Catch a classic film in a timeless space! Join us as we screen old-Hollywood favorites in our Cabaret Theater and discover why film was so essential to life at Taliesin West.
Details:
- Ticket includes access to program area only.
- Seating is general admission.
- Films are screened indoors.
- Concessions items will be available for purchase (candy, popcorn, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages) prior to the film start.
- All films are screened with closed captions.
- This is not a formal tour of Taliesin West. 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.
Price:
Adults $17
Members $15.30
If you have any questions about Public Events at Taliesin West, please email Programs@FrankLloydWright.Org.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Members receive discounts on Public Events, have access to special Member-Only programs, and more. Learn about Membership here.
All films begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.
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February 15, 2025 – Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a famous and critically acclaimed 1964 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. That movie was itself based on an earlier novel by Peter George, Red Alert, which featured similar elements of a nuclear escalation between the two superpowers as the result of a rogue General. Dr. Strangelove explores themes of warfare, power, the culture of the military, patriotism, and the mindsets that were pervasive during the Cold War. The Kubrick film is considered one of his finest works and has repeatedly been named one of the best comedies ever made. It was selected as one of the first films preserved in the National Film Registry in 1989.
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February 21, 2025 – Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
“Meet Me in St. Louis” is a classic MGM romantic musical comedy that focuses on four sisters (one of whom is the nonpareil Judy Garland) on the cusp of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. The film spotlights the sisters’ education in the ways of the world, which includes, but isn’t limited to, learning about life and love, courtesy of the prototypical boy next door. In the end, love — accompanied by song, dance and period costumes, all in glorious Technicolor — conquers all.
March 8, 2025 – Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 film noir written and directed by Billy Wilder. An aging silent film queen refuses to accept that her stardom has ended. She hires a young screenwriter to help set up her movie comeback. The screenwriter believes he can manipulate her, but he soon finds out he is wrong. The screenwriter’s ambivalence about their relationship and her unwillingness to let go leads to a situation of violence, madness, and death.
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March 28, 2025 – Rear Window (1954)
The story of a recuperating news photographer who believes he has witnessed a murder. Confined to a wheelchair after an accident, he spends his time watching the occupants of neighboring apartments through a telephoto lens and binoculars and becomes convinced that a murder has taken place.
April 25, 2025 – Funny Face (1957)
Dispatched on an assignment, New York City-based fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) is struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he’s photographed by accident, who he believes has the potential to become a successful model. He gets Jo to go with him to France, where he snaps more pictures of her against iconic Parisian backdrops. In the process, they fall for one another, only to find hurdles in their way.
May 23, 2025 – An American in Paris (1951)
Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is an American ex-GI who stays in post-war Paris to become a painter, and falls for the gamine charms of Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron). However, his paintings come to the attention of Milo Roberts, a rich American heiress, who is interested in more than just art.
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.
