Sunday, January 12
Sunday, January 12, 2020
4:30 PM
David Lynch,
United States,
1980,
(123 mins)
Archival Print
Lynch turns the Victorian-era true story of “the ugliest man alive” into a study of prejudice, voyeurism, and human dignity, aided by a remarkable performance from John Hurt.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
5 PM
In conjunction with the exhibition Strange, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley presents this rarely performed theatrical work by French playwright Guillaume Apollinaire.
Included with admssion
Series
Performances
Sunday, January 12, 2020
7 PM
Lucian Pintilie,
Romania,
1992,
(105 mins)
New 4K Restoration
A strong-willed Bucharest schoolteacher finds herself adrift and assaulted in Pintilie’s blisteringly apocalyptic farce of the last days of Ceauşescu’s rule, fueled by an “imaginative hysteria that rattles with sustained fury” (J. Hoberman).
Monday, January 13
Tuesday, January 14
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
6:00 PM
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join artist Ron Nagle and Apsara DiQuinzio for a reception and preview to celebrate the opening of Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter.
Series
Curator's Circle Events
Wednesday, January 15
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
12 PM
Join exhibition curator Apsara DiQuinzio for an engaging, expert tour of Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter.
Included with admission
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
7 PM
Charles Laughton,
United States,
1955,
(93 mins)
Restored 35mm Print
Robert Mitchum plays a predatory preacher who chases two innocent children across a menacing rural landscape in this eccentric, expressionistic Southern Gothic masterpiece. Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish costar.
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Ron Nagle
IntroductionIn conjunction with his retrospective at BAMPFA, artist Ron Nagle introduces a film he cites as an inspiration.
Thursday, January 16
Thursday, January 16, 2020
7 PM
Federico Fellini,
Italy,
1952,
(86 mins)
Digital Restoration
The White Sheik also screens Wednesday, February 12, with a lecture by Russell Merritt.
Provincial newlyweds arriving in Rome get sidetracked by the wife’s obsession with a fumetto photo-comic star in Fellini’s solo directorial debut. “A funny, sardonic, and clever satire on popular heroes and ordinary people’s illusions” (Chicago Reader).
Series
Federico Fellini at 100
Friday, January 17
Friday, January 17, 2020
7 PM
Agnès Varda, JR,
France,
2017,
(89 mins)
BAMPFA Student Committee Pick
Varda teams up with hipster artist JR on a road trip across rural France, meeting the locals and creating large-scale portraits. One of Varda’s last films, and a first-rate achievement in her brilliant career.
Saturday, January 18
Saturday, January 18, 2020
2:30 PM
Claude Barras,
France, Switzerland,
2017,
(66 mins)
Recommended for ages 12 & up
Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, and Amy Sedaris lend their voices to this stylized and sympathetic stop-motion animation about an orphan boy called Zucchini. Nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.
Series
Movie Matinees for All Ages
Saturday, January 18, 2020
4 PM
Agnès Varda,
France,
1965,
(85 mins)
Varda’s strikingly colorful, lyrical film examines a love triangle within a circular structure, as a carpenter seeks happiness with both his wife and his mistress. “Varda fills her frames with riots of nature and color” (Richard Brody).
Saturday, January 18, 2020
5 PM
Snowblink’s Daniela Gesundheit presents her new musical project exploring ceremonial Jewish prayer songs and blessings.
Included with admission
Series
Performances
Saturday, January 18, 2020
7 PM
Federico Fellini,
Italy,
1960,
(174 mins)
The May 16 screening has been canceled. Learn more
BAMPFA Student Committee Pick
Film to Table dinner follows the January 26 screening
Marcello Mastroianni stars as a jaded reporter drawn to the decadence of Rome in Fellini’s masterpiece, filled with jaw-dropping set pieces of both excess and warmth. “Fellini’s bizarre, extravagant visuals are absolutely riveting” (Time Out).
Series
Federico Fellini at 100
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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