Events & Gatherings

Cinema at the Museum: The Lunchbox

This May, Cinema at the Museum presents a series of films in honour of Asian Heritage Month. These films look at themes of identity, revenge, family, independence, memory, grief, culture, and community from a wide range of Asian filmmakers.

Thursday, May 9, 7 PM
Film: The Lunchbox
Director: Ritesh Batra
Year: 2013
Runtime: 105 minutes
Country: India
Rating: PG

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai’s famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai’s Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

Presented in Hindi with English subtitles

Film tickets are $10 at the front desk; free admission for members and youth under 18. Seating is first come, first served.

Talks, tours and other events are admission by donation or free with membership.