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Sunday, May 3 @ 3:00 PM
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Film Studies Center Screening Room)
915 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637
☆ CARAVAN ☆
Directed by Erik Charell • 1934
Being a Hungarian countess is annoying. Servants follow you around making sure you follow all the dumb ancient traditions — that is, until you turn 21. Then, if you’re like Wilma (Loretta Young, actually 21 at the time), you’ll inherit your dad’s estate and you can make your own rules, but only if you’re married. Ugh! Living as a “gypsy,” however, is a little more relaxing, as Latzi (Charles Boyer, in a star-making turn) can attest. Life is filled with music, you sleep under the stars, and your heart bursts with passion and wanderlust. The downside is, people are always accusing you of stealing, and sometimes you fall in love with a countess who doesn’t know you exist. This is Hollywood, though, so their worlds are about to collide; when they do, it’s with a surprising gentleness and patience. Director Charell, who’d just escaped Nazi Germany, guides us through the contrived reality-show premise with a light and romantic touch, drenched in sweet musical motifs and delicate balletic gestures. (GW)
102 min • Fox Film Corp. • 35mm from the Museum of Modern Art, permission Criterion Pictures, USA
Date & Time
Sun, May 3, 2026 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue Details
Logan Center For the Arts Screening Room 201
915 East 60th StreetChicago, Illinois 60637
