Nora Ephron: Four Scripts and Four Films for the Fall. In conjunction with the November 14 author’s talk by Ilana Kaplan on her upcoming book, Nora Ephron at the Movies, we will be screening four film classics based on her screenwriting. All Zoom discussions will be on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm.

View the films at home (check https://www.justwatch.com for options) and join us for a Zoom discussion led by Bob Kagan.

September 4, When Harry Met Sally, 1989. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan star as longtime friends contemplating whether they should take their relationship to the next level. In the film’s iconic scene a Pastrami sandwich has never looked so appealing.

September 11, You’ve Got Mail, 1998. It’s the dawn of the Social Media era and Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love using the anonymity of email and the Internet. Both are happily unaware that he’s trying to put her independent bookstore out of business at the same time he is romancing her.

September 18, Julie and Julia, 2009. Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Stanley Tucci sparkle as we follow two true stories. The start of Julia Child’s career intersects with the life of blogger Julie Powell who attempts to make Child’s 524 cookbook recipes in one year.

September 25, Heartburn, 1986. Based on her “autobiographical” novel of the same title, Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson light up the screen in this tale of romance and betrayal as the film follows Ephron’s failed marriage to the philandering Carl Bernstein.

Bob Kagan taught Communications and film at Manchester Community College, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford for over 40 years. He has been leading film discussions at the Avon Free Public Library for the past 7 years.

Please register once for the series, even if you can’t attend each session. Zoom links will go out before the event.