FREE EVENT

Doors open for admissions 30 minutes prior to screening. Buy tickets at The Film Center or online now

FREE ADMISSION!

An initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE

With major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION

Prior to the film, Prof. Mattitiyahu Zimbler, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Boston College, will give a presentation entitled

“It’s All Harry’s Fault: Gender Differences in Heterosexual Cross-Sex Friendship”

In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Marie (Carrie Fisher), attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them.

“Rob Reiner’s direction is feather-light, precisely paced and with fine appreciation of the sharp New Yorkisms of the dialogue.” – The Times (UK)

“Nora Ephron’s screenplay, consistently funny and charming, is her best work by far.” – Independent (UK)

“A richly satisfying and thoroughly delightful film.” – Daily Telegraph (UK)

Prof. Zimbler is a Social Psychologist who teaches a number of courses related to systematic inequality and/or close relationships. As a researcher, Dr. Zimbler’s interests focused on romantic relationships, relational power, and deception. His doctoral work explored how perceptions of fairness concerning heterosexual newlyweds’ division of household labor mediated marital satisfaction. Since then he has taught at a number of universities including Tufts, UMass, and Hampshire College, before finding a permanent home at Boston College. In his practice he is dedicated to enacting a growth mindset approach to student success, and promoting an inclusive and intersectional approach to learning.