
Sun at 2 pm & 7pm, Tue at 9 pm
The story of a woman who was loved—when she should have been whipped!
1938. USA. William Wyler. 103 min. B&W.
The story of a selfish, headstrong, manipulating Southern belle who breaks hearts as easily as she breaks the rules. A brilliantly fashioned, superb study of the gender roles and conventions of the mid-19th Century South.

Davis in A Stolen Life
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
1946. USA. Curtis Bernhardt. 109 min. B&W.
By taking up a dual challenge and simultaneously playing Patricia and Kate, identical twin sisters, Davis proves that she is equally talented as both a sweet, sincere, artistic girl, and her man-crazy sister.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - Tuesday, August 12, 2008


Double Feature! Hepburn in On Golden Pond & Rooster Cogburn
 

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Hepburn in On Golden Pond
Sun at 2 pm & 7pm, Tue at 9 pm
“Hepburn’s luminous presence and quiet dignity carry the  movie.” –filmcritic.com
1981. USA.  Mark Rydell. 109 min. Color.
Hepburn and Henry Fonda swept the Oscars with their  affectionate, realistic performance of a couple dealing with family  relationships, old age and death.

Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“A cheerful Western, featuring two stars of the grand  tradition who respond to each other with verve that makes the years  disappear.” –The New York Times
1975. USA.  Stuart Millar. 108 min. Technicolor.
Hepburn is a bible-thumping preacher’s daughter who helps  an old marshall  track down some outlaws.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, August 17, 2008 - Tuesday, August 19, 2008


Double Feature! Davis in All About Eve & Hepburn in Morning Glory
 

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Davis  in All  About Eve
Sun at 2 pm & 7pm, Tue at 8:30 pm
“Brilliantly conceived! Dazzling, devastation!” –The New York Times
1950. USA.  Joseph L. Mankiewicz.138 min. B&W.
A devastatingly witty look at life in the theatre. Juicy  dialogue fuels the fabulous performances in this sophisticated treasure about  an actress and her insidious rise to the top.

Hepburn in Morning Glory
Sun at 4:30 pm & 9:30 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“Hepburn’s portrayal is ingratiating.” –The New York Times
1933. USA.  Lowell Sherman.  74 min. B&W.
Ironically, Hepburn launched her successful career and won her first Oscar for the role of Eva  Lovelace, an aspiring but naďve actress, who goes to New York dreaming of theatrical stardom.



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Past Showdates: Sunday, August 24, 2008 - Tuesday, August 26, 2008


Double Feature! Hepburn in Suddenly Last Summer & Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
 

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Hepburn in Suddenly Last Summer
Sun at 2 pm & 7pm, Tue at 9:30 pm
 “Hepburn is dominant, a genteel hammer.” –Variety
1959. USA.  Joseph L. Mankiewicz. 114 min. B&W.
In order to  maintain the delusional memory of her deceased son, a wealthy heiress extorts  a doctor into giving her niece a lobotomy in Gore Vidal’s screenplay of  Tennessee Williams’ play.

Davis  in Whatever  Happened to Baby Jane?
Sun at 4 pm & 9 pm, Tue at 7 pm
“Together, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford constitute a  dictionary definition of the elusive term ‘bitch-goddess.’” –Donna Bowman
1962. USA.  Robert Aldrich. 134 min. B&W.
Offstage, the two stars hated each other, but in this  psychological thriller, the two divas played their hearts out—Crawford as an  invalid and Davis as her demented ex-child star sister.



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Tickets: $11; Members $7

Showdates: Sunday, August 31, 2008 - Tuesday, September 2, 2008

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