New 4K Restoration Paired with short film Bardot & Godard (1964) Bardot et Godard (Jacques Rozier, France, 1964, 9 minutes) A behind-the-scenes documentary as only Rozier could make, this film finds him tagging along with Jean-Luc Godard, Brigitte Bardot, and Michel Piccoli as they arrive in Capri to film Godard’s seminal Contempt (1963). Adieu Philippine […]
Trailblazing auteur Márta Mészáros gives aching expression to the experiences of women in 1970s Hungary in this sensitive and absorbing slice-of-life drama, which became the first film directed by a woman to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Through intensely intimate camerawork, Mészáros immerses the viewer in the worlds two women, each […]
December 8th screening with guests in attendance Inventive and whimsical, Adrianne & The Castle is a true story of great love and loss. Alan St-George is a mascot-maker and artist in rural Illinois who hand-makes an ornate castle with his wife Adrianne. After her death in 2006 he continues to put the finishing touches on […]
The audio installation Cinéma Moderne, novembre 2023 from Julie Faubert will be presented before the November 26th screening. Only the following ticketholders will be able to witness the audio installation (by arriving 30 minutes before the screening) : B3, B4, B5, C3, C4, C5, D3, D4, D5. _______ While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas […]
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman (Rosanna Arquette). So begins the wildest night of his life, as bizarre occurrences—involving underground-art punks, a distressed waitress, a crazed Mister Softee truck driver, and a bagel-and-cream-cheese paperweight—pile up with anxiety-inducing relentlessness […]
The new film from the visionary director of PACIFICTION, Albert Serra’s AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE is a spellbinding documentary that turns its gaze on the ceremonial splendor and devastating brutality of bullfighting in Spain. With quiet intensity, Serra follows famed matador Andrés Roca Rey, from the solitude of his hotel room and the meticulousness of his […]
At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie’s tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and […]
Special screening – FREE ENTRY In the seedy domain of Miami’s criminal underbelly, a seasoned hitman (Jordi Mollá) embarks on the relentless pursuit of his next target. The movie is shot entirely through thermal lens as he navigates a twisted world where violence and madness reign supreme. Tensions unravel, leading to a psychedelic journey that […]
December 14 screening with filmmaker Alexander Carson in attendance What is the contemporary role of museums, institutions that often perpetuate representations of cultural authority? Are these public places complicit in maintaining unequal power relations and existing stereotypes? These are — among other things — the questions posed by Vanessa Wright, a film professor and director. […]