If we seem (again) to need laughter more than ever, let Carole Lombard, Katharine Hepburn, and even the usually doom-laden Greta Garbo part the clouds for a while, in a spirited collection of classics that personify the art of Hollywood comedy. These queens of Hollywood gave the country hope in hard times, erupting with irrepressible energy and soaring on the sheer joy of personality.

Each screening will be introduced by film critic Robert Horton and include a post-movie discussion that will allow everyone to join the conversation and share our communal love of film.

Ninotchka (1939)

starring: Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Saturday, February 13, 2027
2:00 p.m

The ad campaign blared “Garbo Laughs!” to herald the change of pace for Hollywood’s most

mysterious actress. Here Garbo, working from a classic script by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, plays a dour Soviet emissary who visits Paris, determined not to be seduced by the pleasures of the city. We’ll see about that!

Series Subscription: $60
Single Tickets: $15
All seats general admission

Sponsored by: URQUIA LAW

Supporting Partners:
PORT TOWNSEND FILM SOCIETY, CENTRUM, PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL, ROSE THEATER

The Port Townsend Film Society was formed in 1979 by a group of local film enthusiasts to present a film series at the Fort Worden theatre. After forty-eight years the Society, in partnership with Centrum, returns to the Fort! PTFS serves as a fiscal sponsor for donors and filmmakers around the world and supports artists and teachers in bringing creative activities into our local classrooms.