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O Cinema presents Beatriz at Dinner
October 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
O Cinema’s monthly series, Seasoned Actors, celebrates the work of an actor that has greatly contributed to the cinematic culture of our lifetimes. And for our 3rd season this year, we’re honoring the work of the ever sought-after Salma Hayek!
Beatriz (Salma Hayek), a self-effacing and spiritual immigrant from Mexico, has spent her adult life caring for the sick while neglecting herself. When her car breaks down, and she is stranded at a client’s luxurious Newport Beach home overnight, her well-meaning employer Kathy (Connie Britton) insists she join them for a dinner party that evening. At an intimate and sumptuous celebration of her husband’s latest business venture, Beatriz is introduced to Doug Strutt (John Lithgow), a ruthless billionaire real-estate developer. She listens uncomfortably while Doug brags about his aggressive business tactics, but when he boasts about shooting a rhino in Africa, she can no longer hold her tongue. As opposing worldviews collide over a dinner table, Beatriz’s pent-up outrage spills out in a way that surprises even herself.