May in December

Elaine May’s trailblazing career as a director, screenwriter and stand-up remains criminally undervalued. She made up one half of Nichols and May, the wildly successful comedy duo she formed with Mike Nichols. May left at the height of their success. Bringing her comedic sensibilities to the screen, May became the third woman ever to be admitted to the Directors Guild of America. She is known for her acerbic writing, dark screwball comedies and for a body of work that skewers masculinity, wealth, and narcissism. To mark 50 years since the release of her gritty noir Mikey and Nicky, we present three of May’s films on the big screen.