Screening, Discussion, and Book Signing

Widow Clicquot

Monday, October 20, 2025 | 7:00pm

Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Doors open at 6:00pm

Regular ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if available).

• Featuring a POST-FILM DISCUSSION with author TILAR J. MAZZEO

• BLEAK HOUSE BOOKS will be on-site selling Tilar’s book, which was the basis for the film. Support your local indie booksellers and have it signed!

After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionizes the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great businesswomen.

Centering around Haley Bennett’s sparkling performance, Widow Clicquot is a visually impressive tale of resilience that leaves a pleasing aftertaste on the palette.

Join The University of Rochester Department of English and The Little for a film screening, followed by a discussion with author Tilar J. Mazzeo, whose book “The Widow Cliquot” was the basis for the film. Wine will be available for purchase at The Little’s concession stand, and Tilar’s book will be on sale in the lobby thanks to Bleak House Books.