Week of December 18, 2016

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Sunday, December 25, 2016
All Day

Monday, December 26

Tuesday, December 27

Wednesday, December 28

Wednesday, December 28, 2016
1 PM
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger,
United Kingdom,
1948,
(133 mins)

Digital Restoration

Recommended for ages 10 & up

Ballerina Moira Shearer must choose between love and art in this ravishing melodrama. “No flatscreen TV will ever do it justice—see it in the theater” (New York).
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
3:45 PM
Alexander Korda,
France,
1931,
(127 mins)

New Digital Restoration

Introduced by Alice WatersThe first installment in the beloved Fanny Trilogy introduces César, boisterous proprietor of a Marseilles bar; his son Marius; and Fanny. “These films display such old-fashioned virtues as truth to life and boundless humanity” (Time Out). Come early for a themed lunch at Babette before the screening!
  • Alice Waters
    Introduction
    Chef, author, and the proprietor of Chez Panisse
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
7 PM
Satyajit Ray,
India,
1955,
(125 mins)

Digital Restoration

The first film in the Apu Trilogy. Ravi Shankar provided the score for Ray’s debut film, the tale of a young boy in an impoverished Bengal village. The film won a special prize at Cannes: Best Human Document.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
All Day

Thursday, December 29

Thursday, December 29, 2016
1 PM
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger,
United Kingdom,
1951,
(133 mins)

Digital Restoration

Thursday, December 29, 2016
3:45 PM
Marc Allégret,
France,
1932,
(127 mins)

New Digital Restoration

Introduced by Alice WatersThe continuation of the trilogy is Fanny’s tragedy but César’s story: he is played by the incomparable Raimu. Come early for a themed lunch at Babette before the screening!
  • Alice Waters
    Introduction
    Chef, author, and proprietor of Chez Panisse
Thursday, December 29, 2016
4-7 PM

Drop-in Art Making

Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages.

Included with admission

Thursday, December 29, 2016
7 PM
Satyajit Ray,
India,
1956,
(106 mins)

Digital Restoration

The second film in the Apu Trilogy follows Apu’s family as they travel to the holy city of Benares along the banks of the Ganges. “Graceful, insightful, and moving” (S.F. Chronicle). November 13 screening introduced by filmmaker Robert Beavers.
  • Robert Beavers
    Introduction
    Filmmaker Robert Beavers introduces the November 13 screening 
Thursday, December 29, 2016
All Day

Friday, December 30

Friday, December 30, 2016
1 PM
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell,
United Kingdom,
1955,
(101 mins)

Imported Print 

Friday, December 30, 2016
3:45 PM
Marcel Pagnol,
France,
1936,
(142 mins)

New Digital Restoration

Introduced by Alice WatersThe conclusion of the trilogy poignantly evokes remembrances and regrets as the cycle of life and love begins again. “Today the modest charms and graces of the Pagnol trilogy seem more precious than ever” (Time Out). Come early for a themed lunch at Babette before the screening!
  • Alice Waters
    Introduction
    Chef, author, and the proprietor of Chez Panisse
Friday, December 30, 2016
4-9 PM

Drop-in Art Making

Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages.

Included with admission

Friday, December 30, 2016
7 PM
Satyajit Ray,
India,
1958,
(103 mins)

Digital Restoration

The final film of the Apu Trilogy finds Apu as an adult, and in love. “So fresh and spontaneous that one feels . . . as if it were the world’s first love story” (Pauline Kael).
Friday, December 30, 2016
All Day

Saturday, December 31

Saturday, December 31, 2016
All Day