SATURDAY MONROVIA MOVIE "HAMNET" or/and PRE-MOVIE BITE (Mediterranean)
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Dear Ladies --
HAMNET won so many awards - and we are in luck because it is playing again - but only one showing per day in Monrovia at the Look movie theater.
We will see the 550pm showing -- I got my tickets -- C8 and C7 - you don't have to sit there, you can sit wherever you want. But if you don't make it to dinner and are just coming for the movie then find us there in our seats.
Please join us also for a light bite a few doors north at 430PM at "Seasoning Alley" -- lots of amazing Mediterranean food and they have all sorts of nice choices, reasonably priced, and yes, wine too. If you don't want to eat, just come for a tea or wine!
Please let me know in the comments if you are coming to one or both, and which one if it is only the dinner or the movie.
MORE ON THE MOVIE:
Hamnet is a 2025 historical drama film directed by Chloé Zhao, who co-wrote the screenplay with Maggie O'Farrell, based on the 2020 novel by O'Farrell. The film dramatises the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway[a] as they cope with the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet.[6] It stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Agnes and William, alongside Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn in supporting roles.
Hamnet premiered at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2025 and received a limited theatrical release by Focus Features in the United States and Canada on 26 November. It received a wide theatrical release on 5 December and was released by Universal Pictures in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2026. The film received critical acclaim, with the performances of Buckley and Mescal receiving particular praise. It was listed among the top ten films of 2025 by the American Film Institute. The film won Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Buckley at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. Buckley additionally won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress.
See you there!
Anna