Love, Simon

On his first day at Padua High School, Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) becomes infatuated with the popular Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik). When Bianca’s overprotective father stipulates that she cannot date unless her outcast, tough-to-crack sister Kat (Julia Stiles) does as well, Cameron bribes the mysterious Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) to woo Kat. This modern classic of the teen comedy canon is a contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and remains one of the most cited films on best romantic comedy lists.

Note by Sari Navarro.

In person: pre-screening conversation with co-writer, director Brian Dannelly.