This Saturday, Feb 11, Jane Pickens Theater is set to screen "steamy silent romantic drama" starring Greta Garbo, "The Temptress," a film with two endings. This showing, accompanied by live music by Jeff Rapsis, will display both conclusions; the original tragedy and the newer uplifting tale. 

"A silent romantic drama is a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day," Rapsis said. "At their best, these movies celebrated the big emotions, including love, and they still speak to us today."

In this story, Garbo plays Elena, the wife of Monsieur Canterac (Lionel Barrymore) and the mistress of rich Parisian banker Monsieur Fontenoy (Marc MacDermott). When the banker's friend Robledo (Antonio Moreno), a dynamic young engineer building a massive dam in Argentina, visits Paris, the fickle Elena immediately falls in love with him. Elena follows Robledo to Argentina, where her presence leads to a whip duel between Robledo and his rival, Manos Duros (Roy D'Arcy). She then indirectly causes the collapse of Robledo's dam, which is where the two versions of the film diverge. In the original version, Elena returns to Paris and the movie concludes tragically. The revised version sees the film end in Argentina on a much happier note.

WHEN: Sat, Feb. 11, at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro St, Newport

MORE INFO: Tickets are available in person or online. $15 per non-member ticket - $13 per member ticket