West Side Story (1961) 60th Anniversary

The Lumiere proudly presents the 60th Anniversary celebration of the original 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and in honor of the recent passing of composer Stephen Sondheim... A section of the wrong side of the tracks in the urban jungle is contested by two gangs: the Jets and the Sharks. The Jets are poor second generation whites. The Sharks are Puerto Rican immigrants. The gang rivalry, fueled by ethnic hatred, somehow produces a love story between sometime Jet member Tony (Richard Beymer) and Maria (Natalie Wood), sister of Shark leader Bernardo (George Chakiris).