Restoration Pleasures

7/18/03 to 7/31/03

  • Casanova, July 31

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Past Films

  • CASANOVA

    • Thursday, July 31 7:30

    The Cinémathèque Française restoration of Alexandre Volkoff's lavish, lighthearted, and witty 1927 superproduction. Mosjoukine "plays Casanova like a Douglas Fairbanks adventurer, with more sophistication, irony, and cool sexual presence."-Richard Abel

  • THE AWFUL TRUTH

    • Sunday, July 27 5:30

    Introduced by Robert Gitt. Stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne shine even brighter in this sparkling print of a screwball classic. Leo McCarey won an Oscar for his direction of the duo as warring, wisecracking ex-spouses embroiled in a bitter custody battle for Mr. Smith, their dog.

  • CHARLES LAUGHTON DIRECTS THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: A PRESENTATION OF OUTTAKES FROM THE FILM

    • Saturday, July 26 7:00

    Presented by Robert Gitt. Including over two hours of rare rushes, this program provides a new angle on a classic, revealing the creative process behind this unforgettable film. "A rare and glorious event."-Leonard Maltin. The restored print of The Night of the Hunter screens on Wednesday, July 30.

  • THE MAN ON THE EIFFEL TOWER

    • Friday, July 25 7:00

    Introduced by Robert Gitt. Burgess Meredith directs Charles Laughton as Inspector Maigret, and himself at Maigret's prey, in a bizarrely menacing Parisian cat-and-mouse game.

  • THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA

    • Friday, July 25 9:20

    Introduced by Robert Gitt. Restored to its Technicolor glory, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ruthless Hollywood cautionary tale stars Ava Gardner as a Spanish waif and Humphrey Bogart as the cynical director who discovers her.

  • LA MAISON DU MYSTÈRE (EPISODES 8–10)

    • Thursday, July 24 7:30

    Joel Adlen on Piano.

  • SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS

    • Sunday, July 20 5:30

    F. W. Murnau brought German Expressionist aesthetics to Hollywood with this startlingly stylized tale of city and country, love and destiny. "A delicate balance of extremes, with deep melancholia giving way to visual comedy; celebrated for memorable, haunting images and subdued acting."-David Pierce, bfi. With Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien.

  • LA MAISON DU MYSTÈRE (EPISODES 4–7)

    • Saturday, July 19 7:00

    Joel Adlen on Piano.

  • LA MAISON DU MYSTÈRE (EPISODES 1–3)

    • Friday, July 18 7:30

    Joel Adlen on Piano. Enjoy this rediscovered, restored 1923 French serial with a fantastic cast, including Mosjoukine and Charles Vanel, ingeniously directed by Alexandre Volkoff from Jules Mary's novel. "Shot with panache and acted with burning intensity, La Maison du mystère is one hell of a house."-James Quandt. Continues July 19 and 24.