Special Screenings
Ongoing
Recent releases, restored classics, and special guests grace the Barbro Osher Theater.
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Julia Loktev: My Undesirable Friends: Part 1—Last Air in Moscow, 2024
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Youssef Chahine: Cairo Station, 1958
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Upcoming Films
Such a Pretty Little Beach
Yves Allégret
France, 1949Digital Restoration
Saturday, January 24, 4 PMJanuary 24 screening introduced by Polina BarskovaView Details“Marvelously photographed by Henri Alekan and arguably Gérard Philipe’s finest study of romantic despair” (David Thomson, Biographical Dictionary of Film).
My Undesirable Friends: Part 1—Last Air in Moscow: Crackdown Chapters 1–3
Julia Loktev
United States, 2024Chapters 4–5 screen Saturday, February 14, 4:15 PM & Friday, February 27, 7 PM
Saturday, February 14, 12 PMView DetailsHailed as one of the must-see documentaries of the last year. “A scary and riveting portrait of Russia’s last independent news channel” (Lauren Wissot, IndieWire).
My Undesirable Friends: Part 1—Last Air in Moscow: First Week of War Chapters 4–5
Julia Loktev
United States, 2024Chapters 1–3 screen Saturday, February 14, 12 PM & Thursday, February 26, 7 PM
Saturday, February 14, 4:15 PMView DetailsHailed as one of the must-see documentaries of the last year. “A scary and riveting portrait of Russia’s last independent news channel” (Lauren Wissot, IndieWire).
Cairo Station
Youssef Chahine
Egypt, 19584K Digital Restoration
Saturday, February 21, 4:30 PMView DetailsCombining Italian neorealism, Egyptian romanticism, and overheated film noir, Cairo Station is unlike anything anyone had seen in 1958, or indeed today. With short Cairo as Seen by Chahine.
My Undesirable Friends: Part 1—Last Air in Moscow: Crackdown Chapters 1–3
Julia Loktev
United States, 2024Chapters 4–5 screen Saturday, February 14, 4:15 PM & Friday, February 27, 7 PM
Thursday, February 26, 7 PMView DetailsHailed as one of the must-see documentaries of the last year. “A scary and riveting portrait of Russia’s last independent news channel” (Lauren Wissot, IndieWire).
My Undesirable Friends: Part 1—Last Air in Moscow: First Week of War Chapters 4–5
Julia Loktev
United States, 2024Chapters 1–3 screen Saturday, February 14, 12 PM & Thursday, February 26, 7 PM
Friday, February 27, 7 PMView DetailsHailed as one of the must-see documentaries of the last year. “A scary and riveting portrait of Russia’s last independent news channel” (Lauren Wissot, IndieWire).
Past Films
Viridiana
Luis Buñuel
Spain, Mexico, 19614K Digital Restoration
Saturday, December 13 6:30 PMView DetailsViridiana (Silvia Pinal) dreams of becoming a nun until the attentions of her lecherous uncle change her path. Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece.
Such a Pretty Little Beach
Yves Allégret
France, 1949Digital Restoration
Thursday, December 18 7 PMJanuary 24 screening introduced by Polina BarskovaView Details“Marvelously photographed by Henri Alekan and arguably Gérard Philipe’s finest study of romantic despair” (David Thomson, Biographical Dictionary of Film).
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lewis Milestone
United States, 1946Digital Restoration
Saturday, December 20 6 PMView DetailsThis masterful psychological noir thriller directed by Lewis Milestone stars a fiery Barbara Stanwyck. The screenplay by Robert Rossen is tight, tough, and cynical.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lewis Milestone
United States, 1946Digital Restoration
Saturday, January 10 4 PMView DetailsThis masterful psychological noir thriller directed by Lewis Milestone stars a fiery Barbara Stanwyck. The screenplay by Robert Rossen is tight, tough, and cynical.
Cairo Station
Youssef Chahine
Egypt, 19584K Digital Restoration
Sunday, January 11 4:30 PMView DetailsCombining Italian neorealism, Egyptian romanticism, and overheated film noir, Cairo Station is unlike anything anyone had seen in 1958, or indeed today. With short Cairo as Seen by Chahine.
Viridiana
Luis Buñuel
Spain, Mexico, 19614K Digital Restoration
Wednesday, January 14 7 PMView DetailsViridiana (Silvia Pinal) dreams of becoming a nun until the attentions of her lecherous uncle change her path. Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece.