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Richland Library Main

Watch Freely: West Side Story

Saturday, October 7, 2023 1 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different cultural backgrounds.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we will be showing this film in English with Spanish captioning.  

Poster of West Side Story. Background is the streets of New York with row houses and fire escapes in the background. There is a crowd in the background and two Puerto Rican dancers in the foreground. The male dancer wears pressed brown slacks, a navy short sleeve shirt with a red collar. He is lifting the woman into the air and looking into her eyes and smiling. The woman wears a gold dress and shoes with a red underskirt. She is also smiling and looking into his eyes.

 

  • Director: Steven Spielberg
    Writers: Tony Kushner, Arthur Laurents
    Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
    Cast: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose
    Composer: Leonard Bernstein   |    Lyrics:  Stephen Sondheim
    Year: 2021
    Rating: PG-13 for some strong violence, strong language, thematic content, suggestive material and brief smoking.
    Runtime: 2 hours & 36 minutes
    Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance

 

 

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Add to Calendar 2023-10-07 13:00:00 2023-10-07 15:45:00 Watch Freely: West Side Story An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different cultural backgrounds. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we will be showing this film in English with Spanish captioning. Richland Library Main Richland Library no-reply@richlandlibrary.com America/New_York public

Event Type(s)

Movies

Audience(s)

Adults
Parents

Event Series

Hispanic Heritage Month

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