Finest In World Cinema Series Running At WHBPAC

Published: February 2, 2010

'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,' starring tarring Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin and Keanu Reeves, showing at WHBPAC.

Westhampton Beach - The winter months are the perfect time to take advantage of the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WHBPAC) Finest In World Cinema series featuring provocative art films each weekend.

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, directed by Rebecca Miller, will be shown Jan. 15 and Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 17 at 1 and 4 p.m.

Film Synopsis: From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher 30 years her senior and the proud mother of two grown children. Yet, as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage is put to the ultimate test. Starring Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin and Keanu Reeves. (In English; 98 Minutes; rated R.)

'Me and Orson Welles,' starring Claire Danes and Zac Efron.

Me and Orson Welles, directed by Richard Linklater, will be shown Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Film Synopsis: Based in real theatrical history, 'Me and Orson Welles' is a romantic, coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in "Julius Caesar" as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater in New York City in 1937. Starring Claire Danes and Zac Efron. (In English; 114 Minutes; rated PG13.)

The Maid, directed by Sebastian Silva, will be shown Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Film Synopsis: Raquel has served as the live-in maid for the Valdes family for 23 years. Neither truly a member of the family nor simply a servant, she inhabits an undefined space somewhere in-between. Threatened when the family decides to bring on extra help, she engages in a series of increasingly frantic acts to hold on to her position. (In
Spanish; 95 Minutes; note rated.)

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center box office can be reached by calling 631-288-1500. For more information or to buy tickets on line, visit www.whbpac.org 'finest in world cinema.'