With love swirling through the air, indulging in picnic vibes and cosy blankets under the sparkling stars at The Galileo Open Air Cinema is undoubtedly one of the best ways to get you giggling with the girlies or swooning with your sweetheart this Galentine’s and Valentine’s Days.
So book your spot here, swing by when the doors open, grab your snacks and soak in all the love before getting cosy in front of your favourite romantic, girly and girl-power films set to light up the night sky this week.
Here’s what’s on the silver screen this week:
12 February: Mean Girls (2004)
Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Tim Meadows among others.
The film follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naïve teenager who transfers to an American high school after years of homeschooling in Africa where she gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques.
Heron quickly befriends two outcasts before the trio formulates a plan to exact revenge on Regina George (McAdams), the leader of an envied clique known as the ‘Plastics’.
Remember, on Wednesday, we wear pink! So come to Kirstenbosch dressed in your best pink attire for a chance to win a fabulous best-dressed prize.
- Day: Wednesday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
- Time: Gates open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 8pm
- Genre: Comedy Drama
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
13 February: Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 girl-power action comedy film.
In an ensemble cast, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu reprise their roles as the three women working for the Townsend Agency. This time, the Angels are ready to go undercover to retrieve two missing silver wedding bands containing valuable encrypted information – the new identities of every person in the Federal Witness Protection Programme.
When witnesses start to turn up dead, only the Angels can stop the perpetrator by using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts.
- Day: Thursday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
- Time: Gates open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 8pm
- Genre: Action Adventure Comedy
- Age restriction: 13 V
- Tickets: Webtickets
14 February: Valentine’s Day (Special Valentine’s Show)
Valentine’s Day is a 2010 American rom-com film that features an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessical Biel and the list goes on… with Taylor Swift in her film acting debut.
The movies tells different love stories that occur of intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles who break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine’s Day.
- Day: Friday
- Location: Nootgedacht Estate | Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
- Time: Gates open at 5pm, and the movie starts at 8pm
- Genre: Comedy Romance
- Age restriction: 10
- Tickets: Webtickets
15 February: Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 historical romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright in his feature directorial debut, and based on Jane Austen’s 1813 novel of the same name.
The film features five sisters from an English family of landed gentry as they deal with the issues of marriage, morality and misconceptions. Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich and proud Mr Darcy. But Mr Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class.
Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
- Day: Saturday
- Location: Glenelly Estate
- Time: Gates open at 5pm, and the movie starts at 8pm
- Genre: Drama Romance
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
To check out this season’s full movie line-up, visit The Galileo’s website here.
Also read:
The ultimate guide to a Galileo Open Air Cinema screening in the Cape
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