Taliesin West Film Series

visitors enjoying a screening of a classic movie in the Cabaret Theater

Perfect for fans of Old Hollywood, the Taliesin West Film Series offers a rare opportunity to view timeless films in an intimate, architecturally rich setting that evokes the glamour and ambiance of a bygone era. You won’t want to miss this monthly celebration of cinema!

Details:

  • Seating in the Cabaret Theater is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • Concessions will be sold outside the theater prior to the film start. Concession sales will end once the film has begun.
  • This event does not include access to the full Taliesin West property. Please consider purchasing a tour if you would like to see more of the property.

Dates:
See a list of dates below in our Film Showcase.

Time:
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Price:
Adults $15

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Member Benefits: Members receive 10% off their tickets to the TW Film Series

Questions? Please email Events@FrankLloydWright.Org. or call 480-627-5381

SOLD OUT!
October 18, 2025, Rebecca (1940)

The film, based on Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel of the same name, is the gothic tale of a shy young woman who meets, and then marries, the mysterious widower Maxim de Winter in Monte Carlo. When they return to Maxim’s estate, Manderly, the unnamed second Mrs. DeWinter is haunted by constant reminders of Maxim’s notoriously beautiful and charming first wife: Rebecca.


 

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November 21, 2025, Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane star in this screwball dark comedy directed by Frank Capra and based on the 1941 play of the same name.When the newly married writer Mortimer Brewster visits the elderly aunts who raised him, he discovers a corpse hidden in the window seat. What follows are a series of revelations whereby Mortimer is forced to question his own sanity.


 

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December 19, 2025, Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Based on Jane Austen’s  classic novel in which the five Bennet sisters, members of the gentry and all on the marriage market, humorously navigate society in search of love and home. With Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennett and Laurence Oliver as the aloof Mr. Darcy, the film is set decades ahead of the 1813 novel to accommodate the lavish costumes that had proved so popular with Gone With the Wind (1939).


 

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January 23, 2026, Dial M for Murder
(1954)
In this Hitchcock classic Tony Wendice, a retired English tennis player, hires an acquaintance, Charles Swann, with a criminal record to murder his socialite wife Margot, who is having an affair. When all does not go to plan and Margo kills Swann in an act of self-defense, she is charged with the murder. Will Tony let her hang for the crime?


 

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February 20, 2026, My Fair Lady
(1964)
Based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalian, this popular musical comedy about social mobility traces the relationship between Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower-seller in Covent Garden and the phonetics professor Henry Higgins, who is convinced he can transform her into a sophisticated and cultured member of society. Eliza agrees to grueling speech lessons in order to improve her job prospects but instead gains the attention of an aristocratic suitor.


 

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March 27, 2026,
The Third Man (1949)
Carol Reed’s 1949 film noir, written by Graham Greene, features Joseph Cotten as novelist Holly Martins who, during a visit to postwar Vienna, begins investigating the death of his friend, a black-market profiteer played by Orson Welles. Corruption, love, murder, and a musical score by Anton Karas make this an atmospheric noir that culminates in a famous scene in the sewers beneath the city.


 

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April 24, 2026,
Key Largo (1948)
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall appear in their fourth and final pairing on screen in this atmospheric film noir directed by John Huston. Army Veteran Frank McCloud (Bogart) visits Key Largo to visit the widow (Bacall) and father of the friend who was killed in Italy while serving under him. With a hurricane on the way, the hotel Nora and her father-in-law run has only six guests, one of whom, they soon realize, is the notorious gangster Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson). Tensions rise when Rocco and his mobsters take over the hotel.


 

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May 15, 2026,
12 Angry Men (1957)
Twelve jurors are locked in a jury room to deliberate the fate of a teenager accused of murder in this gripping courtroom drama directed by Sidney Lumet. As tensions flare and personalities clash, one juror (Henry Fonda) refuses to convict without thorough discussion, gradually exposing prejudice, doubt, and moral complexity. Set almost entirely in one room, 12 Angry Men builds relentless psychological pressure, turning a simple verdict into a profound exploration of justice and human fallibility.

Private Events at Taliesin West

Hosting your event at this architectural icon will be a special and memorable experience for your guests. For those who value one-of-a-kind experiences in iconic environments, Taliesin West is both a National Historic Landmark and a World Heritage Site.

Taliesin West may not be used for birthday parties, reunions, wedding receptions, external customer marketing events or events that are political or religious in nature.

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