This event is in the past.It took place on May 21, 2026 at IFC Center.
PlayPlayElaine May's pitch-black directorial debut follows a bankrupt heir who plots to marry and murder a clumsy botanist heiress for her fortune. Walter Matthau and May trade barbed one-liners in this 1971 anti-romcom, now restored in 4K for its 55th anniversary.
dark comedy classic
Elaine May's debut
Walter Matthau showcase
4K restoration
Tips
🎬"Nearly a masterpiece... belongs among the great American comedies" (The Village Voice)
🎤Carrie Courogen intro at May 15, 6:45 pm show
⏱️102 minutes of razor-sharp one-liners
A New Leaf
Greenwich Village
PlayPlayElaine May's pitch-black directorial debut follows a bankrupt heir who plots to marry and murder a clumsy botanist heiress for her fortune. Walter Matthau and May trade barbed one-liners in this 1971 anti-romcom, now restored in 4K for its 55th anniversary.
dark comedy classic
Elaine May's debut
Walter Matthau showcase
4K restoration
Tips
🎬"Nearly a masterpiece... belongs among the great American comedies" (The Village Voice)
🎤Carrie Courogen intro at May 15, 6:45 pm show
⏱️102 minutes of razor-sharp one-liners
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