Thursday, February 5th, 7:00 pm
from Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum —Come in from the cold and celebrate romance at Bartow-Pell with a screening of this bittersweet film just in time for Valentine’s Day. Movies at the Mansion returns with the classic romance
Set before World War II, Brief Encounter (1945) stars Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson as married Brits who fall in love after a chance encounter, but out of consideration for their families opt not to be together. Directed by David Lean and based on Noel Coward’s play Still Life. Free popcorn and tissues.
Thursday’s screening will take place in the museum’s high-style Greek Revival double parlors. Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is located at 895 Shore Road, on the Pelhma/Bronx border.
Registration requested at 718-885-1461 or via email at info@bpmm.org. Cost $10 adults; $8 seniors, students, and members.
A New York City Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (BPMM) is owned by the City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation and is a member of the Historic House Trust of New York City. It is operated by the private, non-profit Bartow-Pell Conservancy. The Bartow-Pell Conservancy, originally known as the International Garden Club, was formed in 1914 by a group passionate about horticulture. That year, New York City gave them permission to use the Bartow family mansion on Pelham Bay in the Bronx, as their headquarters in exchange for restoring it, creating public gardens and programs, and preserving it for generations to come. The International Garden Club officially changed its name to the Bartow-Pell Conservancy in 2008 as well its membership model to that of a typical cultural organization. BPMM is located at 895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York. The mansion and carriage house are open to the public for guided tours on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The gardens and grounds are open daily from 8:30 a.m. to dusk. For more information about Bartow-Pell, visit www.bpmm.org.
This is one of the most beautiful films ever made, and a life-long favorite of mine. Every time I hear the heart-wrenching song “The Kid”, written by Buddy Mondlock (and covered nicely by both Cry Cry Cry and Peter, Paul & Mary), I think of this movie, which I first saw in the middle of a sleepless night many years ago. So nice to see it being revived for a local screening.