Film

Gidget

Friday, February 9–Sunday, February 11

(1959, DCP, 95m) dir Paul Wendkos w/Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson. Francie Lawrence (Dee) just wants to learn how to surf. When a group of beach bums gives her the nickname “Gidget” (girl + midget), she yearns to be one of them and Moondoggie’s (Darren’s) main squeeze.

At Perisphere, Penny Folger unpacks the sometimes-absurd pastimes of heterosexual conquest of mid-twentieth century America as shown in Gidget.

FRI 7:00 SAT 9:00 SUN 3:00

Showing at The Trylon Cinema

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Minneapolis, MN 55406
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