A Star Is Born

Dir. Frank Pierson. 1976, 139 mins. U.S. 35mm. With Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Marta Heflin, M.G. Kelly, Sally Kirkland. Hollywood’s third version of American cinema’s sturdiest show-biz melodrama, following the 1937 version with Janet Gaynor and the 1954 musical with Judy Garland, stars Streisand as Esther Hoffman, whose rocket-like rise to fame as a music star parallels with the downfall of the self-destructive rock singer (Kristofferson) who discovered her. Featuring out-of-this-world chemistry between its leads and capturing the cultural mainstream of the mid-1970s with unusual authenticity, A Star Is Born won an Academy Award for its aching central ballad “Evergreen,” written by Streisand and Paul Williams. 

Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

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