Movie Screening: Postcards from the Edge

In the picture are the protagonists Meryl Streep and Shirley Maclaine

Past Event

Thu, May 7 2026
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
John C. Fremont

About the Event

1990 American comedy drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Carrie Fisher is based on her 1987 semi-autobiographical novel. The film stars Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, and Dennis Quaid.

Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on a slippery slope as a recovering addict. On exit from rehab, it is recommended she stay with her mother, who has become a somewhat champion drinker herself. Suzanne therefore struggles to maintain her sobriety and her sanity in the company of Doris.

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