WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. On Thursday, March 14, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free screening of the 1987 film "The Princess Bride" as part of the Williamstown Public Library 150th Anniversary Film Series.

 

The Clark shows the film at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.

 

According to a press release:

 

Rob Reiner's film version of William Goldman's charming novel pits true love against inconceivable odds. A boy home sick from school grudgingly allows his grandfather to read him a dusty storybook—which is how we meet the innocent Buttercup, who is about to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdinck although her heart belongs to Westley. The wedding plans are interrupted in a tale full of romance and hilarious spoofery.

 

In celebration of the sesquicentennial of the Williamstown Library, this film series explores the transformative power of reading. The next film screening in the Williamstown Public Library 150th Anniversary Film Series is "Fahrenheit 451" on March 21 at 6 pm.

 

Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 549 0524.