11 Mar 3/13/2024 Tropic Cinema: A New Leaf
The film is part of the annual Women’s Film Festival, with 6 p.m. screenings each Wednesday in March. A New Leaf stars Walter Matthau as Henry Graham, who lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder. So he intends to marry a rich woman and murder her. That woman is Henrietta Lowell, a rich, single, awkward and bookish botanist, played by Elaine May, who also directed the film. A Q&