Name: 35mm Film Fest | The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Start: 2025-04-26T18:30:00-04:00
Location: 108 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19002

35mm Film Fest | The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

Our 5th Annual 35mm Film Festival returns on April 25th-27th! Join us at our historic theater to experience 9 great classic films all presented with a full house on 35mm prints from some of the most prestigious archives including The Library of Congress, The Academy Film Archive, The George Eastman House and the British Film Institute. Check out the whole lineup and get tickets and festival passes today at amblertheater.org/35mm

Join us on Saturday at 6:30pm for a 35mm presentation of the rarely screened Elaine May Comedy THE HEARTBREAK KID on a print from The British Film Institute. Before the movie we will be honoring this year's Lou DiCresenzo Award Recipient Ira Deutcman, a filmmaker, producer and distributor and a founding member of Missing Movies. Tickets are available now at amblertheater.org/35mm
In this rarely screened anti-romantic comedy from trailblazing filmmaker Elaine May, a self-absorbed newlywed falls in love with the woman of his dreams while on his honeymoon; the only problem is she is not his new wife! Featuring a screenplay by Neil Simon and noteworthy performances by Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd. THE HEARTBREAK KID influenced a new generation of comedy films with its focus on dialogue-heavy, character-centric humor.
Presented on a rare print from the British Film Institute.
About the Speaker: Ira Deutchman has been making, marketing, and distributing films since 1975, having worked on more than 150 films, including some of the most successful independent films of all time. He was one of the founders of Cinecom and later created Fine Line Features—two companies that were created from scratch and, in their respective times, helped define the independent film business. He was also a co-founder of Emerging Pictures, the first digital projection network in the United States and a pioneer in delivering live cultural events into movie theaters. Currently, Deutchman is an independent producer and a consultant in marketing and distribution of independent films. He is also Professor Emeritus in the School of the Arts at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1987 and was the Chair of the Film Program from 2011-2015.