Cinema: The Divorcee (1930)

In this pre-censorship film, Norma Shearer dazzles as Jerry, a modern woman who shocks society by embracing independence after her husband’s infidelity. Defying double standards, Jerry explores love, heartbreak, and empowerment in this bold story of passion and revenge.
The film will be preceded by a short introduction, and followed by a raffle. Doors open at 18:30, for a 19:30 start so we can have a drink at the museum before the film - you can take your drink over to the seats.

Tickets from the Cinema Museum/Ticketlab (costs about £8.80, +£2):
http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/women-and-cocaine-presents-the-divorcee-1930/

"From the period of 1930 to 1934, before the introduction of censorship, women were depicted in roles with a frankness and sex-positivity that remains rare even today. These newly independent women pushed gender boundaries as they pursued their own economic freedom and excitement, defying the previous Victorian ideals of domesticity, sexual purity and religion. Hollywood soon caught on and began to represent these women on screen, and each month we celebrate a different woman from that era."

Please note that the £2 attendee fee enables me to run the group, it goes towards the annual meetup organiser's charge.