CLASSIC FILM SERIES
Lunch with the Classics: Around the World in Seven Films
The votes are in—and our members have spoken! After two rounds of surveys, we’re thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 Classic Film Series: Around the World in Seven Films.
This season, Harbor Theater invites you to travel the globe through cinema—celebrating timeless films set in iconic destinations, each paired with an internationally inspired lunch. From the streets of Paris to the shores of Hawaii, this year’s lineup promises a cinematic journey filled with history, beauty, and unforgettable storytelling.
Join us for Lunch with the Classics, held at 12:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Each event includes a themed meal followed by the feature presentation at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets:
- Members: $15
- Non-Members: $19
- Film only (1:00 p.m.): Regular ticket prices ($8 / $12)
OCTOBER 28, 2025
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
FRANCE
G | 1 hour, 53 minutes
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay: Alan Jay Lerner
NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
MIDDLE EAST
PG | 3 hours, 48 minutes
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
Director: David Lean
Screenplay: Robert Bolt & Michael Wilson
DECEMBER 30, 2025
THE LION IN WINTER (1968)
ENGLAND
PG13 | 2 hours, 14 minutes
Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.
Director: Anthony Harvey
Screenplay: James Goldman
JANUARY 27, 2026
GANDHI
(1982)
INDIA
pg | 3 hours, 11 minutes
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavoring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Director: Richard Attenborough
Writer: John Briley
FEBRUARY 24, 2026
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
ITALY
PG | 1 hour, 57 minutes
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Screenplay: John Mortimer
MARCH 24, 2026
south pacific (1958)
HAWAII
PG | 3 hours, 48 minutes
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
Director: Joshua Logan
Novel: James Michener
Screenplay: Paul Osborn
APRIL 28, 2026
