Fort Calgary Presents:

Black & White Movie Nights

November Feature: Gilda (1946) 

Brought to you in partnership with the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers

 

Join Fort Calgary in the Burnswest Theatre for a night at the movies! Grab snacks and a cocktail at this licensed event, and enjoy a classic black and white movie in Fort Calgary’s newly renovated theatre.

Doors open at 6:00 PM, so come early to reserve your seat and take a look at Fort Calgary’s Interpretive Centre. The movie will start at 7:00 PM. As a special treat, Katie Wackett from CSIF will briefly discuss the representation of the "femme fatale" in Gilda.

 

Tickets available at the door.

Complimentary museum admission included with your ticket.

Snacks and beverages available for purchase at our cash bar (debit/credit welcomed).

Paid parking available on-site.

 

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ABOUT THE MOVIE

Gilda is a 1946 film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring the glamorous Rita Hayworth in the title role. 

Johnny Farrell (played by Glenn Ford) is a crooked gambler who finds himself cheating his way through Buenos Aires, Argentina. Saved from a robbery attempt by Ballin Mundson (George Macready), Mundson later makes Johnny his right-hand man. But their friendship based on mutual lack of scruples is strained when Mundson returns from a trip with a wife: the beautiful Gilda, whom Johnny once knew and learned to hate. The relationship of Johnny and Gilda, a battlefield of warring emotions, escalates in surprising ways.

In 2013, the film was selected for preservation by the United States National Film Registry for being culturally, historically and aesthetically significant.

Rating: PG