WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Clark Art Institute screens Some "Like it Hot."

 

The film is shown as part of the Clark's five-part Summer Outdoor Movie Series. The film screens outdoors near the Clark's Reflecting Pool, beginning at dusk (7:55 pm). 

 

According to a press release:

 

One of the most beloved films of all time, this sizzling masterpiece by Billy Wilder set a new standard for Hollywood comedy. After witnessing a mob hit, Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in landmark performances) skip town by donning drag and joining an all-female band en route to Miami. The charm of the group's singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), leads them ever further into extravagant lies, as Joe assumes the persona of a millionaire to woo her and Jerry's female alter ego winds up engaged to a tycoon. With a whip-smart script by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and sparking chemistry among its finely tuned cast, Some Like It Hot (1959; 2 hours, 1 minute) is as deliriously funny and fresh today as it was when it first knocked audiences out sixty years ago.

 

Free. Bring a picnic and your own seating.