Arts and Entertainment
May 2, 2023
From: Darien LibraryMonday Night Movie: "Turn Every Page"
Monday, May 1st at 6:30 p.m.
Community Room
Writer Robert Caro, at the age of 86, is working to finish the final volume of his opus: The Years of Lyndon Johnson. His longtime editor, Robert Gottlieb, 91, is waiting to edit it. With the task of finishing their life's work looming above them, the pair explore their 50-year relationship with humor and insight.
Family Movie Matinee: "Lilo & Stitch"
Friday, May 5th at 4 p.m.
Community Room
A young and parentless girl adopts a "dog" from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
Monday Night Movie: "Broker"
Monday, May 8th at 6:30 p.m.
Community Room
In this award-winning South Korean drama, two brokers sell orphaned infants to affluent couples who can't have children of their won. One child's mother returns to the brokers to ensure that her child finds a good home, leading the unlikely trio to embark on a journey to find the right couple.
Monday Night Movie: "Spencer"
Monday, May 15th at 6:30 p.m.
Community Room
Princess Diana and Prince Charles' marriage has long since grown cold. Although rumors of affairs and an impending divorce swirl, Christmas festivities at the queen's estate call the pair to remain civil. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game, but this year, things will be profoundly different.
Friday Movie Matinee: "The Quiet Girl"
Friday, May 19th at 3:30 p.m.
Community Room
Based on the novel Foster by Claire Keegan, "The Quiet Girl" is the story of nine-year-old Cáit who has the chance to escape her dysfunctional family for the summer. Living with a middle-aged farm couple, she discovers a new way of living.
Monday Night Movie: "The Donut King"
Monday, May 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
Community Room
An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist. Ted Ngoy escaped the brutal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and arrived in California in the 1970s. After founding his first donut shop, Christy's Doughnuts, it became a rapidly-expanding chain up and down the West Coast. Follow the true story of immigration, assimilation, and who gets access to the American Dream.
Click Here To View The Darien Library's Upcoming Movies for May 2023