High Society

Screening in the original language with subtitles Directed by Ernst Lubitsch 1932, United States, Comedy 1 hr 21 min Starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall…

Gaston Monescu is a master thief who operates under numerous false identities. He falls madly in love with Lily, a young pickpocket. They decide to form a criminal partnership, and soon all of Europe is talking about their misdeeds. They manage to get hired by Mariette Collet, the wealthy widow of a Parisian perfumer, with the goal, of course, of robbing her safe. But Gaston falls under Mariette’s spell.