Guild Hall will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a screening of “The Princess Bride” (1987), a fairy tale of adventure, romance, and wit, on Saturday at 7 p.m. The program also honors the legacy of its director, Rob Reiner, said Guild Hall.
Adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel, the film is framed as a story told by a grandfather to his grandson. The action comes alive as a tale of love and adventure in which the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright) is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). Westley (Cary Elwes), her childhood sweetheart, sets out to save her, accompanied by a swordsman (Mandy Patinkin)) and a giant (André the Giant).
In her New York Times review, Janet Maslin wrote, “ ‘The Princess Bride’ has sweetness and sincerity on its side, and when it comes to fairy tales, those are major assets. It also has a delightful cast and a cheery, earnest style that turns out to be ever more disarming as the film moves along. . . . Mr. Reiner seems to understand exactly what Mr. Goldman loves about stories of this kind, and he conveys it with clarity and affection.”
The cast also includes Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Fred Savage, Peter Falk, Carol Kane, and Billy Crystal. Tickets are $15, $13.50 for members.
In a loose connection to its current exhibition “Liberty Labs: A Decade of Design,” Guild Hall has invited community members to drop by next Thursday at 7 p.m. with a vinyl record or two for an evening of music sharing and collective listening.
The gathering will be hosted by Joel Siegel, a member of Liberty Labs who created the two handmade speakers on view in the exhibition. A designer whose practice is shaped by a balance between nature and urban culture, Mr. Siegel trained in industrial design at Pratt Institute.
Guild Hall has offered the program’s guidelines: “We’ll take turns and share the room. No playlists. No skipping ahead. Just sound, stories, and the quiet thrill of hearing something new through someone else’s ears.”
“Bring Your Own Vinyl” is a free program.
