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The Sons and Daughters of Italy Key West Lodge #2436 has teamed up with the Tropic Cinema to present, “Italian Night at the Movies” to support our 2026 scholarship fund for area High School seniors of Italian descent. Occurring once a month through June, next up in the series is “Avanti!" on Wednesday April 1st. Avanti! is a 1972 comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. This movie is sponsored by The Garden's Hotel.
Wendell Armbruster Jr. embarks on a journey to Ischia to claim his father's body, killed in an automobile accident during an annual trip to the resort island in the Bay of Naples. For the past decade, Baltimore industrialist Wendell Armbruster Sr. has spent a month each year at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, ostensibly for the therapeutic mud baths. On his way, Wendell Jr. encounters Pamela Piggott, a traveler from London who has come to Ischia to claim the body of her mother, Catherine.
The film was nominated for six Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director (Wilder), Best Screenplay (Diamond & Wilder), Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture (Revill), Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical (Mills), and Best Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical—the last of which was won by Lemmon, who set a record by winning his third Golden Globe in this particular category.
Doors open at 5:30; movie starts at 6:15 pm and the evening includes a complimentary taste of Italy. The evening will also include a chance drawing.
Tickets are $20 per person and are available online at TropicCinema.com or day of at the Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St.
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Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St, Key West, FL 33040-6512, United States
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