This week at the Lincoln Theater

Tue, 09/28/2021 - 12:00pm

Story Location:
2 Theater Street
Damariscotta, ME 04543
United States

“The Lost Leonardo” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 36 minutes) - The inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. The fate of the Salvator Mundi is driven by an insatiable quest for fame, money and power. As its price soars, so do questions about its authenticity. Unraveling the hidden agendas of the world’s richest men and most powerful art institutions, this film reveals how vested interests became all-important, and the truth secondary. Final screenings: Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m.

“Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations” - Season 2 – Women in Food Innovation. Free. This series of one-on-one conversations between host Cherie Scott of Boothbay and notable culinary pioneers who have made a substantial contribution to the culinary arts in the state of Maine returns! Susan Sherrill Axelrod is editor-in-chief of Culture—a media brand dedicated to the world of cheese. Susan began her professional life as a caterer and restaurant owner, shifting to journalism after moving to Maine in 2013. There, she helmed Old Port and Ageless Maine magazines. Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets for this free event may be reserved through the theater’s online box office.

“Azor” - (No Rating; 1 hour, 40 minutes. In French and Spanish with English subtitles) - With a riveting look at international intrigue worthy of John le Carré or Graham Greene, this remarkably assured debut from Swiss director Andreas Fontana invites us into the alluring world of the ultra-wealthy in late 1970s Argentina. With the country in the clutches of a military dictatorship, violence is always simmering just under the surface.

Atmospheric and slyly seductive, this sophisticated political thriller teems with exquisite scenery and ominous conversation. Set in Buenos Aires, Azor follows private banker Yvan (Fabrizio Rongione, Two Days, One Night) as he arrives from Geneva with his wife Ines (Stéphanie Cléau) to replace a mysteriously missing colleague and placate their moneyed clientele. Moving through the smoke-filled lounges and lush gardens of a society under intense surveillance, he finds himself untangling a sinister web of colonialism, high finance, and a nation’s “Dirty War.” Playing at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1; Saturday, Oct. 2, Wednesday, Oct. 6; plays at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3 and Thursday, Oct. 7.

“Double Indemnity” - (1944; 1 hour 47 minutes) - Lincoln Theater launches the 4th season of its Classic Film Club, this time celebrating the films of Billy Wilder, one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of the Hollywood Golden Age of cinema. Film historian Jeanne MacDonald joins in for a pre-film presentation. In this classic film noir, insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who is intent on killing her husband (Tom Powers) and living off the fraudulent accidental death claim. Prompted by the late Mr. Dietrichson’s daughter, Lola (Jean Heather), insurance investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) looks into the case, and gradually begins to uncover the sinister truth. CFC memberships for the entire season on sale through September 30, when individual tickets for classic film go on sale to the general public. Playing Thursday, Oct 7 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m.

Upcoming films: “The Card Counter” - Friday, Oct. 8; “The Alpinist” - Oct. 15

Tickets available online in advance through the theater’s website at www.LincolnTheater.net or in person starting 30 minutes before showtime. The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater St. in downtown Damariscotta. Curtain going up!