Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Outfest, the 24th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, presents its Opening Night Gala: Puccini For Beginners, a charming New York story centered on a bisexual love triangle. Humming with delectable wit and wry humor, this sophisticated screwball comedy twists and turns with all of the drama of classic Puccini.
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When planning began in 1923 for the Orpheum Theatre as the fourth and final house operated by the Orpheum vaudeville circuit in Los Angeles, who could have foretold the memories this magnificent venue would harbor over the years.
Since its February 15, 1926 opening, the Orpheum has played host to some of the most venerable names in show business - from burlesque queen Sally Rand, ... More
Maria Maggenti, director of the beloved THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE, hits another high note with PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS, a charming New York story centered on a bisexual love triangle. Humming with delectable wit and wry humor, this sophisticated screwball comedy twists and turns with all of the drama of classic Puccini.
Allegra (Elizabeth Reaser, THE FAMILY STONE), a writer and opera aficionada, loves her girlfriend Samantha (Julianne Nicholson, KINSEY) but can’t commit. Samantha leaves her, bouncing back to her ex-boyfriend/soon-to-be fiancé. Allegra has a rebound of her own - a drunken flirtation with handsome philosophy professor Phillip (Justin Kirk, ANGELS IN AMERICA) that turns into a full-fledged affair. Allegra is struggling with the idea of dating a man when she meets Grace (Gretchen Mol, THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE), an irresistibly beautiful, recently single and recently straight woman. Equally enchanted by Phillip and Grace, Allegra juggles secret relationships with both of them - but little does she know that Phillip and Grace have a connection of their own! As tensions rise, so does the rapier-sharp dialogue.
With a healthy dose of humor and just the right amount of irony, PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS tackles such themes as chance encounters, commitment-phobia, sexual identity and gender politics. We believe you’ll find this thoroughly enjoyable, impossibly clever film a perfect beginning to Outfest 2006.
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