Film
Chris & Don
- When
July 4–11
Mondays–Sundays
- Where
- Landmark Nuart Theatre (11272 Santa Monica Blvd, 310.281.8223)
- Price
- $10
- Details
- http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/LosAngeles/NuartTheatre.htm
- The remarkable tale at the center of Chris & Don opens on a Malibu beach 50 years ago, when British writer Christopher Isherwood (his Berlin Stories inspired the Broadway musical Cabaret) met Santa Monica painter Don Bachardy, beginning a May-December romance that wound up lasting three decades. Chris & Don isn't just an intimate look at an unconventional affair, it's a poignant portrayal of the sexual politics and struggles with identity that test every couple. The "other person" in their relationship is art, and both partners have flings — as Isherwood's writing career soars, Bachardy experiences a breakthrough with his painting that leads him to step out from the shadow of his famous lover. – Julian Hooper
