Sunday, August 11
Sunday, August 11, 2019
11 AM–7 PM
Sunday, August 11, 2019
4 PM
Jacques Rivette,
France,
1965,
(140 mins)
Digital Restoration
Anna Karina plays a young woman forced to become a nun in Rivette’s notorious adaptation of Diderot’s novel. A work of “brilliant filmmaking and impassioned restraint . . . as sumptuous in its color photography as it is austere in its mise-en-scène” (New York Times).
Sunday, August 11, 2019
7 PM
Fritz Lang,
United States,
1956,
(100 mins)
Archival Print
Ida Lupino, Dana Andrews, and George Sanders star in one of Lang’s personal favorites, in which big-city newshounds fight over a (literally) killer scoop. “Examined America’s unquenchable lust for greed, power, and corruption . . . a movie ahead of its time” (San Francisco Examiner).
Series
Fritz Lang’s America
Monday, August 12
Tuesday, August 13
Wednesday, August 14
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
7 PM
Kirsten Johnson,
United States,
2016,
(145 mins)
Cinematography by Kirsten Johnson
BAMPFA Student Committee Pick
Kristen Johnson’s look back at footage from her long career as a cinematographer becomes a fascinating investigation of the craft and ethics of documentary filmmaking. With Emiko Omori’s work-in-progress Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May's Photo Studio.
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Emiko Omori
In PersonFilmmaker Emiko Omori will discuss her work-in-progress short Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May's Photo Studio and her many years as a cinematographer.
Thursday, August 15
Thursday, August 15, 2019
2–7 PM
Thursday, August 15, 2019
7 PM
Masaki Kobayashi,
Japan,
1967,
(161 mins)
International Version
Kobayashi’s atmospheric and visually captivating adaptation of four haunting stories by Lafcadio Hearn. “Each of the exquisitely crafted tales . . . is, in its own right, one of the great ghost stories brought to the screen. Together, they form an exemplar of the anthology horror film” (Village Voice).
Thursday, August 15, 2019
7 PM
Programmed by Sarah Cahill
Bay Area icon Amy X Neuburg presents her “avant-cabaret,” a singular blend of virtuosic vocals and live electronics that is both powerful and highly entertaining.
Included with admission. Seating for Full is limited.
Series
Full 2019
Friday, August 16
Friday, August 16, 2019
2–7 PM
Friday, August 16, 2019
6:30 PM
Jafar Panahi,
Iran,
2018,
(100 mins)
East Bay Premiere
Acclaimed director Jafar Panahi plays himself in this captivating road movie, “a gently provocative meditation on the role of creative souls in modern-day Iran” (Time Out).
Friday, August 16, 2019
8:30 PM
D. A. Pennebaker,
United Kingdom,
1973,
(90 mins)
David Bowie and his band headline London’s Hammersmith Odeon, and bid farewell to the Ziggy Stardust persona, in this spectacular concert film. The glam rock era at its flamboyant, alienated—and alien-identified—best.
Series
It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll
Saturday, August 17
Saturday, August 17, 2019
11 AM–7 PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019
1:00 PM
Francesco Rosi,
Italy,
1979,
(250 mins)
Bay Area Premiere of Full-Length Digital Restoration
Gian Maria Volonté portrays leftist writer Carlo Levi, banished by the Italian fascist government to a profoundly isolated mountain village. “An absorbing and sometimes stunningly beautiful movie with an impressive sense of historical detail and social insight” (Christian Science Monitor).
Special admission: General: $15; BAMPFA members: $11; UC Berkeley students: $7; UC Berkeley faculty and staff, non–UC Berkeley students, disabled persons, ages 65+ and 18 & under: $12. Screening includes 30-minute intermission.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
6 PM
Abbas Kiarostami,
Iran,
1992,
(95 mins)
Digital Restoration
Kiarostami seeks to find out the fate of the earthquake-devastated area of Koker and Poshteh from Where Is the Friend’s Home? and finds willing actors among the survivors.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
8 PM
François Truffaut,
France,
1973,
(115 mins)
Imported Print
Léaud joins an ensemble cast for a behind-the-scenes romantic comedy in which the love interest is cinema itself. “Truffaut’s droll and generous celebration of filmmaking remains an enchanting experience” (New York Times).
Series
Jean-Pierre Léaud at 75
Through July 7
Through July 14
Through September 22
Through April 28
Through May 2
Through May 5
Through May 11
Through July 3
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