Fridays
2015-06-26 @ 7:00 PM 9:30 PM
A Early Summer
(Yasujiro Ozu, 1951) · The Mamiya family has decided that the time has come to find a husband for daughter Noriko, a secretary in Tokyo with other things on her mind. She impulsively selects her childhood friend Yabe to play the part—much to the quiet disapproval of her family. The second installment of Ozu’s “Noriko trilogy”, Early Summer continues its theme of unraveling and exposing sources of conflict and incompatibility between generations in modern, post-war Japan.
runtime: 124 min format: 35mm
2015-07-10 @ 7:00 PM 9 PM
The Cassandra Cat
(Vojtech Jasný, 1963) · In this delightful Czech fable and Cannes prizewinner, the circus comes to town with a sunglasses-wearing cat in tow. When he takes off the shades, everyone’s literal true colors are revealed, each representing a different personality. This causes trouble, for nobody wants his deceit and hypocrisy on full display. A kind teacher and his students team up to save the cat from the evil principal and janitor. Print courtesy of the Czech National Film Archive
runtime: 91 min format: 35mm
2015-07-17 @ 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Angst
(Gerald Cargl, 1983) · If you thought Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer didn’t push the envelope far enough, have we got the film for you! _Angst_ is relentlessly grim, nihilistic and, yes, Austrian. When a murderer is released from prison, he resumes his quest to strike fear in the eyes of everyone he meets. He soon finds his ideal victims: a defenseless family in a secluded villa. A stunning convergence of imagery, music (by Klaus Schulze), and lead performance.
runtime: 83 min format: DCP
2015-07-24 @ 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Mr. Arkadin
(Orson Welles, 1955) · Orson Welles sits in his castle in the center of this film noir with slapstick rapping at the door and sauciness scratching at the window. Two Americans hear a dying man's last words and interlope into a rich man's life in post-WWII Europe. But some people, even successful ones, are tortured by their past and cannot live with the thought of it being revealed. Look out for Welles' familiar camera work and chiaroscuro.
runtime: 93 min format: 35mm
2015-07-31 @ 7:00 PM 9:30 PM
Cherry Blossoms
(Doris Dörrie, 2008) · Rudi is an old man with a terminal illness. When his wife suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, he decides to travel to Japan to live out his last days. There, in a park full of cherry blossoms, he meets a young woman named Yu, who has just lost her mother. With Yu’s help, Rudi is able to find meaning and beauty in the midst of tragedy and fulfill his lifelong dreams. German director Doris Dörrie brings an uplifting story of loss and redemption.
runtime: 127 min format: 35mm
2015-08-07 @ 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
F For Fake
(Orson Welles, 1973) · Orson Welles follows famed art forger Elmyr de Hory and masterfully weaves together several tales of deception, from that of elusive business tycoon Howard Hughes to that of hoax-biographer Clifford Irving. As Welles’s final major film, it is often described as a free-form “documentary"— but can we really call it that? Packed full of lies, F for Fake ultimately exposes Welles himself as perhaps the greatest faker of them all.
runtime: 89 min format: 35mm
2015-08-14 @ 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(Rawson Marshall Thurber, 2004) · Peter LeFleur (Vince Vaughn) is the underachieving owner of Average Joe's Gym. When his rival, White Goodman (Ben Stiller), owner of national chain Globo Gym, threatens to take over Average Joe's and level it for parking, LeFleur must lead his employees and gym members to victory in a high-stakes dodgeball competition for a $50,000 grand prize. Of course, Goodman enters the competition to stop him and, as the two prepare to face off, much hilarity ensues.
runtime: 92 min format: 35mm
2015-08-21 @ 7:00 PM 9:30 PM
The Edge of Heaven
(Fatih Akin, 2007) · The Edge of Heaven follows the stories of six people, a father and son and two mother-daughter pairs, as they follow love and loss across Germany and Turkey. As these stories overlap and intertwine with each other beyond the bounds of country, director Fatih Akin, a German of Turkish descent much like many of his characters, explores the generational and cultural gulfs between individuals, as well as the ties that help connect and bring them together.
runtime: 116 min format: 35mm
2015-08-28 @ 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Oslo, August 31st
(Joachim Trier, 2011) · In Oslo, August 31st, up-and-coming director Joachim Trier (a distant relation to Lars) gives an honest and heartbreaking depiction of a young recovering drug addict, Anders (Anders Danielsen Lie), who lacks the will to escape his past demons and the hope for a better future. Described by Whit Stillman as “a perfectly painted portrait of a generation”, Trier and Lie’s second collaboration features fantastic direction and a deeply moving performance.
runtime: 95 min format: 35mm
